Symptoms of urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is a common urological disease, and the most susceptible groups are the elderly and children. However, the incidence rate among young people has been increasing in recent years. For many people, urinary incontinence is simply a lack of control over urination. But in fact, urinary incontinence has many symptoms, and when urination cannot be controlled, it is often in the late stage of the disease. It is not only difficult to treat, but also more harmful.

In addition, if you cannot distinguish the symptoms of urinary incontinence, it will not be good for diagnosing the disease and treating it. Therefore, it is also important to understand the symptoms of various urinary incontinence. What are the symptoms of urinary incontinence? Let’s learn about them together.

Urinary Incontinence - Symptoms

True urinary incontinence

Also known as complete urinary incontinence, it refers to the continuous outflow of urine from the bladder and the bladder is empty. Common causes are damage to the bladder neck and urethral sphincter caused by trauma, surgery or congenital diseases. It can also be seen in female urethral ectopic surgery, vesicovaginal fistula, etc. charge

Overflow incontinence

Also known as pseudo-incontinence, it refers to complete decompensation of bladder function, overfilling of the bladder, and continuous urine overflow. It is caused by chronic urinary retention due to severe mechanical (such as prostatic hyperplasia) or functional obstruction of the lower urinary tract. When the intra-bladder pressure rises to a certain level and exceeds the urethral resistance, urine continuously drips out of the urethra. The bladder of these patients is in a distended state.

Non-resistance urinary incontinence

Non-resistance urinary incontinence is due to the complete loss of urethral resistance, the bladder cannot store urine, and all urine flows out of the urethra when the patient stands.

Reflex incontinence

Reflex incontinence is caused by a complete upper motor neuron lesion. Urinating depends on a spinal reflex. The patient urinates intermittently (intermittent incontinence) involuntarily and has no feeling of urination.

Urge incontinence

Urge urinary incontinence can be caused by strong local stimulation such as partial upper motor neuron disease or acute cystitis, and patients have very serious symptoms of frequent urination and urgency. Urinary incontinence occurs due to strong, uninhibited contractions of the detrusor muscle. Usually secondary to a serious infection of the bladder.

Stress Urinary Incontinence

Stress urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine from the urethra when abdominal pressure increases (such as when coughing, sneezing, climbing stairs, or running). The causes of this type of urinary incontinence are complex and require detailed examination. [1] It mainly occurs in women, especially those who have given birth multiple times or have had birth injuries, and occasionally in women who have not given birth.

For patients, timely treatment is the only way to get rid of the harm caused by urinary incontinence. There are many ways to treat urinary incontinence, including traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has fewer adverse reactions for patients, but the treatment time is relatively long. Therefore, patients need to choose the treatment method based on their actual situation in order to achieve good treatment results.