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Urinary incontinence

Loss of bladder control causing leakage of urine can range in various types and degrees of severity.

Urinary incontinence

Loss of bladder control causing leakage of urine can range in various types and degrees of severity.

There are different types of incontinence
  • Stress incontinence – leakage during coughing , sneezing or exercising
  • Urge incontinence – Sudden intense urge to pass urine followed by urine leakage .
  • Overflow incontinence – frequent dribbling of urine due to overfilled bladder not getting emptied
  • Mixed incontinence – more than one type of incontinence
  • Functional incontinence – due to physical or mental barriers to toileting, also called toileting difficulty
Tests
  • Urine analysis
  • Renal function tests
  • Ultrasound scan
  • Urodynamics study in select cases
Treatment
  • Stress incontinence – Conservative therapy including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), Surgical techniques like urethral sling procedure (TOT sling ,TVT Sling )
  • Urge Incontinence – PFMT , medications to help in relaxation of bladder muscles , Surgical treatment to relax the bladder muscles like Botox instillation ,
  • Mixed incontinence – Combination of above tailored to each patients condition
  • Overflow incontinence – relief of bladder outlet obstruction either by surgical means or medications , CISC , suprapubic or per urethral indwelling catheterization
  • Functional incontinence – treatment of underlying and associated conditions
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