Urinary Incontinence

Overflow Urinary Incontinence

Overflow incontinence occurs when the

bladder

 is overdistended and reaches its limit of compliance. At this point, the intravesical pressure exceeds the resting urethral closure pressure and urine overflows despite the absence of detrusor contraction. Patients experience a sense of incomplete emptying, slow-flowing urine, and urinary dribbling. This type of urinary incontinence is sometimes called dribbling.
Urinary incontinence is most common in older adults.
Symptoms

Leaking urine

  • Weak urine stream

common

Sense of incomplete emptying of urine

common

Risk factors

Recent back injury or trauma

or Recent pelvic injury or trauma

or Recent neck injury or trauma

Use of antidepressants

or Use of antihistamines

or Use of estrogen hormone medication

or Use of diuretics

or Use of ACE inhibitors

or Use of calcium channel blockers

or Use of alpha blockers

Diabetes mellitus

  • Type 1, Type 2

Difficulty passing stool

Infection in any part of urinary system

Treatment
Depending on your specific needs, your treatment plan could include one or more of the following: 1-At-home behavioral training. 2-Products and medical devices, such as a catheter 3-Prescribed medications, such as Alpha-blockers. 4-If other treatments aren’t working, surgery may be an option.
Recommended specialist

If you have Urinary Incontinence, then a visit to an obstetrician-gynecologist is highly recommended.

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