Incontinence is defined as when a release of urine occurs that cannot be controlled or stopped. It is related to faecal incontinence, a illness that effects defecation, resulting in uncontrollable bowel movements. There are lots of different types of urine incontinence. The most common of these are stress, urge, functional, overflow and bed wetting along with the less known mixed and temporary incontinence.

Urge Incontinence

Urge or reflex incontinence is a release of urine for no apparent reason. It is usually a result of an over active or “spastic” bladder. Although it can also be because of a surrounding infection that irritates the bladder or a defective CNS inhibitory response. Sufferers may find that it happens as a result of hearing the sound of
water or when they touch water. This means a lot of people use incontinence products.

Stress Incontinence

Stress urinary incontinence is a result of stress being put on the pelvic floor muscles. Typical causes of stress incontinence are pregnancy, child birth and the menopause, therefore it often occurs in women. Suprisingly stress incontinence is the most common form of incontinence found in men. This is usually a result of a prostatectomy, which is the removal of part or the entire prostate gland. This surgery is carried out when urine flow through the urethra becomes restricted usually because the prostate has become enlarged or is infected with a cancerous tumour. Male incontinence is fairly easy to treat compared to women. The urethra is supported by the fascia of the pelvic floor and can move down resulting in stress and increased abdominal pressure. Stress incontinence is brought on by laughing, sneezing or coughing and similar actions. In most cases a trickle of urine is released which makes incontinence products a good solution.

Overflow Incontinence

Some people find that after they have urinated their bladder continues to dribble out urine. It is usually caused by a blockage in the urethra or failure to completely empty the bladder. The blockages can occur from kidney stones or a decrease in neuralogical[/spin messages as a illnesses like diabetes.

Bedwetting

A well known for of incontinence is bedwetting. It is an infliction that usually affects children and is considered to be normal. It is a form of episodic urinary incontinence that occurs whilst sleeping. Bedwetting is also known as enuresis and usually goes with time.

Functional Incontinence

Functional incontinence is when someone is in a poor mental or physical state and struggle to make it to the bathroom. This is often a issue for people suffering from dementia or people with depression, poor eyesight and bad mobility. Nursing homes are often prepared for these situations with incontinence products and nitrile gloves and know all about these sort of age issues.