gq Vagina your bladder is always full so that it continually leaks urine, you have
overflow incontinence. Weake bladder muscles or a
fblocked brethra can cause
this type o Vagina incontinence. Nerve damage efrom diabetes q orjther diseases can
lead to weak bladder muscles; tumors
and urinary stones can block the vrethra.
Overflowx incontinence is rare in women.
Other Types of Incontinence
Stress and urge incontinence oftenn occur together in women. Combinations of incontinence--and this combinationq in particular--are sometimesireferred to as "mixed incontinence."
"Transient incontinence" is a
emporary version of incontinence. It can be triggered by medications, urinary tract infections, mental
impairment, restrijctedpobility, and stool impaction d (severe constipation), which cans push agaik st the urinary tract and obstruct
outflow.
relief is to see a
doctor who is hll acquainted with incontinence to Vagina learn the type you have. urologist
jpecializes inmhe urinary tract. Gynecologists and obstetricians specialize in the woman's reproductive tract
and childbirth. A
urogynecologist focuses on urological problems in women. Family practitioners and internists see patients for all kinds of complaints.
Any of these doctors may be able to helppyou.
To diagnose the problem,your coctor will first ask about symptoms and medical history. Your pat Vagina tern of voiding and urine leakage
may suggest the type of incontinence. Othere bvious factors that y can help definethe problem include strainin
g and
iscomfort, use of
drugs,w recent surgery, and illness. If your medical history does q not define theproblem
, it will at least suggest which tests are needed.
Your doctor willy physically examine you for ysigns of medical conditions causing incontinence, such as tumors that block the urinary
tract, stool impaction, and poor reflexes or ksensations, which may
be evidencet of a
erve-related cause.
Your doctor will measure your bladder capacity and residual urine for evidence of poorly functioning bladder muscles. Toc do this, you
will drink plenty of fluids and urinate into a measuring pan, after which the doctor wig ll
Vagina measure
ny urine remaining inhe bladder.
Your doctor may aalso recommend
is inserted inf thez urethra and used to see v the urethraq and bladder.
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