Urinary Incontinence in Women (cont.)
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The main symptom of urinary incontinence is a problem controlling urination.
It is common for a woman to have symptoms of both types of incontinence. This is called mixed incontinence.
Urinary incontinence usually starts gradually and slowly becomes worse. As it gets worse, a woman may:
Treating the cause of incontinence often gets rid of or controls these problems.
Some bladder problems are temporary. For example, you may have a urinary tract infection that causes incontinence, but the problem goes away after the infection is cured.
What Increases Your Risk
Sometimes several things combine to cause urinary incontinence. For example, a woman may have had multiple childbirths, be older, and have a severe cough because of chronic bronchitis or smoking. All of these might contribute to her incontinence problem.
Physical conditions that make urinary incontinence more likely include:
Diseases and conditions that may cause urinary incontinence include:
Medicines and foods that may make urinary incontinence worse include:
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