Question 1

what causes incontinence?

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Depend...: Incontinence can be urge, stress, or mixed, or can be fecal or urinary. Here, let's talk about stress urinary incontinence (SUI) only - resulting from weakened urinary sphincter which is usually related with childbirth, pelvic surgery, aging, etc. in females and with prostate surgery in males.

Question 2

incontinence at 22, what to do?

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Depends.: Urinary incontinence can occur at any age.  It becomes more common the older you get.  Their are many different causes of incontinence and it can usually be treated if it is a problem for you.  The treatment would depend on the underlying cause of your leakage.  Your gyn is usually a good place to start.

Question 3

what are the tests for incontinence?

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Here are some...: After detailed history-taking specifically for urge or stress or mixed urinary incontinence, tests may be done to suggest / demonstrate the type, degree, and cause of incontinence with simple urinary stress test, simple to sophisticated bladder pressure (at or not at voiding) measurement for bladder stability in conjunction of electromyography of sphincter with or without flouroscopic imaging of..

Question 4

how does incontinence relate to age?

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Incidence and: Severity increase with age usually.

Question 5

how to cure incontinence without mesh?

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Use the oldr more: Invasive and less successful surgeries or temporary collagen injections. Lose weight and do pelvic floor therapy.
Thin small strips of mesh are the gold standard for stress incontinence and the fda agrees its the pelvic floor meshes that are the problem for reconstructiin.

Question 6

what is incontinence a risk factor for?

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Incontinence can lead to::   Bed sore, Overactive Bladder, Urge incontinence, Stress bladder Incontinence.

Question 7

how is incontinence generally evaluated?

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Interview: Then exam, if substantial and no response to initial management (diet and kegels) then urodynamic testing and surgery may be done.

Question 8

what are the causes of nighttime incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Many: For children, bedwetting is common and gradually decreases as the child ages.  The cause is usually idiopathic and improves with time.  Some children require treatment for bedwetting including bed alarms, medications to decrease urine production in kidneys.

Question 9

what types of injuries could cause incontinence?

Accepted Answer

Surgical injuries : Surgical injury to the urinary sphincter.

Question 10

what can lead to, or is associated with incontinence?

Accepted Answer

The following cause or are associated with Incontinence::   Frontotemporal dementia, Generalized seizures in children, Muscular dystrophy, Vitamin B3 deficiency, Low back pain, Seizure disorder, Spinal stenosis, Inflammation of the spinal cord, Bulging disk, Lumbar spine stenosis, Transverse myelitis, Cauda equina syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injury, Grand mal seizures, Dysautonomia, Delirium, Neurosyphilis.

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