What are the causes of loss of bladder control?

Several causes: Causes of loss of bladder control include infection, scarring of the urinary tract with blockage, and childbirth. Many times, there are no physical causes and one can have urge incontinence from an overactive bladder. This condition is generally treated with oral medications.

Urinary Incontinence: Urinary incontinence affects over 13 million americans, 85% of which are women. Stress incontinence is the lose of urine when intra-abdominal pressure is increase such as with laughing, coughing, sneezing, and running. Urge incontinence is the sudden strong urge to urinatecombined with a sudden, uncontrollable leakage of urine. Mixed incontinence is a combination of both stress and urgen.

Many things: The bladder has a simple function: store waste and get rid of it when you tell it to. However, that may seem simple, it is a complex arrangement of nerves, muscles and signaling pathways. When the bladder "losses control" it means there is fault in one of these complex systems. A urologist can usually diagnose the exact cause and direct treatment accordingly.