Incontinence
Incontinence, Urinary; Overactive Bladder, Bladder Control Problems, Stress Incontinence, Urge Incontinence
Both men and women can have bladder control problems. The onset of these problems usually happens with age and can be due to issues with the muscles, nerves, or for men, the prostrate.
Most problems relating to Bladder Control relate to the muscles of the bladder. When these muscles are too weak you may have a mild leakage of urine or complete empting of urine from the bladder. This can happen with sneezing, lifting, laughing, jumping, or other movements/activities that put pressure on the bladder. This type of bladder control problem is called Stress Incontinence.
When the muscles of the bladder are too active you can have problems too. This causes you to feel like you have to use the restroom even though you do not have much urine in your bladder. The reason is that the muscles are contracting more frequently than they should and this sends a signal to your body that your bladder is full and should be emptied even though it really isn't. This type of bladder control problem is called Urge Incontinence or Overactive Bladder.