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What are the types of incontinence?

Stress   Leakage of small amounts of urine during physical movement (coughing, sneezing, exercising).
Urge   Leakage of large amounts of urine at unexpected times, including during sleep.
Functional   Untimely urination because of physical disability, external obstacles, or problems in thinking or communicating that prevent a person from reaching a toilet.
Overflow   Unexpected leakage of small amounts of urine because of a full bladder.
Mixed   Usually the occurrence of stress and urge incontinence together.
Transient   Leakage that occurs temporarily because of a condition that will pass (infection, medication

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Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse


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