Addressing the Stigma: Empowering Women with Urinary Incontinence.

be preceded by a sense of urinary urgency. Cause of detrusor overactivity may be bladder irritation or loss of neurologic control 3. Mixed urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine caused by a combination of stress and urges urinary incontinence 4. Overflow urinary incontinence – it is the involuntary leakage of urine from an overdistended bladder which occurs due to impaired detrusor contractility and/or bladder outlet obstruction. This may be caused by neurologic diseases such as spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes which can impair detrusor function 5. Functional urinary incontinence – it is the involuntary leakage of urine due to environmental or physical barriers to toileting. It is also referred to as toileting difficulty.