Stress Incontinence - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- Stress incontinence, also known as stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or effort incontinence is a form of urinary incontinence causes loss of bladder control results in unintentional urine leakage during physical activity such as coughing, sneezing, running or heavy lifting etc.

Symptoms-
Urine leakage may occur when we:

Cough

Laugh

Sneeze

Jump

Stand up

Get out of a car

Lift something heavy

Exercise

Intercourse

Causes-
Stress incontinence occurs due to weak pelvic floor muscles or urinary sphincter. These may lose strength due to

Childbirth

Prostate surgery

Illnesses that cause chronic coughing or sneezing

Obesity

Frequent cough due to Smoking

High-impact activities for long period such as running and jumping, over many years

Excessive caffeine use

Alcoholism

Obesity

Constipation

Hormonal deficiency

Specialists to visit
Urologist
Gynecologist and Obstetrician

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References-
https://www.healthline.com
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https://www.webmd.com
https://www.nhs.uk