#incontinence__incontinency involuntary urination or defecation
supertype: #excretion__evacuation__excreting__voiding the bodily process of discharging waste matter
subtype: #enuresis__urinary_incontinence__urinaryincontinence inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
subtype: #bed-wetting__bedwetting enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it)
subtype: #overflow_incontinence urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
subtype: #stress_incontinence urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining
subtype: #urge_incontinence urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
No statement uses or specializes #incontinence; click here to add one.