Incontinence
Incontinence: Introduction
Incontinence: Either urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence.
See detailed information below for a list of 359
causes of Incontinence, Symptom Checker, Assessment Questionnaire, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Incontinence
Home medical tests possibly related to Incontinence:
Causes of Types of Incontinence:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Incontinence:
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types for Incontinence
Incontinence: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Incontinence, as listed in our database.
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Incontinence Treatments
Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Incontinence may include:
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Stories from Users for Incontinence
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Diagnostic tests for Incontinence:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Incontinence. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect anal area for lesions - e.g. anal fissure, rectal prolapse, hemorrhoids or evidence of anal trauma.
- Digital rectal examination to examine for a mass, to determine sphincter tone and competence and examine for enlarged prostate. If sphincter tone is normal consider diarrhea or anorectal conditions as a cause of bowel incontinence. If sphincter tone is abnormal consider congenital abnormalities, neurological conditions, rectal prolapse or trauma to sphincter as causes for bowel incontinence. If urinary incontinence and prostate or bladder is found to be enlarged should consider overflow incontinence from bladder neck obstruction, prostatic hypertrophy and tuberculosis of the bladder
- May be asked to bear down while the examiner looks for a rectal prolapse
- Cranial nerve examination
- Examine the reflexes in the legs. If bowel incontinence and reflexes are under active may suggest a spinal cord tumor, trauma to the spinal cord, multiple sclerosis, meningioma (tumor of the covering membrane of the brain), transverse myelitis (inflammation of the entire thickness of the spinal cord) and syringomyelia (cavities in the spinal cord). If urinary incontinence and reflexes are under active may suggest poliomyelitis, spinal stenosis, diabetic neuropathy, neurosyphilis or cauda equina syndrome. If bowel incontinence and reflexes are over active may suggest tabes dorsalis (advanced form of syphilis affecting the nervous system), a cauda equina tumor, spinal cord stenosis. If urinary incontinence and reflexes are over active this suggests spastic neurogenic bladder due to multiple sclerosis, spinal cord tumor, spinal cord trauma and a parasagittal meningioma
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diagnostic tests for Incontinence
Medications or substances causing Incontinence:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Incontinence as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
See full list of 18
medications causing Incontinence
Drug interactions causing Incontinence:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Incontinence as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Cibalith-S and Accupril (Quinapril) interaction
- Cibalith-S and Altace (Ramipril) interaction
- Cibalith-S and Capoten (Captopril) interaction
- Cibalith-S and Lotensin (Benazepril) interaction
- Cibalith-S and Monopril (Fosinopril) interaction
- Cibalith-S and Prinivil (Lisinopril) interaction
- Cibalith-S and Zestril (Lisinopril) interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Incontinence
Incontinence: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Incontinence may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Incontinence
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Incontinence:
Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Incontinence. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.
Create your printable checklist here.
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listings)
Incontinence: Deaths
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Misdiagnosis and Incontinence
Diarrhea can be related to food substitute: The food ingredient, Sorbitol, is often used as a sweetener
in diet products.
In some people, this...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's,
whereas there are many other...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course,...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that
any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease.
The reality is that there are various possibilities, such as benign...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic
disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's.
The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years,
and Parkinsons-like symptoms around age 50....read more »
Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical
condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be
misdiagnosed as various conditions such as overactive bladder or other ...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Incontinence
Incontinence: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
- Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
- Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
- Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
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Hospitals & Clinics: Incontinence
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Incontinence: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
Incontinence: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
Causes of Incontinence listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Incontinence as a symptom include:
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causes of Incontinence
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Definitions of Incontinence:
Involuntary urination or defecation
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Inability to control the flow of urine from the bladder (urinary incontinence) or the escape of stool from the rectum (fecal incontinence).
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Organs affected by Incontinence:
The list of organs typically affected by Incontinence may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Incontinence
The list below shows some of the causes of Incontinence mentioned in various sources:
See full list of 359
causes of Incontinence
How Common are these Causes of Incontinence?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Incontinence.
Of the 359
causes of Incontinence that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 5
causes are "very common" diseases
- 13
causes are "common" diseases
- 5
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 11
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 340
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 359
causes of Incontinence
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Incontinence:
The following list of conditions
have 'Incontinence' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which
include a symptom of Incontinence or choose View All.
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- Abuse dwarfism syndrome
... bed-wetting
- Achromatopsia
... incontinence
- Acute bacterial prostatitis
... night urination, urinary urgency
- Acute Bokhoror
... incontinence
- Acute prostatitis
... urinary urgency
- Acute Viliuisk Encephalitis
... incontinence
- Acute Viliuisk Encephalomyelitis
... incontinence
- Acute Vilyuisk Encephalitis
... incontinence
- Acute Vilyuisk Encephalomyelitis
... incontinence
- Alcock syndrome
... incontinence
- Allergic tension-fatigue syndrome
... bed-wetting
- Alpha-mannosidosis type II
... fecal incontinence
- Alpha-mannosidosis, adult-onset form
... fecal incontinence
- Alsing syndrome
... enuresis
- Alzheimer disease 10
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 12
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 13
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 14
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 15
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 16
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease)
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 5
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 6
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 7
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 8
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease 9
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 1
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 11
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer disease, familial, 4
... Incontinence
- Alzheimer's Disease
... incontinence
- Amyloid Neuropathies
... incontinence
- Anal sphincter dysplasia
... fecal incontinence
- Andrade's syndrome
... urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence
- Angelman-Like Syndrome, X-linked
... incontinence
- Anterior spinal artery stroke
... fecal incontinence
- Ataxia, spastic, 3, autosomal recessive
... urinary urgency
- Autoimmune Myelopathy
... Urinary incontinence
B
C
- Calcification of basal ganglia with or without hypocalcemia
... incontinence, urinary urgency
- Caudal dysplasia sequence
... incontinence
- Cerebral Autosomal Recessive Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Aldicarb
... urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Allethrin
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Amidithion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Amiton
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Athyl-Gusathion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinfos-methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinfosethyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinophos-methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinphos-ethyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinphos-methyl
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinphosmetile
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Azothoate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Benoxafos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromophos
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Bromophos-ethyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Cadusafos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Carbaryl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Carbophenothion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Chlorfenvinphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Chloropyrifos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Chlorpyrifos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Chlorpyrifos methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Coumaphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Cyanthoate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Cypermethrin
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton-methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton-O
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton-O-methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton-S-methyl
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton-S-methylsulphon
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Dialifos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Diazinon
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Dichlorvos
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Dicrotophos
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Dimethoate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Dioxathion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Disulfoton
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Endothion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethoate-methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethoprophos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethyl-guthion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Etrimfos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Fenchlorphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Fenitrothion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Fensulfothion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Fenthion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Fonophos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Formothion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Guthion (ethyl)
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Heptenophos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Imazapyr
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Iodofenphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Malathion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Mecarbam
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Methacrifos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Methamidophos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Methidathion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Methiocarb
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Methomyl
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Metiltriazotion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Mevinphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Monocrotophos
... incontinence, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Omethoate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Oxydeprofos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Oxydisulfoton
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Parathion
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Parathion Methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phenkapton
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phorate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phosalone
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phosdrin
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phosmet
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phosphamidon
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Phoxim
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Pirimiphos-methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Primiphos methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Profenofos
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Propoxur
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Prothidathion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Prothoate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Pyrimitate
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Quinalphos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Quintiofos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Sophamide
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Sulfotep
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Terbufos
... incontinence, urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate
... urinary incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Thiometon
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Tolclofos methyl
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Triazophos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Triazotion
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Trifenfos
... incontinence
- Chemical poisoning -- Vamidothion
... incontinence
- Child abuse
... loss of bladder control
- Childhood disintegrative disorder
... loss of bladder control
- Chromosome 11, deletion 11p
... Urinary incontinence
- Chromosome 17, trisomy 17p11.2
... fecal incontinence
- Chronic interstitial cystitis
... urinary urgency
- Combat stress reaction
... urinary incontinence
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 2H
... bladder incontinence
- Congenital disorder of glycosylation type IIH
... bladder incontinence
- Congenital giant megaureter
... enuresis
- Congenital myotonic dystrophy
... fecal incontinence
- Constipation
... fecal incontinence
- Convulsions
... bladder incontinence
- Cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis
... loss of bladder control
- Cystitis
... constant urge to urinate, urinary urgency
- Cystocele
... urinary incontinence, stress incontinence, urine leakage
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E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
- Malignant germ cell tumor
... incontinence
- Meningioma
... incontinence
- Menopause
... bladder control problems, stress incontinence
- Mental retardation, Microcephaly, Epilepsy and Ataxia Syndrome
... incontinence
- Mental retardation, X-linked -- craniofacial dysmorphology -- epilepsy -- ophthalmoplegia -- cerebellar atrophy
... incontinence
- Mental retardation, X-linked, Zorick type
... fecal incontinence
- Metastatic prostate cancer
... Urinary incontinence
- Mitochondrial Parkinson's disease
... urinary incontinence
- Mixed apnea
... Bed-wetting
- MN1
... incontinence
- MRXS-Christianson
... incontinence
- Multi-Infarct Dementia
... bladder incontinence
- Multiple Sclerosis
... Incontinence, Bladder incontinence, bladder control problems
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 1
... Incontinence, Bladder incontinence, Bladder control problems
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 2
... Incontinence, Bladder incontinence, Bladder control problems
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 3
... Incontinence, Bladder incontinence, Bladder control problems
- Multiple Sclerosis, Susceptibility To, 4
... Incontinence, Bladder incontinence, Bladder control problems
- Myelitis
... fecal incontinence
N
O
P
- Paralysis
... Loss of bladder control
- Paraplegia
... bladder control problems, bladder incontinence, fecal incontinence
- Parkinson disease 10 (PARK10)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 11 (PARK11)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 12 (PARK12)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 13 (PARK13)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 2, autosomal recessive juvenile (PARK2)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 3, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK3)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK4)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 5 (PARK5)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 6, autosomal recessive early-onset (PARK6)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive early-onset (PARK7)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 8 (PARK8)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease 9 (PARK9)
... urinary incontinence
- Parkinson disease, familial, type 1 (PARK1)
... urinary incontinence
- Passos-Bueno syndrome
... incontinence
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, adult onset
... urinary incontinence
- Pelvic Cancer
... Bladder incontinence
- Pelvic fracture
... Bladder incontinence
- Pelvis conditions
... Bladder incontinence
- Pick's disease of the brain
... incontinence
- Polyembryoma
... enuresis
- Post-vaccinial encephalitis
... incontinence
- Posterior valve, urethra
... bedwetting, incontinence
- Potocki-Lupski syndrome
... fecal incontinence
- Prostate Cancer
... night urination, difficulty holding back urination
- Prostate conditions
... night urination, urinary leakage, urinary urgency, urinary dribbling
- Prostate conditions/benign prostatic hyperplasia
... urinary leakage, urinary urgency
- Prostatitis
... night urination, urinary urgency
- Pudendal nerve entrapment
... urinary incontinence, urinary urgency
- Pyelonephritis
... urinary urgency
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Conditions listing medical complications: Incontinence:
The following list of medical conditions have
Incontinence or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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B
C
D
H
M
N
P
- Pregnancy
... Bladder Incontinence (Pregnancy)
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Causes of Incontinence Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Incontinence based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Incontinence?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Incontinence, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Incontinence:
Subtypes of Incontinence:
Urinary incontinence (289 causes), Fecal incontinence (135 causes), Bladder incontinence (93 causes), Urge to defecate (10 causes), Urinary urgency (48 causes), Urinary dribbling (30 causes), Night urination (27 causes), Stress incontinence (10 causes), Inability to control urination (7 causes), Bladder weakness (4 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Incontinence:
Incontinence symptoms (331 causes), Bladder symptoms (1010 causes), Urinary problems (1033 causes), Digestive symptoms (5299 causes), Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes), Urinary difficulty (648 causes), Urinary symptoms (1228 causes), Sexual symptoms (1838 causes), Intercourse symptoms (258 causes), Lower abdominal symptoms (3048 causes)
Symptoms related to Incontinence:
Urine incontinence, Overactive bladder (16 causes), Fecal incontinence (135 causes), Urinary incontinence (289 causes), Bladder incontinence (93 causes), Urge to defecate (10 causes), Urinary urgency (48 causes), Urinary dribbling (30 causes), Night urination (27 causes), Stress incontinence (10 causes), Inability to control urination (7 causes)
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