What can I do if I lose control of my bladder constantly?

What can I do if I lose control of my bladder constantly?

Jennifer Anger, M.D, M.P.H. (Assistant Professor) gives expert video advice on: What can I do if I can't make it to the bathroom in time to urinate?; What can I do if I lose control of my bladder when I sneeze, cough or laugh?; What can I do if I lose control of my bladder when I lift weights? and more...

If a patient leaks urine constantly, it's probably best to see a physician. Because we can better help the patient figure out what kind of leakage they have. Patients who leak all the time may have severe stress incontinence, so they can't even tell if it's urge or not. They may have severe urge incontinence. Not all patients with urge incontinence feel the urge. We call that unaware incontinence. Often it's a kind of urge incontinence but the patient just doesn't know. And also, patients with severe stress incontinence may leak all the time where it may be at one time started with cough, laugh, sneeze, then progressed in severity where they leak all the time. So at that point, it would be necessary I think, to see a specialist to help identify what kind of leakage they have. Because identification of the type of leakage is key to being able to treat that leakage.