Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence
| About risk factors: Risk factors for Urinary Incontinence are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Urinary Incontinence makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Urinary Incontinence. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Urinary Incontinence. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center. |
Risk factor list: The list of risk factors mentioned for Urinary Incontinence in various sources includes:
Risk factors discussion: Some of the same factors that contribute to nighttime incontinence may act together with infrequent voiding to produce daytime incontinence. These factors include
- A small bladder capacity
- Structural problems
- Anxiety-causing events
- Pressure from a hard bowel movement (constipation)
- Ingestion of bladder irritants such as caffeine and aspartame (an artificial sweetener)
Risks factors for Urinary Incontinence: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Urinary Incontinence:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Urinary Incontinence in Children: NIDDK
Last revision: Oct 30, 2003
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