Urinary Incontinence Risk Factors
Risk Factors for Urinary Incontinence is the underlying causes or contributors to incontinence problems and may include the following factors:
Smoking may cause irritation of the bladder and damage your immune system.
Obesity and excess body fat can reduce muscle tone including the bladder muscles used to control the release of urine.
Diabetes can damage your nerves and thus your bladder control.
Neurologic diseases such as stroke, Alzeimer, parkinson and multiple sclerosis can damage the nervous system thus weakening bladder control.
Spinal cord injuries can interrupt nerve signals and disrupt bladder control.
Disability and impaired mobility can suffer from incontinence problems.
People with Arthritis or reumatic diseases that impair movement can have more problems with controlling the bladder.
Constipation, muscle straining due to constipation can damage the muscle control of your bladder.
Pregnancy is a common source of incontinence problems.
Surgery including prostate surgery can cause incontinence problems.
Menopause increases the risk of urinary incontinence.
Radiation therapy can damage nerves and muscles used for bladder control.
Hysterectomi may be a reason for incontinence problems.
An enlarged prostate can block the Urethra and cause incontinence problems.
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