No one is incontinent on purpose. This is the type of incontinence most commonly seen in children who have a day or night wetting problem. This is also the most common type of incontinence sen in elderly. It may also occur in a variety of other circumstances at any age. Stress Incontinence Stress incontinence refers to the type of incontinence which occurs with increased intraabdominal pressure such as by a cough or sneeze.
Excessive weight can be a contributory factor.
Stress loss of urine in men is rare and is almost always associated with surgery or some other trauma in the area. Some patients may have the symptoms or both stress and urge incontinence. Other Types of Incontinence Transient incontinence is faily common in the elderly and may be caused by mental confusion, infection, medications, depression, immobility, constipation and more. Overflow incontinence may occur when one cannot urinate, causing the bladder to become overfilled and leak urine. Prostate enlargement may cause this type of incontinence or other urine control problems.