{"id":6619,"date":"2024-03-12T14:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T14:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/?p=6619"},"modified":"2024-04-29T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:47:34","slug":"is-it-stress-incontinence-or-urge-incontinence-postpartum-bladder-leaks-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/pelvic-floor\/is-it-stress-incontinence-or-urge-incontinence-postpartum-bladder-leaks-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Stress Incontinence or Urge Incontinence? 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Please know you can fix this, and one way to know why bladder leaks are happening is to understand the two main types of incontinence and what causes them.<br \/><br \/>So in this article we will walk through the difference between stress incontinence and urge incontinence to get a better understanding of what is happening down there, and what you can do about it.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Urge incontinence is more common in women than stress incontinence, but stress incontinence is more common in women who have had children.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Urge Incontinence: A Sudden and Pressing Need to Pee<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with urge incontinence, which is a sudden and pressing need to pee which leads to involuntary leaks. This is caused by the bladder contracting when it shouldn\u2019t. So urine leaks through the muscles that hold your bladder closed.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Normally, you are in control of your bladder muscles, so you choose when you open them up to pee. But in urge incontinence, the muscles in your bladder walls start squeezing or contracting on their own, which tells your brain to release the pee in your bladder &#8211; even though the bladder is not full!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So because urge incontinence can happen even when your bladder is not full, you can leak without even noticing. This is why it\u2019s helpful to wear an incontinence pad to catch these leaks just in case they happen. Period pads are just not good enough to catch leaks, as they\u2019re built differently. I\u2019ve made a video that explains why incontinence pads are better than using period pads for bladder leaks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengthen Your Pelvic Muscles to Avoid Urge Incontinence<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>To avoid urge incontinence, you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/pelvic-floor\/how-to-do-pelvic-floor-exercises\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">strengthen your pelvic muscles with 12-minute daily exercises<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, like those you can find in MUTU. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/join\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">try a free trial here<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":2814,\"width\":\"519px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/join\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" class=\"wp-image-2814\" style=\"width: 519px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Trustpilot-Review-Maria-P-1024x535.png\" alt=\"MUTU Trustpilot review\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Trustpilot-Review-Maria-P-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Trustpilot-Review-Maria-P-500x261.png 500w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Trustpilot-Review-Maria-P-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/Trustpilot-Review-Maria-P.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>You might find it helpful to start a bladder diary where you keep track of how often you get these bladder leaks.<br \/><br \/>And you should avoid going to the loo \u201cjust in case\u201d and try to make sure you empty your bladder fully every time you go to the toilet.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stress Incontinence: A Sudden Pressure on The Bladder<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s move on to stress incontinence. This is when you have a sudden pressure or strain on the bladder and your pelvic floor muscles, and you feel like you can\u2019t stop yourself from peeing &#8211; you just can\u2019t hold it in!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Stress incontinence is more likely to happen when you\u2019re exercising, coughing, sneezing or laughing. And unlike urge incontinence, where your bladder muscles are to blame, stress incontinence is caused by weak or damaged pelvic floor muscles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When the pelvic floor muscles are not strong enough, they cannot prevent pee from leaking out during activities, like exercising, that put pressure on the bladder.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019ve just had a baby, or your babies are not babies anymore, and you\u2019re having bladder leaks, it might be that childbirth has weakened the pelvic floor muscles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This is why, for stress incontinence, you want to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles to support the bladder and other organs down there like your womb and your bowels. It\u2019s a good idea to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles to prevent pelvic prolapse too.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>You also want to drink enough water and eat well. And try to pee only when your bladder is full.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary Table of Urge Incontinence vs Stress Incontinence<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":6620,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" class=\"wp-image-6620\" src=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-14.23.53-1024x522.png\" alt=\"summary table of differences between urge incontinence and stress incontinence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-14.23.53-1024x522.png 1024w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-14.23.53-500x255.png 500w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-14.23.53-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-14.23.53-1536x783.png 1536w, https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-12-at-14.23.53-2048x1045.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Else is Available to Treat Postpartum Incontinence?<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>So what else is available for stress incontinence or urge incontinence? Well we know the best thing you can do right now is to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. There are medications available for urge incontinence, and sometimes surgery is an option.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>If you enjoyed this article and video, check out or <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/pelvic-floor\/8-ways-to-handle-bladder-leaks-after-giving-birth\/\">8 ways to handle bladder leaks<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please accept marketing-cookies to watch this video. After you give birth, you might leak pee. 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