Stroke Training and Awareness Resources (STARs)


Bladder and bowel symptoms (iii)

Answer each of the following questions about characteristics of incontinence.

1. Which type of urine loss is most common with stress incontinence?

Complete bladder emptying | Continual dribbling | Small spurts of urine ✓

2. Which type of urine loss is common with urgency incontinence?

Complete bladder emptying ✓ | Continual dribbling | Small spurts of urine

3. Which type of urine loss is common with overflow incontinence?

Complete bladder emptying | Continual dribbling ✓ | Small spurts of urine

 

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