Does anyone know..

**TroubledTeeen** · 26-07-2009

if it is common for stress incontinence to develop to full blown incontinence?

I've been trying to find information out about this subject as it is very personal to me but have been unable to find sufficient info.

diaper degraw · 26-07-2009

can't say common but it can happen and has

Angusmac · 26-07-2009

Are you concerned because this has happened to you? or are you hoping that it might?

Spaz · 26-07-2009

You have to remember that incontinence is a symptom caused by something else. For example, stress incontinence is usually caused by weak sphincter muscles, typically women that have had children can get it. It means every time you place stress on your lower abdomen (coughing, sneezing, laughing, etc.), you can have a small amount of leakage. By "full blown incontinence", I assume you mean a lot of leakage no matter what. However, that would only happen if your sphincter muscles were completely trashed - wiped out (or your incontinence was from another source - like urge incontinence stemming from your bladder muscles and nerves themselves). There are diseases that could cause that to happen. If you suspect something like that then I would highly recommend seeing a doctor.
Spaz

**bedwett** · 26-07-2009

From what i've read during the years on medical articles and post in incontinence message boards, stress incontinence can worsen to full blown incontinence but like diaper degraw said before it's not very common. Stress incontinence is triggered by other bodily "faults" than for example urge incontinence.

If you want to know more please let us now or ask your urologist

Baby Jake · 26-07-2009

There's really no reason why it can't develop into that. Incontinence, disregarding the source, is your muscles weakening and unable to hold back either your urine or poop.

So it makes perfect sense that, if you're incontinent long enough, that your muscles have significantly weakened and therefor are untrained. Even if your stress is gone, your muscles are now weak from not being used in so long.

I'd imagine that would take a long time to happen though. And this is all my assumption, but it makes perfect sense.

(Oh sweet - 400th post)

WoXxY · 28-07-2009

Wrong...
Even with stress incontinence, the muscles are being used all the time, they just aren't strong enough to hold back under extreme pressure. Normal contractions of the bladder won't cause leakage until it gets severe. It can become full-blown, but not caused from the stress incontinence itself, unless the sphincter is completely non-functional. In that case, urge incontinence would likely develop as well.
(I don't assume the original question was relating to bowel continence.)
Whatever is causing the muscles to become weaker is the main factor of if it will progress any further over time.

Lizzie · 28-07-2009

I was IC for a while. It started out with stress induced but then evolved to times when I wasn't super stressed. So yes it does happen, but control can also be regained over time.

**1unforseen** · 29-07-2009

I was never fully IC and i don't really want to be...Because it would be VERY HARD too wear all the time.

Prussic_aux · 29-07-2009

If you don't make any significant effort to try and treat the stress incontinence, you could possibly develop full-on incontinence (depending on what kind though, like #1, 2) But, it's pretty rare.

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26-07-2009	#2 (permalink)
diaper degraw Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: idaho, usa Age: 14 Posts: 563 Threads: 25 Wiki Edits: 1 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 3	can't say common but it can happen and has

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Angusmac Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York, USA Posts: 504 Threads: 19 Reputation: 3	Are you concerned because this has happened to you? or are you hoping that it might?

26-07-2009	#4 (permalink)
Spaz VIP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 215 Threads: 5 Wiki Edits: 1 Blog Entries: 18 Reputation: 12	You have to remember that incontinence is a symptom caused by something else. For example, stress incontinence is usually caused by weak sphincter muscles, typically women that have had children can get it. It means every time you place stress on your lower abdomen (coughing, sneezing, laughing, etc.), you can have a small amount of leakage. By "full blown incontinence", I assume you mean a lot of leakage no matter what. However, that would only happen if your sphincter muscles were completely trashed - wiped out (or your incontinence was from another source - like urge incontinence stemming from your bladder muscles and nerves themselves). There are diseases that could cause that to happen. If you suspect something like that then I would highly recommend seeing a doctor. Spaz

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bedwett Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: holland Posts: 32 Threads: 1 Wiki Edits: 1 Reputation: 0	From what i've read during the years on medical articles and post in incontinence message boards, stress incontinence can worsen to full blown incontinence but like diaper degraw said before it's not very common. Stress incontinence is triggered by other bodily "faults" than for example urge incontinence. If you want to know more please let us now or ask your urologist

26-07-2009	#6 (permalink)
Baby Jake The original Baby Jake Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 19 Posts: 488 Threads: 23 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 23	There's really no reason why it can't develop into that. Incontinence, disregarding the source, is your muscles weakening and unable to hold back either your urine or poop. So it makes perfect sense that, if you're incontinent long enough, that your muscles have significantly weakened and therefor are untrained. Even if your stress is gone, your muscles are now weak from not being used in so long. I'd imagine that would take a long time to happen though. And this is all my assumption, but it makes perfect sense. (Oh sweet - 400th post)

28-07-2009	#7 (permalink)
WoXxY Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 361 Threads: 5 Reputation: 11	Wrong... Even with stress incontinence, the muscles are being used all the time, they just aren't strong enough to hold back under extreme pressure. Normal contractions of the bladder won't cause leakage until it gets severe. It can become full-blown, but not caused from the stress incontinence itself, unless the sphincter is completely non-functional. In that case, urge incontinence would likely develop as well. (I don't assume the original question was relating to bowel continence.) Whatever is causing the muscles to become weaker is the main factor of if it will progress any further over time.

28-07-2009	#8 (permalink)
Lizzie Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas, USA Age: 16 Posts: 664 Threads: 35 Gallery Uploads: 12 Reputation: 5	I was IC for a while. It started out with stress induced but then evolved to times when I wasn't super stressed. So yes it does happen, but control can also be regained over time.

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1unforseen Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Arkansas,USA Posts: 1 Threads: 0 Reputation: 0	I was never fully IC and i don't really want to be...Because it would be VERY HARD too wear all the time.

29-07-2009	#10 (permalink)
Prussic_aux Regular Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Zealand Age: 16 Posts: 381 Threads: 15 Wiki Edits: 1 Blog Entries: 6 Reputation: 2	If you don't make any significant effort to try and treat the stress incontinence, you could possibly develop full-on incontinence (depending on what kind though, like #1, 2) But, it's pretty rare.