How can I know if I have a problem with urinary incontinence?

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  1. Dr. Jill Rabin
     
    Dr. Jill Rabin answered:

    To know if you have a problem with urinary incontinence, ask yourself these questions and see if you answer yes to any of them:

    • Does your bladder rule your life?

    • Do you know the location of a bathroom everywhere you go
      (especially shopping)?

    • When you’re somewhere new, do you scout out the bathrooms as
      quickly as possible?

    • Do you avoid long trips because you might be too far from a restroom?

    • Do you leak when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift, or hear running
      water?

    • Do you have trouble making it to the bathroom?

    • Do you run to the bathroom several times an hour?

    • Do you have sudden, uncontrollable urges to use a bathroom?

    • Do you wake up often during the night?

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