Try: With urge incontinence the person experiences an urgent need to urinate and cannot get to the toilet in time it might even happen if the bladder is emptied completely causes the bladder muscles are too active the urine-level inside the bladder is increased without the bladder noticing any real increase in pressure usually the bladder muscles do not contract in the "rest" periods between urinating due to the large activity in the bladder muscle the muscle gets activated with minimum amounts of urine or through psychological or physical stimuli these stimuli result in a contraction of the bladder muscles the pressure inside the bladder increases; there is a need to urinate the pressure rapidly becomes very large and there is involuntary urine-loss such an overactive bladder muscle is usually the result of neurological diseases or infections information references "incontinence help" 2008 by sherman oaks medical supplies available at www shermanoaksmedical com

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