Urge Incontinence is characterized by

• A. Involuntary leakage of urine with a sudden strong desire to urinate
• B. Involuntary leakage when coughing or sneezing
• C. Leakage due to overflow
• D. Loss of urine when bladder is full without urge

Answer: (A)

Urge incontinence is characterized by involuntary leakage that occurs with a sudden, strong urge to urinate. This happens because the detrusor muscle contracts involuntarily, causing leakage before the person can reach a toilet, even if the bladder isn’t yet full. The urgency component is the defining feature, and many people also experience frequency and nocturia as part of this overactive bladder pattern. This distinguishes it from leakage that occurs with physical activity like coughing or sneezing (stress incontinence), which results from pelvic floor weakness, and from leakage due to an overfull bladder with little or no urge (overflow incontinence).