Skip to content My WebMD Sign In, Sign Up  Millions of Americans
suffer from symptoms of urinary incontinence, the inability to
control urination.   There are several types of incontinence:
Stress incontinence is leakage of urine caused by coughing,
sneezing, or other movements that put pressure on the bladder;
urge incontinence is the loss of urine after feeling a sudden
need to urinate.   Many people have symptoms of both stress
incontinence and urge incontinence. This combination is often
referred to as mixed incontinence. Many studies show that mixed
incontinence is a more common type of incontinence in older
women.  Symptoms of Mixed Incontinence  Because mixed
incontinence is typically a combination of stress and urge
incontinence, it shares symptoms of both. You may have mixed
incontinence if you experience the following symptoms:    •
Urine leakage when you sneeze, cough, laugh, do jarring
exercise, or lift something heavy   • Urine leakage after a
sudden urge to urinate, while you sleep, after drinki