Which type of incontinence is associated with overdistention of the bladder?

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Overflow incontinence occurs when the bladder can’t empty properly, so urine keeps accumulating until the pressure becomes high enough to leak. This overdistention causes small, continuous or intermittent dribbling as outlets can’t handle the filling pressure. It’s often linked to conditions that block emptying or weaken the detrusor muscle, such as urinary retention from an enlarged prostate, bladder outlet obstruction, or neurogenic bladder.

In contrast, urge incontinence comes from sudden detrusor muscle overactivity leading to a strong, urgent need to void followed by leakage. Stress incontinence involves leakage with activities that raise abdominal pressure, like coughing or lifting, due to urethral sphincter weakness. Functional incontinence is about the person’s inability to reach the toilet in time because of mobility or cognitive issues, not bladder pressure.