Which of the following is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult?

Question

a) Constipation
b) Increased fluid intake
c) Decreased progesterone level in the menopausal woman
d) Age

Answer 1

Ans: a) Constipation
Constipation is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult. Other reversible causes include acute urinary tract infection, infection elsewhere in the body, decreased fluid intake, a change in a chronic disease pattern, and decreased estrogen levels in the menopausal women. Age is a risk factor for urinary incontinence, not a reversible cause. A decreased fluid intake, rather than increased fluid intake, is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older adult. Decreased estrogen, not progesterone, in the menopausal woman is a reversible cause of urinary incontinence in the older woman.