Urinary incontinence is characterized by involuntary urine loss, which can also affect men. This usually occurs as a result of prostate removal, but it can also occur due to an enlarged prostate and in older people with Parkinson’s disease or who have had a stroke, for example.
Total loss of urine control can be treated with medications, physical therapy, and pelvic floor muscles strengthening exercises, and in some cases surgery may be indicated. Therefore, it is always important to make an appointment with a urologist, in case of suspicion.
Symptoms of male urinary incontinence may include
This disease can occur at any age, although it is more common after age 45, especially after age 70. Feelings that may be present until diagnosis and initiation of treatment include anxiety, anxiety, anxiety, and changes in sex life, indicating the need to find a cure.
Men with the above symptoms should consult a urologist, who is the area’s medical specialist, to identify the problem and begin treatment.
Treatment of male urinary incontinence may be done with medication, physical therapy, or surgery, depending on the cause of the disease.
Your doctor may recommend taking anticholinergic, sympathomimetic, or antidepressant medications, but collagen and microspheres may also be placed in your urethra if the sphincter is less cut off after prostate surgery.
In physical therapy, electronic devices such as “biofeedback” can be used; Functional electrostimulation of pelvic floor muscles with an endoanal electrode, tension or a combination of these methods.
Kegel’s exercises, which strengthen the pelvic musculature and should be performed with an empty bladder, contracting the muscles while holding the contraction for 10 seconds, then relaxing for 15 seconds, repeating 10 times a day. Watch the step-by-step of these exercises in this video:
Most men can control urine normally up to 1 year after prostate removal, using only Kegel exercises and biofeedback, but when there is still involuntary urine loss after this period, surgery may be indicated.
Avoid coffee and diuretic foods are great strategies to be able to contain your urine, see more tips in this video:
The urologist may also indicate, as a last resort, a surgical procedure to place an artificial urinary sphincter or a handkerchief that is creating a blockage in the urethra to prevent urine loss, for example.
It is common for men to suffer urinary incontinence after surgery to remove the prostate, because in surgery, the muscles involved in urine control can be injured. But other possible causes are:
Medications can also promote urine loss by decreasing the tone of your pelvic muscles, for example.