Although it is true that women are twice as likely to suffer from incontinence as men, many men must also cope with incontinence on a daily basis. Causes of female incontinence often stem from pregnancy, childbirth, and hormonal changes, while in men the blame for incontinence can often be placed on the prostate.
Enlargement of the prostate, or BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy) is a common affliction in men as a consequence of aging. The prostate, which is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum, begins to enlarge in men after their 40′s; by the time they reach their 60′s, half of all men have some enlargement of the prostate.
Symptoms of an enlarged prostate are due to the enlarging organ’s encroachment on the urethra, which it surrounds. Common symptoms include frequency, urgency, nocturia (nightime voiding), a weak stream, dribbling, urinary tract infection, incontinence and others.
Although BPH is common, men who experience incontinence should seek advice from their physician, in order to rule out more serious causes of inconinence, such as infection or cancer.
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