One of the most worrying aspects for male incontinence is that most men are unaware of the treatments that are available to them. Because male incontinence can be such an embarrassing problem, most men do not seek any help and therefore do not understand that it is in fact treatable. In the United States alone, approximately 5 million men suffer from this disability and out of that number only 10% seek treatment.
The treatment available include medication, surgical and self-treatment. Medication has a very small success rate. If you have received medication for your incontinence problem then you may be familiar with the drugs Detrol, Tafranil,Emselex, and Duloxetine. Many of these drugs have widespread side effects and rarely work because they are designed to suppress incontinence, not cure it. Some of these drugs even weaken the nerve signal so there are no contractions in the bladder; others slow down the rate at which urine is produced, and others interfere with your prostate – which is definitely NOT a good idea.
Surgical treatment is not much better. Doctors will be quick to recommend this treatment to you, yet the research suggest that the results do not support this is decision. In fact surgery can actually make things worse for you and increase your level of incontinence.
The most significant treatment by far has been shown to be self-treatment. Self-treatment involves working from the inside out unlike conventional medicine which works from the outside only. Statistics from self-treatment have shown improvement in 87% of cases, with relapse in the other 13% occurring because of the lack of adherence to the program.
Another huge benefit is that through self-treatment you do not have to tell anybody about your problem, and you can cure yourself whenever you want. There are zero side effects to self treatment and you can try it in the comfort of your own home. Whichever method you choose however, I would just urge you to try something. Don’t continue to live your life with this problem. Seek out help and you will earn that male incontinence is very treatable indeed.
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Is daytime urinary incontinence common for children diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome?
Incontinence as in having two or more accidents every day?
Yep.
I have a son in the Autism Spectrum as well, he wasn’t 100% potty trained until he was almost 12.
Hang in there and best of luck.
Is it even worth it? Do they just tell you to do kegels? I’ve had physical therapy on my neck so all I associate with PT is hands-on manual work.
kegals, core strengthing, biofeedback, vagina weights.
very professional.
I know a bunch of people who have overcome theirincontinence with it.
Need to go to someone who has experience and additional education in this area. It is definately a speciality.
i am a male going throught puberty and am just wondering.
I’ve never heard of anyone having that problem just from going through puberty.
If it’s a guy having that problem, they should have their prostrate checked right away, because it can be a symptom of prostate cancer or some other serious condition, it happened to one of my friends who was only 16.
I have been suffering from urinary incontinence for the past several years. I have tried doing Kegel exercises over and over again and sometimes they do slow the symptoms down, but the problem still has not been solved. What can I do that will make the problem stop?
Note: For personal reasons, going to a doctor and having medical treatment are not options.
They make mens pant liners now days so if you piss yourself they take all the flood of water. Then when you get to the next bus shelter take your trousers and pants off and change the wet liner, putting the wet one in the bin to be recycled by the next unluckey pisser person.
I had a miscarriage at almost 12 weeks about 4 years ago. Ever since I’ve had trouble with incontinence, getting worse as time goes on. I asked my gyno and she said it should stop but I’m not sure. Can the incontinence be a result of the miscarriage? Is it something I should be worried about? I’m only 30 and don’t want to have to wear something every day in fear of having a leakage issue.
Not normally. You may be on medications that cause it. And yes, it should stop. also, pay attention to damaged or sore perineum, rectum or rectal muscles, but they will heal. If you mean bladder control, see UTI.
URGENT! My cat has fecal incontinence and diarrhea–I’m really scared and the vet has been no help!?
So I have spent $1100 over the past month trying to figure out what is going on with my cat and so far, it seems like she gets worse every time I take her to the vet. BTW, in case any Los Angeles people are reading: I took her to Dr. Kent from the Westside Hospital for Cats (who is apparently rated very highly on Citysearch), but it seems like my cat is getting worse. I’d take her back AGAIN, but I’m a grad student and I can’t afford it. I’m hoping that her symptoms will pass, but I also know that diarrhea can be deadly for cats.
***This is what’s happening:***
She has had diarrhea since Sunday 12/6 (took her to the vet 12/8, will detail below). But tonight, just a couple hours ago, a new symptom seems to have developed: poop is now just oozing out of her rectum. I have found two smallish lumps in two places she has sat in for prolonged periods of time, and multiple places where "pieces" seem to have fallen. And I’ve checked her butt, and little pieces of poo are indeed oozing out. But her rectum does not appear "open" nor does it seem to be sticking out (prolapsed?). She’s also acting completely normal.
***My cat’s background (I’m not sure if vets or vet techs will read this, so I’m just going to write everything in hopes someone will have an idea, so please feel free to skim):***
- Her name is Zhoul (we named her after a line from Ghostbusters: there is no kitty, only Zuul). So that should give you some idea as to her temperament. She’s really nice to me and my husband because we’ve earned her trust, but she hates new people.
- She was a rescue cat and was born in 2001. She’s currently 8.5 years old. We’ve had her for 8 years. And she seemed very healthy until recently.
- She’s a medium hair (maybe short hair–I never knew there was such a thing as medium hair until recently) calico cat.
- We adopted another rescue cat in August, a male, he’s 2 years old, and we introduced them slowly, but Zhoul wasn’t getting along with him for about 3 months. No cat fights but constant hissing and batting. Xander is very good natured and doesn’t hiss or bat her back, though.
- In November, we took her to the vet for her aggression towards Xander and excessive licking (she was picking patches of hair off her legs–more than normal, because she did that even before we adopted Xander. In March, when we took her for her annual checkup Dr. Kent said it wasn’t a problem).
- At this appointment on 11/11/09, the vet prescribed Clomicalm/Clomipramine for both the aggression and licking. The vet techs at the doctor told us two different things: give her a whole (5mg) tablet every day and give her half of one. I asked a third person and they said give her a whole one. On 12/8/09, we found out what we were told was wrong. So, since 12/8, we’ve been giving her half a tablet (which is so much better, when she had a whole tablet, she was stoned all the time, but on half a tablet she seems more like her old self).
- A blood test was taken on 11/11 that came back clean.
- 2 fecal tests have been taken (11/11 and on 12/8) that have come back clean.
- She’s allergic to flea saliva, so she’s been on Advantage since November (vet said that may have been contributing to her aggression).
- She’s been on Prenisolone (5mg–I was told it’s a steroid) twice in the last month. 11/11: to help with itching from flea allergy until Advantage kicked in. And on 12/8 they put her back on it for her bowels, see below.
- Vet techs told us that the vet told them that her diarrhea could be early onset Irritable Bowel Disorder and that the Prenisolone would help with that (the vet did not see us on Tuesday, but relayed all of the information through vet techs for reasons that are maddening, but seem kind of unnecessary at this point in the story, so I’ll spare you the details unless you really need to know).
***What The Vet Did Tuesday:***
So I took her to the vet on Tuesday 12/8 for the diarrhea problem and they took the second fecal (the results came back clean again on Wednesday). On 12/8, they gave her antibiotic shot that’s supposed to stay in her system for 2 weeks. They also gave her a steroid shot. Then they gave us another bottle of Prenisolone and she’s supposed to have one every day for 5 days and then one every other day until the bottle is empty.
***What happened right before the fecal incontinence (aka before the diarrhea started leaking from her butt):***
Tonight she was scheduled for her second dose of Advantage, so we gave her that. We also gave her half a tablet of her Clomicalm and her full tablet of the Prenisolone. About a half hour later or so, we noticed the first soft lump of poop on the floor where she had been sitting.
**What I’m looking for:***
Any useful advice (or websites) would be appreciated, aside from the obvious: find a new vet (I’m already on it, all of my cat’s future visits will be at another vet recommended by a friend, but I can’t afford to take her again t
Sorry, the rest of the post was only one more sentence long but it was cut off. I can’t afford to take Zhoul to another vet to have all the same tests done again. I have spent more on Zhoul’s vet bills in the last 30 days than I have on rent. If she needs surgery, I’d rather use the money towards that, ya know? Because all her tests keep coming back negative anyway. 
Wow what an ordeal! You certainly seem like you have been through a lot to try and figure out what is wrong. I would definitely be trying to get into some sort of cat specialist vet with many years experience. Also you might like to try posting this question on to a cat related discussion board where there are many experienced breeders, vet techs and other cat owners that may be able to help you. I would highly recommend www.cat-world.com.au/forums.
I really hope kitty isn’t too seriously ill and that a solution is found. Some vets will allow accounts to be paid off as well so this is worth looking into, but the sooner the problem is found, the better.
Incontinence issue (male) and wear Poise pads to work. How can I throw them away without being noticed?
Women have little trash cans in their stalls but men’s rooms don’t. This is a serious question…serious replies please.
Yeah, people don’t think of things like that. I know of the pads you’re talking of cos I work as a carer and you certainly can’t flush those down the toilet. What you can do, if you have a rubbish bin in the toilet, is wrap the pad up in some toilet tissue and put it in the bin that way. The other thing you can do is use a disabled toilet because they usually have bins in them for just that reason. However, it’s understandable if you’re embarrassed to do that. Hope this has been helpful for you.
Spaying/Neutering, do the benefits always outweigh the risks? (Not about pet overpopulation but for the dog)?
This is not a controlling pet overpopulation but about the individual dog. So forget for a moment that pet overpopulation is an issue.
I was reading this:
http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
And it got me wondering if the benefits of spaying/neutering really do outweigh the risks.
This right here is enough to make me want to do more research or atleast hold out on spaying/neutering until my dog is older:
" The evidence shows that spay/neuter correlates with both positive AND adverse health effects in dogs. It also suggests how much we really do
not yet understand about this subject.
On balance, it appears that no compelling case can be made for neutering most male dogs, especially immature male dogs, in order to prevent future health problems. The number of health problems associated with neutering may exceed the associated health benefits in most cases.
On the positive side, neutering male dogs
• eliminates the small risk (probably <1%) of dying from testicular cancer
• reduces the risk of non-cancerous prostate disorders
• reduces the risk of perianal fistulas
• may possibly reduce the risk of diabetes (data inconclusive)
On the negative side, neutering male dogs
• if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in medium/large and larger breeds with a poor prognosis.
• increases the risk of cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 1.6
• triples the risk of hypothyroidism
• increases the risk of progressive geriatric cognitive impairment
• triples the risk of obesity, a common health problem in dogs with many associated health problems
• quadruples the small risk (<0.6%) of prostate cancer
• doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract cancers
• increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
• increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations
For female dogs, the situation is more complex. The number of health benefits associated with spaying may exceed the associated health problems in some (not all) cases. On balance, whether spaying improves the odds of overall good health or degrades them probably depends on the age of the female dog and the relative risk of various diseases in the different breeds.
On the positive side, spaying female dogs
• if done before 2.5 years of age, greatly reduces the risk of mammary tumors, the most common
malignant tumors in female dogs
• nearly eliminates the risk of pyometra, which otherwise would affect about 23% of intact female
dogs; pyometra kills about 1% of intact female dogs
• reduces the risk of perianal fistulas
• removes the very small risk (0.5%) from uterine, cervical, and ovarian tumors
On the negative side, spaying female dogs
• if done before 1 year of age, significantly increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer); this is a common cancer in larger breeds with a poor prognosis
• increases the risk of splenic hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 2.2 and cardiac hemangiosarcoma by
a factor of >5; this is a common cancer and major cause of death in some breeds
• triples the risk of hypothyroidism
• increases the risk of obesity by a factor of 1.6-2, a common health problem in dogs with many
associated health problems
• causes urinary “spay incontinence” in 4-20% of female dogs
• increases the risk of persistent or recurring urinary tract infections by a factor of 3-4
• increases the risk of recessed vulva, vaginal dermatitis, and vaginitis, especially for female dogs
spayed before puberty
• doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract tumors
• increases the risk of orthopedic disorders
• increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations."
So when do the benefits outweigh the risks and when do the risks outweigh the benefits?
How to know what the best decision for your individual dog is?
ADD: I’ve always had my dogs spayed/neutered by 6 months of age so this is an eye opening question for me
What is better for my dogs health is a bigger concern to me then pet overpopulation at the moment? (A responsible pet owner can keep an intact dog and not have any accidental litters)
All my dogs come from shelters so chances are I won’t face this because they usually come to me spayed/neutered
Good question. The truth is that spaying/neutering isn’t the healthiest thing for dogs. But the truth that tops that one is that about 98% of the population isn’t nearly responsible enough to prevent their intact dogs from breeding. That’s why people on here preach spaying and neutering. Hang out here for a while and read the dozens of questions daily by backyard breeders who haven’t a clue how to do anything breeding related, yet they blithely put their b1tch’s life at risk.
For a responsible dog owner, there’s no reason to spay/neuter. The only dogs I’ve ever owned who’ve been spayed/neutered have been rescues who came that way. I’ve also spayed older b1tches because it does cut down on the chances of cancer and pyometra.
I’ve never neutered any of my males and have also never had an accidental litter.
We have a 13 year old male whippet who is incontinent and will pee and poop indoors even shortly after coming back from outside. We take him out often, so his accidents are definitely due to incontinence. He’s been to the vet and is on heart meds and diuretics, which make the incontinence worse, but he really needs them. We have tried regular doggie disposable diapers but he hates them and tears them off as quickly as we put it on him. Any suggestions? I’ve heard of people using toddler pull up diapers and cutting a hole for the tail? Has anyone ever tried that? We just feel very bad for the poor dog, we wake up everyday to a feces-smeared bed. He’s otherwise fine, he’s still a happy dog so euthanasia is not in our plans. Thanks for your helpful advice!
Has the vet confirmed incontinence or are you self diagnosing?
It may not actually be that, or there could be medication to improve his condition.
My female poodle has urinary incontinence and she is on a liquid medication that about 90% fixed the problem.
IF you really have been given the all clear by a vet then yes toddlers diapers with a hole cut for the tail work quite well. A friend of mine uses them on her shih tzu, she also had a male show dog who constantly pees in the house… she uses a wide elastic band and a womens sanitary pad over his penis.
They get used to it eventually it just takes time.
