Men's Health

Question 1

Incontinence in men can result from medical conditions like …

Answer 1

Enlarged prostate, diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease.

Question 2

Incontinence in men can be common after some types of surgery, such as…

Answer 2

Prostate cancer or other surgery on the prostate gland.

Question 3

What are the causes of male incontinence?

Answer 3

• Overactive bladder
• Post prostatectomy
• Benign Prostate hyperplasia
• Weak pelvic floor m or pelvic fascia

Question 4

What are the types of male incontinence?

Answer 4

• Post-micturition
• Stress incontinence
• Urge
• Mixed incontinence

Question 5

Which foods may irritate the bladder?

Answer 5

Spicy
Acidic
Chocolate
Artificial sweeteners
Caffeine
Alcohol

Question 6

What do anticholinergics such as detrol

or ditropan do?

Answer 6

Relax the muscles of the bladder and prevent inappropriate contractions

Question 7

What do alpha blockers do to prevent incontinence?

Answer 7

block nerve signals to the bladder that make it contract at the wrong time

Question 8

True or false; antidepressants can be prescribed for incontinence

Answer 8

True- tofranil

Question 9

What do flomax and proscar do?

Answer 9

Decrease size of an enlarged prostate

Question 10

True or false; kegels are only for women

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or false; e stim may be an appropriate treatment for incontinence in men

Answer 11

True

Question 12

How do you treat over flow incontinence?

Answer 12

intermittent catheterization to regularly empty the bladder can help prevent leakage from an overly full bladder.