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# Men's health concerns: Bladder issues
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## However confident you are in your personal life, it's sometimes difficult
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to cope with symptoms relating to your bladder. Knowing about the symptoms and
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learning strategies to cope can be effective and empowering.
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1:01PM BST 27 May 2011
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The prostate is a walnut sized gland sitting just beneath the bladder and
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wrapped around the urethra which carries urine to the penis.
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As you get older it enlarges, a condition called Benign Prostate Hyperplasia.
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(BPH)
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This can cause symptoms in the water works or lower urinary tract, involving
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all kinds of difficulties with urinating.
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Another issue is prostate cancer, often a slow growing tumour which can need
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surgical treatment.
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Around 300,000 cases are diagnosed in Europe every year. Three quarters of
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cases occur in men over 65.
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## Related Articles
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* [Partners: Signs and symptoms of bladder issues][1]
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25 May 2011
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**Bladder problems**
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Having an enlarged prostate - known medically as Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
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or BPH - is very common over 50 and increases with age.
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• By 60, around six out of 10 men are affected, rising to nine out of 10 by
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age 85.
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• It can cause lower urinary tract symptoms, or LUTS.
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• These can affect bladder control, ranging from dribbling, needing to go
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urgently and at night to starting and stopping.
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• If you experience any of these symptoms, it is worth visiting a health
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professional, you may need simple tests to see if you have BPH or something
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more serious.
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• The tests involve a blood test to measure your Prostate Specific Antigen
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(PSA) and possibly a digital examination of the prostate via the rectum.
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• If a diagnosis is made, there are lots of ways to improve symptoms,
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including pelvic floor exercises, bladder retraining, altering fluid intake
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and eating a high-fibre health diet.
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• There are also medicines such as Alpha-blockers can help improve urine flow
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quickly and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors can reduce prostate growth.
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• Specially designed absorbency products for men can help with leaking and
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accidents.
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• In severe cases an operation to remove some prostate tissue can improve
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urine flow.
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The LUTS symptoms can also occur after operations for conditions such as
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prostate cancer and severe BPH.
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Some men may not want to admit they have a problem and try and hide it and
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manage it themselves.
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Victor, 64, speaks about his prostate issues, which led him to start using
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absorbency pads.
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Karl, 55, speaks about being diagnosed with prostate cancer, including how to
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cope post surgery.
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### [Marcus on bladder weakness][27]
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[![][28] ][27]
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Marcus leads a healthy and active lifestyle, but has recently started
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experiencing bladder weakness.
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