POST-PROSTATE INCONTINENCE
Post-prostate incontinence: understand your symptoms and your options
Urinary leakage can occur after prostate surgery or other prostate treatment. The pattern and persistence of symptoms vary, so it is important to understand what is happening and discuss appropriate continence care with a qualified healthcare professional.
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Common signs of post-prostate incontinence
Urinary leakage after prostate treatment can vary. Some men notice leakage with coughing, lifting or physical activity, while others have urgency, frequency or a mixture of symptoms.
Leakage with activity
Leakage may occur during activities such as coughing, laughing, sneezing or lifting.
A sudden need to urinate
A strong or sometimes difficult-to-delay need to urinate, which can lead to leakage.
A combination of both
You may experience both stress-related and urgency symptoms at different times.
When to seek advice
If symptoms are new, worsening or affecting daily life, consider speaking with your GP or another qualified healthcare professional.
What is post-prostate incontinence?
Leakage with activity
Urgency or frequency
Ongoing leakage
Recognised approaches after prostate treatment
Assessment
A GP, continence service or other appropriate healthcare professional can assess your symptoms and medical history.
Pelvic-floor rehabilitation
Further continence options
If leakage remains troublesome, specialist assessment can help determine whether additional continence treatments or procedures should be considered.
Discuss private EMS suitability
Our private mobile EMS service can be explained separately. Suitability should be considered in the context of individual circumstances and the relevant device guidance.
The appropriate next step depends on your symptoms, recovery and clinical assessment.
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Consultation
Discuss your leakage, prostate treatment history and any questions about the private service.
Suitability
We’ll explain the service and discuss the suitability information that applies to the equipment and treatment process.
Treatment
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SUITABILITY & SAFETY
Important information
Our service may be suitable for many people, but it is not appropriate for everyone. Suitability depends on your individual circumstances, and we may recommend that you speak to a GP or other qualified healthcare professional near you our.
Key considerations
Some circumstances require medical assessment or further advice
Device-specific guidance must be followed
Speak to a GP or healthcare professional when assessment is needed
If leakage is persistent, troublesome, worsening or otherwise concerning after prostate treatment, speak with an appropriate healthcare professional or continence service.
Your questions, answered
Clear, practical answers about mixed urinary incontinence, recognised management approaches and where our private EMS service fits.
What does mixed urinary incontinence mean?
Post-prostate incontinence means urinary leakage that occurs after prostate treatment. It is often discussed in relation to stress urinary incontinence after prostatectomy, although urinary symptoms after prostate treatment can take different forms.
How can stress and urgency symptoms occur together?
Leakage with coughing, lifting or activity is consistent with stress urinary incontinence, while urgency involves a sudden need to pass urine that can be difficult to defer. Some men may experience more than one urinary symptom after prostate treatment, so the pattern should be assessed rather than assumed.
How is mixed urinary incontinence usually managed?
Management depends on the type and severity of symptoms and the individual’s recovery and clinical assessment. NICE recommends supervised pelvic-floor muscle training for men with stress urinary incontinence caused by prostatectomy, with exercises continued for at least 3 months before other options are considered.
Sources: NICE CG97 · NICE NG131
Is pelvic-floor muscle training relevant to mixed symptoms?
Yes. Pelvic-floor muscle training is specifically recommended by NICE for men with stress urinary incontinence caused by prostatectomy. A supervised programme should be based on the individual’s symptoms and ability to perform the exercises correctly.
Source: NICE CG97 — Recommendation 1.3.6
Can bladder training be relevant after prostate treatment?
Bladder training is relevant when urgency symptoms are present, but post-prostate leakage should not automatically be treated as an urgency problem. A healthcare professional can assess the symptom pattern and decide whether bladder training or another approach is appropriate.
Source: NICE CG97
Where does private EMS fit after prostate treatment?
A history of prostate treatment and urinary leakage does not, by itself, establish that electromagnetic pelvic-floor stimulation is suitable. Incontinence Direct can explain its private mobile EMS service and the relevant suitability information, but it does not diagnose the cause of leakage or replace appropriate medical assessment.
Further information: NICE CG97
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We base our information on recognised guidance for post-prostate urinary symptoms and published research that specifically examines HIFEM in men after radical prostatectomy.
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We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or part of the NHS or NICE.
