Nigel's Story

Male lower urinary tract symptoms: Lifestyle, bladder training and pelvic floor exercises are the focus. Fluid management. Caffeine tends to act as an irritant to the bladder so substitute with decaffeinated drinks. If you drink large quantities of caffeinated drinks cut down over a fortnight to reduce withdrawal effects. Bladder retraining - don't let your bladder control you. Get out of the habit ' just in case' you must learn to control your bladder. Teaching your bladder to hold a greater volume of urine and number of times you need to pass urine. Try to distract yourself for five to fifteen minutes; by doing this your bladder will learn to hold on more and the symptoms will reduce. Rushing to the toilet will not help. Pelvic floor exercises. Muscles form a hammock underneath the your pelvic to provide support and control the bladder and bowel. The openings to your bladder and bowel pass through the pelvic floor muscle. When muscles are not working effectively you may suffer from urinary incontinence. NHS App Squeezy Man 'the knack' designed to help remember to do pelvic floor muscle exercises. Happy squeezing!