Urinary incontinence in elderly men can be caused by prostate enlargement, neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s, and spinal trauma resulting in nerve damage.
Urinary incontinence is a process of involuntary outflow of urine through the urethra, which can be categorized into various types such as stress incontinence and overflow incontinence. In clinical practice, the main reasons for urinary incontinence are:
1. Prostatic hyperplasia: prostatic hyperplasia is one of the most common diseases in elderly men, mainly due to benign prostatic hyperplasia pressing on the urethra leading to abnormal function of the urethral sphincter. It can be treated by taking relevant drugs or undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate.
2. Neurological diseases: Neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, etc. may also lead to urinary incontinence, which can be corrected by treating the primary disease with medication.
3. Spinal trauma: If the spinal trauma damage caused by large trauma, affecting the nerves controlling the urethral sphincter, the symptoms of urinary incontinence can also occur, generally not easy to cure, you can take nutritional nerve medication to relieve the symptoms.
In addition, the male elderly after prostate electrocision, prostate cancer radical surgery and pelvic floor radiotherapy may also cause urinary incontinence occurs, so the male elderly urinary incontinence, should be early to seek medical attention to clarify the cause of the disease, and active treatment.