| Urinary incontinence or inability to control urine is | | | | control, either temporarily or on a permanent basis. |
| more commonly seen in women, but that does not | | | | Men can suffer from urinary incontinence also as a |
| mean that men are not affected by this condition. | | | | result of neurological diseases, which can be either |
| Statistics say that around five million men in the US | | | | cancerous or benign in nature, or degenerative |
| suffer from urinary incontinence, which can be either | | | | diseases like Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's or |
| temporary in nature, or a permanent one, based on | | | | Multiple Sclerosis. |
| the root cause of this disorder. | | | | An infection in the urinary tract can cause urinary |
| Some of the main reasons why men suffer from this | | | | incontinence in men, and so can the presence of |
| disease are prostate problems, injury to the head or | | | | toxins in the body, which is common among those |
| the spinal cord, diseases, infections, aging, toxins, | | | | who resort to alcohol abuse. |
| medications, and emotional state. When the problem | | | | The disease is quite common when it comes to the |
| is due to prostate problems, it can also be an after | | | | older male generation, since this condition can happen |
| effect of a procedure called total prostatectomy, | | | | with organic brain damage. Certain drugs may lead to |
| which refers to the condition when the prostate is | | | | this condition in some men, while some have |
| removed surgically. Any kind of damage to the spinal | | | | experienced urinary incontinence when under a lot of |
| cord or the head can result in the loss of bladder | | | | stress. |