Hi everyone,
I'm a male, early 40s, never had any serious bladder problems up until now except a few accidents here and there.
In the last few weeks, I've been having accidents just as I prepare to use the loo. I tend to hold on for a few hours as that's usually how long it takes before I actually *need* to go, but more recently, I will suddenly become desperate just as I prepare to go, i.e. move towards the bathroom, pull the toilet seat up, pull my trousers down etc. and have sometimes been unable to stop some coming. Often this has happened when I was not *that* desperate -- like this afternoon when I was in town, I weighed up whether to "go now" or wait until I got home; found a Starbucks with a cubicle that was free, and as I was getting ready to go, my bladder started emptying. (I've been wearing Tena Active Fit maxi slips, they've been really good, no leaks.) This must have been six hours or so after I last went and I hadn't had that much to drink (a medium latte and a mint tea, a combination I had previously been more than able to cope wtih).
I recently moved into a new flat and my diet has changed a bit; eating more food I cooked myself and fewer takeaways and convenience foods. Someone mentioned tap water on another thread and I have indeed been drinking more filtered tap water and almost no mineral water, although previously I had drunk tap water whenever I went out. Never made me wet myself though. I do drink coffee almost every day, but it's never been a problem until now (and I drink less Coke since moving as well).
Could this be a sign of prostate trouble or something else? (I'm not aware of any family history of prostate cancer.) Should I be making a doctor's appointment ASAP?
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