IncontinenceThe questions below were raised by visitors to the STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) website in the AskST section of the website. eMenders doctors provided the answers to the questions raised as a public health education project. The information provided below is of a general nature and should not be treated as a replacement for medical advice. You should seek consultation from a medical or healthcare professional about your specific medical condition.
Question:
I am a 58 year old healthy male who experienced frequent voiding of urine and urine leakage suddenly one evening. The incontinence stopped the next day but I still felt I had a full bladder most of the time. My condition improved after 3-4 days. I consulted a Chinese physician but was told nothing was wrong. What could be the reason for this condition?
Answer:
The symptoms you experienced could be due to enlargement of the prostate gland in view of your age. It may be associated with a urinary tract infection which resulted in frequency and fullness of the bladder.
If you have had no examination done for your prostate and bladder, please consult an urologist for an evaluation of the lower urinary tract including a blood test (PSA) with uroflow study as well as an ultrasound examination to rule out abnormality of the lower tract.
DR. TAN ENG CHOON is a Consultant Urologist at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. He is also a Visiting Consultant Urologist at the National University Hospital and Singapore General Hospital, and a Kidney Transplant Surgeon with the Ministry of Health.