The amount of urine lost can be a little or a lot. This problem is more common in women, but it can also happen to men. It can occur during sleep or daytime. Sometimes incontinence happens only when sneezing, laughing, or coughing.
Men are likely to have a problem with incontinence as they grow older.
By age 65, five to fifteen percent experience incontinence. There are good treatments for most men, depending upon the cause. Sometimes all it takes is a change in medication or treating the underlying problem. Other times, learning exercises to strengthen weak muscles will help. Some men who have enlarged prostate glands may need surgery.