My struggle with night time incontinence (bed wetting) is something that started not long after my prostate surgery 21/2 years ago. It is a struggle I guess I have to accept and hope it will go away the same way it came. I have tried a lot of techniques from doing the pelvic floor exercise to avoiding certain foods, but the randomness of this issue is driving me up the wall.
Last night, I was laying in bed, not ready to sleep, but fell asleep momentarily and within 15minutes, I could feel myself urinating and I got up slightly wet to change my boxers and put on pads. I used 2 level 1 pads, woke up this morning with a soaking pad. I tend to sleep away from my wife in the spare room, because I can sleep with the lights on, no deep sleep and can wake up to urinate much easily.
I have not had the courage to see the GP, but did some research and I think what I have is "urge incontinence" coupled with an overactive bladder and reduction in the capacity of my bladder since the surgery. I have also noticed, on some occasions when I have managed to hold my wee during sleep, I wake up with bladder spasms as I rush to the loo to urinate. I am just wondering if this resonates with anyone on here and what medications to used.