Specialist continence self-help

Self-help and information

• Association for Continence Professionals advice, driving excellence in bladder and bowel care.
• The European Association of Urology is an excellent resource for good quality patient information.
• Healthy bladder and bowel booklet
• Bladder and Bowel Foundation
• International Continence Society
• Bladder and Bowel UK
• Prostate Cancer UK

Continence exercises

• Your Pelvic Floor, information on pelvic floor exercises for all men and women. Importantly it offers advice for men and women suffering the embarrassment of urinary and faecal incontinence, men experiencing erectile dysfunction and women who have sexual dysfunction.
• Pelvic floor exercises for men and women

Massages

• Self administered massage on YouTube
• Carer’s massage on YouTube

Mobile applications

• Confidence app

Children’s advice

Eric, provides information, support and resources to children, young people and their families and health professionals on bladder and bowel problems.

Continence products and advice

• Incy Wincy Swimwear sells incontinence swim wear.
• Tena Direct, discreet mail order service for health care and hygiene products delivered directly to your home.
• TENA pads fitting guide
• P&S Healthcare, washable products for continence care.
• Continence Product Advisor, independent advice using research evidence about good quality products to manage incontinence.

Plan your journey

If you use public transport, the Traveline journey planner provides information about what services and times are available.

Page last reviewed: May 23, 2025
Next review due: May 23, 2026