Specialist continence self-help

Self-help and information

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

Continence exercises

• Your Pelvic Floor (opens in new window), 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 (opens in new window).

Massages

• Self administered massage (opens in new window).
• Carer’s massage (opens in new window).

Mobile applications

• Confidence app (opens in new window).

Children’s advice

Eric (opens in new window), 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 (opens in new window) sells incontinence swim wear.
• Tena Direct (opens in new window), discreet mail order service for health care and hygiene products delivered directly to your home.
• TENA pads fitting guide (opens in new window).
• P&S Healthcare (opens in new window), washable products for continence care.
• Continence Product Advisor (opens in new window), 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: March 13, 2025
Next review due: March 13, 2026