Men do experience pelvic floor related problems. Men can experience difficulty controlling their bladder (stress incontinence, urge incontinence). Bowel problems usually fall at one extreme or the other – difficulty controlling bowel contents or difficulty passing a bowel motion. Men can develop pelvic floor pain due to muscles being held in a tight (shortened) position for long periods.
Most people associate the words “pelvic floor” with women, but men have pelvic floors too, and like women can be helped through physiotherapy to overcome problems in this part of the body. It is always important to alert your GP to pains or new symptoms involving the bladder, bowel and related structures.