Coffee can cause male urinary incontinence

The amount of caffeine typically found in two cups of coffee can aggravate, if not be the main cause of male urinary incontinence, a new study suggests. Those involved in the study suggest that men who consume more caffeine are more likely to have this problem when compared to those who take less.
Published in the Journal of Urology, the research shows that caffeine can cause irritation in the bladder or even aggravate the problem. Many studies have linked the substance to urinary incontinence among women, but little is known about the connection similar to men. The team of researchers used responses from nearly 4000 men to a national health survey, between 2005 and 2008. They investigated how many had urinary incontinence and ingested caffeine, plus the amounts of water they drink.
Generally, men consumed an average of 169 milligrams of caffeine every day - the average of a cup is 125 milligrams. About 13% of men reported leakage, but only 4.5% had a problem considered moderate or severe. After adjusting the age of men and other risk factors, the researchers found that those who consumed 234 milligrams of caffeine a day were 72% more likely to suffer from urinary incontinence moderate to severe than those who consumed less. In men who consumed more than 392 milligrams of caffeine daily, the probability of suffering the problem still bent.
Alayne Markland, one of the authors of the study conducted at the University of Alabama, said the results do not pertain only to the amount of liquid ingested. This is because the total water consumption was not related to the risk of incontinence, which reinforces the theory that caffeine irritates the bladder in some way. The researcher pointed out that people who suffer from this evil must rethink their daily caffeine intake. In contrast, Bryan Voelzke, from the Department of Urology at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, said that the study was not sufficient to point out the source of caffeine incontinence, since certain diuretics may also affect control of the urine.
Source: Terra