Bladder Problems

UK sources of information and / or support

 Continence Foundation

Provides information on incontinence to the public and education to professionals.

 Incontact

UK organisation for people affected by bowel and bladder problems, and their carers.

 Cystitis and Overactive Bladder Foundation

Information and support for people with any kind of cystitis including Interstitial Cystitis.

 Urostomy Association

Aims of the Urostomy Association are to assist those who are about to undergo or who have undergone surgery which results in the formation of a urinary stoma; to assist carers in the rehabilitation of the ostomate; to improve the quality of life of urostomates and those who care for them; to undertake such research as the membership feels is necessary to enhance the life of urostomates

 Wessex Urology Support Group

Aims to relieve, assist and help persons who have undergone, or are about to undergo urological surgery for urinary diversion and to improve their quality of life and of those who care for them.

 UK Paruresis Trust

A registered UK charity which provides information about the condition paruresis. A phobia type condition causing an inability to urinate in the presence, real or perceived, of others. Common names for the condition are Shy Bladder, Bashful Bladder or Pee Shy. A medical description is Psychogenic Urinary Retention.

 Bladder Exstrophy Family Association

A non profit making support network for families of children born with bladder/cloacal exstrophy
and/or epispadias.

 Medicine Guide for Bladder Problems in Children

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat bladder problems in children.

 London Urology Online

Straightforward details on a variety of urological topics, including bladder problems.

See also our page on incontinence

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.