UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has a variety of information leaflets on Bladder problems.

 Bladder and Bowel Foundation

The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (formerly Incontact and the Continence Foundation) is a UK charity providing information and support for people with bladder and bowel disorders, their carers, families and healthcare professionals.

 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 Neck Incision (BNI)

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust provide a wide range of patient information, including one in this area.

  Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder syndrome

A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.

 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.

 Medicine Guide for Urinary Retention and Incontinence

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.

 London Urology Online

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

  Pelvic Floor Exercises

This site is edited by Derek McLintock, BSc MB BS FRCOG, a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician based in Hertfordshire, UK.

 Urinary catheterisation

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Bladder stones

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

See also the Patient UK 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, 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.