Menopause Bladder and Bowel Control Problems

Menopause Bladder and Bowel Control Problems

“With early support from a continence health professional,
many women find solutions that improve symptoms,
restore confidence and support their quality of life”.1

Umbrella

What may the Menopause Bladder and Bowel Control Problems Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this Umbrella may include:

  • Bladder Control
  • Bowel Control
  • Continence
  • Incontinence
  • Light Bladder Leakage (LBL)
  • Menopause Incontinence
  • Urinary Control

Menopause

How does menopause affect continence?

In Menopause and Incontinence: How Menopause Affects Continence Continence Health Australia (CHA) elaborate on:

“It can be helpful to understand what is happening in the body during menopause.

  • Weaker pelvic floor muscles…
  • Less bladder elasticity…
  • Vaginal dryness…”.2


What are other factors that may affect continence?

In Menopause and Incontinence: Other Factors That May Affect Continence CHA include:

  • Putting on weight…
  • Other health conditions…
  • Birth injuries…”.3

Symptoms

What are  common continence symptoms during menopause?

In Menopause and Continence: Common Continence Symptoms During Menopause CHA explain:

Menopause Bladder and Bowel Control Problems“Common symptoms include:

  • Needing to pass urine (wee) often or urgently
  • Leaking urine (wee) on the way to the toilet
  • Leaking urine (wee) when you cough, sneeze, laugh, lift or exercise
  • Getting up more than once at night to pass urine (wee). This is called nocturia
  • Frequent urinary tract infections
  • Pelvic pain
  • Finding it hard to control passing faeces (poo) or flatus (wind)
  • Constipation.

These symptoms are common and can be treated to improve health and wellbeing”.4

In Menopause and Perimenopause Symptoms: Symptoms of Menopause and Perimenopause – UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections) the (United Kingdom) NHS also note:

“You may get more UTIs (urinary tract infections) or symptoms that feel like a UTI. This includes feeling pain or a burning sensation when you pee and needing to pee more often than usual, including at night”.5

Urinary Tract Infection

What is a urinary tract infection (UTI)?

DotS the definition of a UTI may vary. The (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health’s (JH) definition is:

“A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infection that can affect your:

  • Bladder (Cystitis)
  • Urethra (Urethritis)
  • Kidneys (Pyelonephritis)”.6

In Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): What Is A UTI? the JH also note:

“The most common type of UTI in women is  an infection of the bladder (cystitis)”.7

Diary

Menopause Bladder and Bowel Control ProblemsMay keeping a diary be helpful?

Yes. In Talking To Your Doctor About Incontinence: How To Talk To Your Doctor About Incontinence the (United States) National Association for Continence (NAFC) elaborate on:

“By keeping a bladder or bowel diary, you are not only educating and informing yourself, you are assuming responsibility for playing a role in getting diagnosed correctly”.8

Diary Information

What important information should a diary contain?

In Talking To Your Doctor About Incontinence: How To Talk To Your Doctor About Incontinence the NAFC explain:

“Share your bladder diary or bowel diary with your physician or nurse. It should contain such important information as:

  • Recorded toilet habits over a 2 day period
  • A list of everything you ate and drank
  • Any nighttime trips to the bathroom? How many?
  • Note the strength of urine flow
  • Any accidents? What happened to cause them?

You might discover more than one set of symptoms and thus face multiple solutions. The point is to create a record of all the symptoms in a context that will be helpful to your doctor in reaching a diagnosis”.9

Helpline

May some Countries have a national continence/incontinence Helpline?

Yes. Your Country may have a Helpline similar to CHA’s National Continence Helpline.

Toilet Maps, Cards or Apps

May some Countries have toilet maps, cards or Apps?

Yes. Your Country may have a toilet map similar to Australia’s National Public Toilet Map which in National Public Toilet Map: About the Toilet Map explain:

“The National Public Toilet Map shows the location of more than 23,000 public and private public facilities across Australia, including toilets, adult change and baby care. Information is provided about each toilet, such as location, accessibility details, opening hours and features like sharps disposal and showers”.10

Or your Country may have a card or App similar to the (United Kingdom) Bladder & Bowel Community’s (B&B) Free Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card.

Health Care Provider

What if I think I have menopause bladder or bowel control problems?

If you think you have menopause bladder or bowel control problems, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this.

The CHA encourage us to seek help and explain:


Menopause Bladder and Bowel Control Problems“With early support from a continence health professional, many women find solutions that improve symptoms, restore confidence and support their quality of life”.11

Health Topics A-Z

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  43. How Vaginal Hormones Can Transform the Health of Women
  44. Incontinence Diaries: Using A Bladder Diary or Bowel Diary
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  46. International Menopause Society (IMS) Recommendations and Key Messages on Women’s Midlife Health and Menopause
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Sources

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Sources

  1. Menopause and Incontinence. Continence Health Australia https://www.continence.org.au/about-incontinence/womens-health/menopause-and-incontinence/ Accessed: 17 June 2026
  2. Menopause and Incontinence. Continence Health Australia https://www.continence.org.au/about-incontinence/womens-health/menopause-and-incontinence/ Accessed: 17 June 2026
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