Urinary retention
The problem of urinary retention is a problem for many people, but its prevalence and incidence is especially high among women, especially after they have undergone surgery or childbirth. Urinary retention can be defined as the inability to urinate normally and easily despite The bladder is often filled. The patient finds it difficult to empty the bladder from the urine, and this is accompanied by a feeling of burning in the urethra, pain, and interruption during urination, as well as a difference in urine color.
Causes of women with urinary retention
- There is a congenital defect in the urethra since birth, resulting in the problem of urinary retention.
- Bladder cancer.
- Some women often refrain from urinating for a long time, which causes them to have urinary retention.
- Drink alcoholic beverages or drugs.
- Diabetes, which affects the bladder, may cause chronic inflammation resulting in urine retention.
- Taking drugs with a negative side effect that cause urinary retention.
- The presence of gallstones blocking the urethra.
- The existence of psychological disorders may cause the limitation of urination, and soon solve this problem stabilized the psychological state of the patient.
Symptoms of urinary retention in women
- Difficulty urinating despite desire and strong need to urinate.
- The color of the urine turned to red, or reddish.
- Increasing the desire to urinate, as the woman goes back to the toilet in a short period of time, but the amount of urine that is taken out at a time is very few.
- The feeling of the lady with great burning and severe pain during urination.
Treatment of urinary retention in women
The doctor describes the appropriate treatment for the patient after the diagnosis of the disease and its cause. If urine retention due to the presence of stones in the urinary tract, for example, seeks to get rid of the stones first, and describes the doctor medicines and medical treatments to solve the problem, as well as directed to the behaviors and advice that address this problem.
Tips for treating urinary retention in women
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day to reduce the amount of salts in the urine, and clean the urinary tract.
- Urination when feeling the desire, and not to hold urine for a long time.
- Avoid smoking and keep away from drinking alcoholic beverages or narcotics.