What do you need to know about voiding difficulties?

What do you need to know about voiding difficulties?

Mixed incontinence – combining the two mechanisms. Voiding difficulties causing discomfort on urination, or retention (chronic or acute), are the reflection of an imbalance between bladder contraction and urethral resistance. The complete list includes the following problems:

When do I feel the urge to void?

Over the last year and a half my need to void has steadily increased to about one time an hour. However, on April 6th of this year, after masturbating to climax, I not only had the urge to void, but afterwards I still felt that I hadn’t gone. I still felt full.

Is it normal to void every 15 minutes?

Nothing hurts or burns. I have no aches or pains. The only symptoms I have is this maddening urge to void all the time. I can void pretty much every 15 minutes, but I try to make myself wait for at least 30 to 45 minutes as uncomfortable as it is. I void when I go, but never feel like I empty bladder.

Are there any medications that can help with voiding?

For persistent conditions (eg, neurological conditions), self-catheterisation techniques may be learned (eg, with a LoFric® gel-coated catheter). With detrusor weakness, drugs may relax the urethral sphincter or stimulate the detrusor muscle.

Are there any medical problems associated with voiding?

The complete list includes the following problems: Stress incontinence. Urge incontinence. Poor flow. Intermittent stream. Incomplete emptying. Straining to void. Hesitancy. Acute retention. Chronic retention. Overflow incontinence. Urinary tract infection (UTI) from residual urine. Suprapontine lesions – eg, a cerebrovascular event.

Over the last year and a half my need to void has steadily increased to about one time an hour. However, on April 6th of this year, after masturbating to climax, I not only had the urge to void, but afterwards I still felt that I hadn’t gone. I still felt full.

Nothing hurts or burns. I have no aches or pains. The only symptoms I have is this maddening urge to void all the time. I can void pretty much every 15 minutes, but I try to make myself wait for at least 30 to 45 minutes as uncomfortable as it is. I void when I go, but never feel like I empty bladder.

Are there any side effects when you void your bladder?

Avoid caffeine (mild diuretic, detrusor stimulant). Begin bladder training to increase the interval between voiding. Start with 2.5 mg/12-hourly, increasing slowly up to 5 mg/6-hourly (per 12 hours if elderly). Side-effects include dry mouth, blurred vision, nausea, headache, constipation, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.