About- Urinary retention which may be acute or chronic is an inability to completely empty the bladder.
Symptoms-
Frequent urination
Urinary incontinence
Weak and inconsistent urine stream
Mild discomfort or a feeling of fullness in the pelvis/lower abdomen
Strong urge to urinate again right after finish urinating
Causes-
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Obstruction of the urethra due to urinary tract stones, urethral stricture
Mass or cancer in the pelvis or intestine
Blood clot from bleeding in the bladder
Foreign object in the urethra
Urethritis
Neurological problems including stroke, brain or spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease etc
Delivering a baby
Prolonged diabetes
Weakened bladder muscles due to surgery, especially joint replacement or spinal surgery
Side effect of some medications
Specialist to visit
Urologist
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References-
https://www.healthline.com
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://my.clevelandclinic.org
https://www.niddk.nih.gov
