A dangerous harbinger of complex diseases

The body is immediately released from all waste substances. One way to get rid of waste products is urine. But if pathology occurs, after urination, residual urine is found in the bladder. This is a dangerous sign, and it indicates that significant disturbances are taking place in the body.

The indicator of a healthy body is the remainder of about 10 percent of the total volume of all urine. When an upward bias is found, medical research is carried out, and they are of great clinical importance when a diagnosis is made. This is followed by treatment.

Physiological processes occurring in pathologies

Urination occurs due to the work of the muscle layer, which is located in the bladder. It removes the collected fluid during contractions, and the sphincters of the urethra are responsible for holding urine as it accumulates, and then for the act of urination at the right time. If there is a significant failure in any part of the urinary tract, this can disrupt the detrusor, that is, the muscle layer of the bladder, which cannot contract enough.

The amount of residual urine in an adult is considered normal - no more than 50 ml. But the maximum volume of residual urine may be more than 1 liter. The more the disease progresses, the more urine remains. The bladder is forced to expand, causing pain and urinary incontinence.

Urinary retention may be:

• is incomplete. In this case, urination occurs, but not completely;
• complete. This is a more severe case, since the patient, feeling the urge, cannot empty the bladder. So you have to use a catheter.

In men, first of all, pathology can be provoked by malignant processes of the urinary tract, then various types of inflammation, most often of an infectious nature, the formation of stones, prolonged stressful situations.

Diseases caused by the nervous system

Long-term experiences lead to the fact that the central nervous system can lose control over urination. And the bladder itself has no deviations, but the muscles or the sphincter cannot navigate, and do not contract at the required time. These conditions can be closely associated with injuries when the spinal cord or the brain is affected, the development of sclerosis, congenital abnormalities of the central nervous system and other diseases. The negative effect comes from various drugs, especially hormonal, diuretic, pain relievers, antidepressants.

A bladder in a neurogenic state can provoke a situation when the muscles of the bladder have weakened to such an extent that they do not have enough strength to contract, and therefore there is no natural urge, although urine has already accumulated enough. But muscle weakness makes it impossible to completely remove the fluid. Pathology occurs if that part of the nervous system is affected, which is designed to control the process of urination. But since the pressure remains high, urine may end up in the ureter and in the kidneys.

Developing, the disease leads to the following consequences:

• uncontrolled urination. Since the urge does not arise;
• the pelvic muscles are tense during innervation;
• urinating causes fear due to painful sensations.

It is dangerous not to consult a doctor in this case, as dangerous kidney pathologists develop.

The therapy consists of multiple procedures, which includes medications, as well as physical and psychological measures.

You will need:

• a course of therapy aimed at increasing the tone of the sphincter, regulating the functioning of the nervous system;
• a strict regimen and diet that will correct the drinking regimen of urine levels;
• physiotherapy;
• therapeutic exercises;
• stimulation of urination, which occurs by massaging specific areas of the back.

When the prostate gland is to blame

Having heard this diagnosis from a doctor, you should not panic, since, as numerous studies have proven, the disease does not intersect with prostate cancer, and through the blood it does not enter other organs, and does not affect tissues. But an adenoma can affect the amount of urine that remains in the bladder.

The following happens. With age, in almost all men, the prostate, which resembles a chestnut in volume, enlarges.

The lucky ones don't notice the change, but some suffer from:

• frequent toilet visits, especially at night;
• burning while urinating;
• tension in the first seconds of urination;
• weak jet with interruptions;
• inability to control urges;
• feeling that the bladder is still full and wanting to go back to the toilet.

Such symptoms arise because the male urethra is located in the center of the prostate gland. Starting to enlarge, it presses on the urethra. As a result, difficulty urinating.

In a neglected state, the adenoma leads to complications. First of all, infectious conditions such as cystitis or prostatitis occur, stones appear in the kidneys, and even kidney failure.

There is only one way out in this situation - the removal of that part of the tumor that has pinched the urethra. Other methods, unfortunately, do not have a long-term effect. But the good news is that the developments of many scientists have led to the fact that there is a minimally invasive surgical treatment, it is called transurethral resection of the prostate. Cryodestruction and laser treatment bring good results. Urethral balloon dilation is used to drain residual urine.

The rate of residual urine depends on such a dangerous disease as prostate cancer. The symptoms of adenoma and cancer are very similar, but for the diagnosis to be confirmed, a doctor's examination, a laboratory blood test for PSA levels and a biopsy are necessary. Cancer affects the urine: bloody streaks or blood appear in it.

Purely male disease

Men of reproductive age can be attacked by prostatitis, one of the most common diseases.

The biggest problem is impaired urination, which has specific properties:

• soreness and cramps;
• too frequent;
• difficult;
• after the process, pulling pains, discomfort in the perineal region remain.

Physicians place special emphasis on two causes of impaired urination when chronic prostatitis is determined.

Prostatitis significantly affects the functioning of the bladder, disrupting its usual rhythm. For example, overactive bladder brings significant discomfort. A high pressure is constantly created in its cavity with a minimum filling. This forces the man to visit the toilet more and more often due to uncontrollable urges. And if the muscles of the bladder contract involuntarily, an uncontrolled flow of urine occurs.

In order to correctly diagnose for further successful treatment, one of the best methods is uroflowmetry. This way you can most accurately establish the quantitative data of urination. But you need data such as residual urine in an inflamed bladder in men. It is determined using ultrasound through the anterior abdominal wall. This method is called a transabdominal examination.

Reason - pathogenic flora

Insufficient excretion of urine from the body can occur due to a different type of infection. Getting inside, microorganisms provoke the development of puffiness or irritate the urethra, in connection with which it begins to reflexively contract. You can find out about the occurrence of an infection by changing the color of urine, its too pungent odor and various secretions.

Significant disturbances can occur due to cystitis. If the disease is caused by an infection, efforts must be made to eliminate the pathogen. The doctor draws up a treatment regimen, including antibiotics. After laboratory tests, when the type of microorganism is identified, an antibacterial drug intolerable by the parasite is prescribed.

For many reasons, stones in the bladder can appear, and their presence significantly irritates the walls. In this case, the contractile function changes its work, part of the urine begins to remain. Concrements in men form in the bladder cavity, in women, stones appear from the kidneys. There are many ways to heal. Doctors try to use conservative methods, but sometimes they also resort to surgical ones.

There can be many reasons for the occurrence of residual urine. Starting from diseases of the urinary tract and ending with work in the chemical industry.

The main emphasis in treatment should be to eliminate the underlying disease, then the side effects will disappear. But this deviation also needs to be paid close attention, as it tends to progress, passing into a more severe stage.