Question 1

what side of your body is the bladder on?

Accepted Answer

Neither side: Bladder is normally located in midline at base of abdominal cavity.

Question 2

what causes the bladder to hurt in men?

Accepted Answer

Similar with women: Bladder pain felt by a patient can be due to problems in the bladder or due to issues near the bladder. Infection in the bladder can cause pain. Cystitis (bladder inflammation) that is not from infection is another cause. Trauma causes pain. Distention (overfilling) hurts. Men can get prostate problems; women get pregnancy problems. A urine test and doctor's exam helps.

Question 3

what functions does the bladder have for the body?

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Waste removal: Our bladder is responsible for collecting and storing our body's waste, in the form of urine, for removal and elimination through an outflow tract which differs depending upon one's gender.

Question 4

what is a chill in the bladder?

Accepted Answer

Probably cystitis: (bladder infection) chill in the bladder or bladder cold are nonsensical lay terms which in fact mean nothing. Bladder infections are cystitis.

Question 5

can ecoli in the bladder spread?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If left untreated it can spread up to the kidney and occasionally to the blood stream (more common in older or immunodeficiency patients)

Question 6

picture of where the bladder is situated?

Accepted Answer

In the pelvis: Located in the midline, behind pubic bone. Bladder neck is appoximately 1 1/2 inches above urethal (urinary) opening. Can reach up half way between pubic bone and unbilicus, just under pubic bone and abdominal wall muscles. In front of uterus ; below small intestine ; cecum.

Question 7

what' causes strep in the bladder? what are the symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Bladder strep germs: Bladder strep germs are usually group b streptococcus, which are common germs in the colon, which don't have much difficulty getting into the bladder (which is why always to wipe front to back). The symptoms are those of an ordinary bladder infection, burning, frequency, urgency when you pee. Sometimes the germ causes no symptoms. The problem is greatest  during pregnancy as it can infect baby.

Question 8

are tumors common on the urachal where it joins the bladder?

Accepted Answer

No.: In several decades of oncology practice, I can recall only one such case.

Question 9

does tea inflame the bladder?

Accepted Answer

Shouldn't: But caffeine can irritate bladder and make you urinate more often.

Question 10

where is the trigone of the bladder? what is it?

Accepted Answer

Trigone: The trigone is a triangular area of the urinary bladder formed by the two ureteral orifices and the internal urethral orifice.

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