why do i get urinary retention when i drink?

Question

I have been on atovaquone for 7 month and started to get urinary retention 4 months ago. Prostate and kidneys normal. Is there any correlation?

Answer 1

Drink what?: Alcohol inhibits antidiuretic hormone, which would cause you to urinate even more. If you have bladder problems, seek the help of a urologist.

Answer 2

Incomplete voiding: That means your bladder is not emptying completely when you void. A bladder infection, some medications, surgery in the pelvis, diabetes, and spinal cord injury are some of the causes for urinary retention.

Answer 3

Can't urinate: Urinary retention means either complete inability to urinate, emergency which requires catheterization for relief, or else retaining significant amount of urine if urination is possible. Most commonly in older men with prostate enlargement, or women with vaginal or uterine prolapse or cystocele. Also caused by spinal cord injuries + other causes of neurogenic bladder, ms, some utis, urethral tic.

Answer 4

Depends: It means you are not emptying your bladder completely. This can sometimes lead to complete retention where you cannot empty your bladder at all. I recommend you see a urologist.

Answer 5

Yes: Older men, in particular, can develop obstruction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland. Patients with certain neurologic conditions can also have problems with urinary retention. People with tumors can have compression of the ureters or urethra which may produce an obstruction of the flow of urine. Rarely a large kidney stone may cause urinary retention.

Answer 6

Unusual for women: Since women do not have a prostate gland, anatomical bladder outlet obstruction is unusual. Possible causes could be prior pelvic surgery, especially incontinence surgery if it's a little too tight, or neurological disease, including spinal cord injury.

Answer 7

Until painful: If you are having pain you need to be seen. Frequent voiding may help, but when you feel you need to void, and you can't, you have waited long enough.

Answer 8

Don't wait.: True urinary retention is inability to urinate and is an emercency requiring catheterization unless due to fecal impaction. Don't wait, it will not go away by itself. In case you mean mean incomplete bladder emptying or partial retention , which is not an emergency, call and make an appointment with your local urologist. Good luck.

Answer 9

Don't worry: Never worth worrying about medical problems unless they concern a loved one or friend.Urinary retention can always be treated and virtually never due to a malignancy. Ur in women can be caused by severe stool impaction, cystocele or uterine prolapse & correctable.Due to neurogenic bladder will need to be managed by intermittent catheterization. Surgery will cure if male with prostate enlargement.

Answer 10

Worry: Depending on your age and gender and how often it's happening this can be very serious. Get in to see a urologist.

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