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Doctor insights on: How Do Lumbar Disc Herniations Cause Bladder Retention

Nerve impingement: If a disc herniation is severe enough, it can lead to neurologic issues because of nerve compressions. Therefore, a disc hernation can potentially lead to pain, change in bowel function, and change in bladder function - including urinary retention.

Cauda Equina: Syndrome when a disc in the lumbar region herniates and compresses the sac of nerves known as the thecal sac or even the end of the spinal cord known as the conus with enough pressure to cause the bladder not to function usually associated with numbness in the region where you would sit on a horse's saddle-saddle anesthesia. This is a true emergency and needs immediate evaluation and surgery.

Cauda Equina: Inability to urinate is an emergency. I would make sure you don't have what is called cauda equina syndrome. Unfortunately this requires surgery to correct. Ofetn times the nerves are just bruised abit and the signals aren't being sent quick enough, you may need an epidural steroid injection to relieve this irritation. Either way, I would see a pain/spine specialist to evaluate your options.

You need to go to: The nearest emergency room now to get evaluated by a neurosurgeon or orthopaedic spine surgeon to rule out what is known as a cauda equina syndrome which is a true surgical emergency if there is nerve compression in your spine leading to your symptoms. Your outcome is critically related to how soon surgery is done in relation to when your symptoms began if there is nerve compression.

Pain doc: Should be able to help. An interventional pain doc can offer you some simple, safe relief from the pain you must feel. Find a pain fellowship program near you. Http://www. Spinalinjection. Org/? page=instructors;hhsearchterms=%22pain+and+doctor%22.

Possibly: Possibly it depends on both the acuity an the location of the herniated disc. Spinal shock can cause urinary retention in the early stages of spinal injury. Low lumbar and sacral injuries can result in long term urinary retention.

Bladder issues, Lyme: What is your diet like & how much do you weight? Have you been checked for diabetes? Bladder issues can be related to diabetes, autoimmune diseases, diet issues. There are many treatment options for Lyme. Consult with us to solve the issue.

LAZY BLADDER: Treatments are usually aimed at keeping infections away. This can be done with vitamin c and methanamine. This assumes there is no blockage still. Many people simply catheterize to empty the residual urine 2-3x/day.

See list: Diabetes, spinal cord injury, chronic bladder outlet obstruction, stroke, pelvic surgery, pelvic trauma, pelvic radiation.

Zyrtec (cetirizine): Zyrtec (cetirizine) can cause urinary retention.Stop tsking it for a few days and your back and bladder pain will disappear.

Bladder outlet issue: It is not unusual to have issues emptying your bladder when it is most full, due to overstretching. Recommend discussing this with your physician as an enlarged prostate can also play a role. There are several options to help alleviate the problem once diagnosed, depending on the factors causing it.

Yes it is reported: There was a study of 27, 713 patients who were Depakote users and 93 people that is 0.34%had urinary retention. Urinary retention is reported by people with multiple sclerosis, depression, high blood pressure, pain and osteoporosis.

Many reasons: A lazy bladder (atony) due to neurological cause or medicine. Also block like big prostate or narrow urethra. See urology.

It can: Baclofen is a skeletal muscle relaxant. If the retention is caused by non-relaxing pelvic floor muscles, then a muscle relaxant such as Baclofen can be very effective and can start to work within a few days.

Ideally zero: Ideally one should empty the bladder completely with each void. We generally recommend cic at intervals sufficient to keep the post-void residual volume less than about 250 cc. Intervals range from once daily to every 4 hours, depending on post-void residual volume.

Need more info: You need expert opinion on voiding dysfunction. Urinary retention can be a risk factor for recurrent uti's. As for the reason why are you having urinary retention could be many. You gender would be helpful to me as well to give you a differential diagnosis. Sounds like you need to be seen by a urologist and you may need urodynamics. Good luck.

Here are some. ..: Yes, it may develop in few without obvious disorders of nerve system, but simply from inadequate relaxation and opening of urinary sphincter to coordinate the sequential contraction of bladder muscle (detrusor) so to maintain normal pressure inside bladder during peeing. This condition could be suspected by detailing voiding Hx as well as testing and following residual urine, etc. Under medical Rx

Yes: Bladder problems are occasionally seen in scleroderma. Retention may rarely be the only symptom.

Listen: dicyclomine won't likely help bladder retention, could even possibly worsen it. And it has no indication for such a problem. Dicyclomine can safely be taken with Linzess......unlikely to interact in any problematic way. Live Healthy. Happy New year.

See doctor: Not voiding for 3 days is a serious problem that needs immediate attention. Please see a a doctor Now.