I feel like I can't pee anymore, what's going on?

Incomplete urination refers to the feeling of bladder distension, urgency to urinate, and the distension cannot be relieved after urination. It is also accompanied by symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, inability to hold urine, painful urination, and white discharge from the urethra. Quantitative indicators: daily urination 1000-200b250l, 4-6 times during the day, 0-2 times at night. Anything beyond this range can be determined as unclean urine. So, what is the reason why middle-aged and elderly women cannot urinate completely? Let's have a simple understanding of this issue. I hope the following points will be helpful to everyone!

1. Improve urination

As urination increases, the frequency of urination will also increase accordingly.

Under the physiological condition of hypertension, drinking a lot of water, eating fruits and drinking alcohol will increase the water flow, and according to the adjustment and filtration function of the kidney function, urination will increase, and the frequency of urination will also increase, resulting in incontinence. No discomfort when urinating.

Under blood pathological conditions, some patients with diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus drink more water, urinate more, and urinate more frequently. No discomfort when urinating.

2. Inflammation and irritation

When there is inflammation in the bladder, the threshold of the nerves is reduced and the urinary sensory nerve center is in an excited state, resulting in incomplete urination and decreased urination (300-500 ml/time for adults). Incomplete urination is a key symptom of cystitis, especially in acute cystitis and tuberculous cystitis. Prostatitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, chronic balanoposthitis in children, vulvitis, etc. can all cause urinary incontinence. Under the stimulation of inflammation, incomplete urination, inability to hold urine, and painful urination often occur at the same time, which is called urinary tract irritation syndrome, also known as "triuria syndrome".

3. Reduced bladder capacity

For example, bladder space-occupying conditions, compression of the enlarged uterus during pregnancy, tuberculous bladder muscle atrophy, or large bladder stones can all lead to reduced bladder capacity.

4. Non-inflammatory irritant

For example, urethral stones and foreign bodies usually manifest as unclean urine.

5. Psychological urine retention

Incomplete urination is only common during the day or before going to sleep at night. It is often caused by tension and anxiety or is common in hysterical patients. This may also be accompanied by difficulty holding urine and painful urination.