How long does it take to recover from postpartum urinary retention?

Urinary retention is a very easy thing to treat, but if it is not treated promptly and properly, it will be quite troublesome. Most of the symptoms require attention to the regularity of treatment. Some may require proper treatment at the beginning, proper recuperation after treatment, and then progress. So what is the treatment cycle for postpartum urinary retention?

Postpartum urinary retention treatment cycle

There are many treatments for postpartum urinary retention. Postpartum urinary retention is a serious condition because the urine in the bladder cannot be discharged normally outside the bladder. Sometimes it will affect the kidneys. Patients with prostate hyperplasia can undergo prostatectomy; those who cannot tolerate prostatectomy can undergo supraphalangeal cystostomy. Patients with bladder neck infarction should undergo urethral bladder neck transurethral resection or bladder neck plasty.

If the postpartum urinary retention is not very serious, then it will be fine after successfully urinating in various ways. However, if you have tried all kinds of methods but still cannot urinate, then it means that the urinary retention is very serious and you must place a catheter and inject medication at the same time. Finally, you will be fine after successfully urinating. How long it takes varies from person to person. Some people restore their urination function in a week, while others take a month or two to recover. It's impossible to draw a conclusion, but in a nutshell, if you can urinate normally after giving birth, you have recovered.

First of all, it is very important to prevent urinary retention after giving birth. Pregnant women should be relieved of their concerns about painful urination and be encouraged to urinate as soon as possible, especially two hours after giving birth. For those who cannot urinate on their own after giving birth, they can first use boiling water to wash the private parts, massage the bladder, apply hot compresses to the lower abdomen, etc. to induce urination. Then you can try acupuncture. Acupuncture stimulation is often effective. Needle Zhong, Sanyinjiao, Yinlingquan, use the tonifying method, and those with qi and blood deficiency can add Guanyuan point and Qihai point, 1 time/day. You can also try Chinese medicine prescriptions, such as Yangxue Tongniang Decoction: 12 grams of roasted Astragalus, 9 grams of roasted Cimicifuga, 9 grams of Schizonepeta Spike, 2 grams of cinnamon powder (added later), 3 grams of amber platinum powder (taken orally), 3 grams of licorice tip, decocted in water, one dose per day, divided into 2 doses. Mainly used to treat postpartum urinary retention.

What causes urinary retention?

Due to urine retention, the bladder gas pressure increases, and urine refluxes along the urethra, causing hemorrhage in the renal pelvis. As a result, the renal parenchyma is stressed, ischemic, and even necrotic, eventually leading to chronic renal failure. Due to urine retention, the bladder gas pressure increases, and urine refluxes along the urethra, causing hemorrhage in the renal pelvis. As a result, the renal parenchyma is stressed, ischemic, and even necrotic, eventually leading to chronic renal failure. Urinary retention is often manifested by acute onset of bladder distension and inability to urinate, often accompanied by pain and anxiety caused by the obvious urge to urinate.

1. Experts say that after giving birth, women may suffer from private trauma and pain caused by episiotomy or perineal tear, which may disrupt the autonomic nerves that control the bladder and reflexively cause spasm of the bladder sphincter, leading to postpartum urinary retention. 2. Pregnant women are not used to lying in bed to urinate, or because of private injuries, they are afraid of pain and are afraid to urinate with force, causing urine retention. In the face of such situations, family members should first help pregnant women eliminate many concerns, guide them in a timely manner, and encourage them to urinate on the ground. 3. Women use large amounts of antispasmodics and sedatives before delivery or during delivery, such as magnesium sulfate, scopolamine and other drugs used for pregnancy-induced hypertension, which reduce bladder support and cause urinary retention. If this is the case, taking appropriate medication can completely prevent pregnant women from suffering from urinary retention.