Complete bladder. Possible complications due to incomplete emptying

One of the common symptoms of diseases genitourinary system is the feeling incomplete emptying Bladder. Modern medicine knows how to get rid of similar problem. The main thing is to identify the cause of this condition and begin competent therapy in time.

Why is this happening?

Pathologies of the genitourinary system manifest themselves as follows:

First.

After going to the toilet there is a feeling of a full bladder.

Second.

The patient again and again experiences the urge to urinate. This is inconvenient, especially if it is not possible to have bowel movements as often.

Third.

When urinating, other symptoms of the disease may be felt, such as burning and stinging.

In most cases, this condition is caused by the presence of urine that remains in the organ cavity. Obstacles prevent its outflow from moving normally.

Sometimes the reason that the bladder does not empty completely is atony, in which it cannot contract normally. The tone of its walls is weakened, and the muscles can no longer support it in the desired position.

Some patients have no obstacles to the outflow of urine, however, it is still not completely eliminated from the body, and the person always wants to go to the toilet. This may indicate the presence of erroneous signals received by the brain.

This condition is typical in the case of the development of certain pathologies: adnexitis, appendicitis, salpingoophoritis etc. Prolonged stress, shocks and nervous tension can also act as a psychological cause.

The problem cannot be left to chance. After all, constant bladder fullness worsens the quality of life and can have serious consequences. Urine that remains in the organ is a good breeding ground for bacteria, which can trigger an inflammatory process.

Associated symptoms and types of diseases

To make an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to evaluate associated symptoms diseases.

Prostate diseases

The patient complains of pain in the lower abdomen and has problems with erection. The urine stream is weak and intermittent, and blood may be released. At malignant tumor prostate cancer, the patient loses weight and develops a fever.

Urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis

Often incomplete emptying of the bladder in women can indicate the development of and. These diseases are accompanied by burning, stinging and pain during urination. This may cause a headache and a rise in temperature. The urine becomes cloudy. With inflammation of the kidneys, pain is felt in the lower back and abdomen.

Bladder stones

Expressed in renal colic and severe pain in lumbar region, lower abdomen. Its signs also include traces of blood in the urine, frequent trips to the toilet, the number of which increases with movement.

Adnexit

This female disease, in which the body temperature rises, pain is felt in the groin, and discharge may be observed. The woman feels insufficient emptying, she is tormented by chills, weakness, and gastrointestinal disorders.

Hypotension

Along with urination disorders, the patient experiences problems with the gastrointestinal tract, tension in the pelvic muscles, and painful sensations. A person constantly feels the presence of fluid in the bladder, the act of urination itself is sluggish and weak. Chronic illness provokes fecal and urinary incontinence.

Urethral stricture

The narrowing of the urethra prevents the patient from adequately urinating. The flow of urine is weak, accompanied by constant feeling full bladder. Pain appears in the pelvic area and when going to the toilet, there is blood in the urine.

Overactive bladder

This diagnosis is often made by excluding other diseases. Incomplete emptying overactive bladder is rare. This disease is characterized frequent urination, urgent and strong urges. In some cases, urinary incontinence occurs.

Reason unpleasant sensation Other pathologies may also serve: diabetes, radiculitis, injuries spinal cord, multiple sclerosis. The feeling of a full bladder can be a consequence of serious illnesses, so if you experience this symptom you need to immediately contact a specialist.

Which doctor should I contact?

A urologist diagnoses and treats diseases of the genitourinary system. A woman may need to have her ovaries and uterus examined. Then the urologist will refer the patient to a gynecologist, who will take a smear from the vagina to rule out the presence of infection. A urologist also treats diseases of the genital organs in men.

There is no need to be embarrassed to tell your doctor about your problem. Detailed description symptoms will help him diagnose the disease more quickly. It's better to choose a specialist high class, because health and even life are at stake.

Diagnosis and treatment

After taking a history, the doctor determines changes in the size of the bladder by palpation. He usually prescribes the following studies:

General blood analysis;
General urine analysis;
Urine culture;
Ultrasound of the genitourinary organs;
Cystoscopy;
Contrast urography.

In some cases, a CT or MRI may be required. Only after the results of the examination can the doctor accurately diagnose and prescribe treatment, which will be aimed at eliminating the root cause of the pathology.

For elimination infectious diseases prescribe a course of antibiotics and antibacterial agents, in the presence of urolithiasis- preparations for removing stones. If the illness is psychological in nature, the doctor usually prescribes sedatives, sedatives nervous system medicines.

Some gynecological diseases, due to which the bladder is not completely emptied, require the use of hormonal drugs. In cases, the patient may be prescribed surgical intervention.

Unfortunately, even complete relief from unpleasant symptoms cannot guarantee that a person will not be bothered by relapses in the future.

A feeling of pressure in the lower abdomen and a frequent need to urinate are dangerous symptoms, indicating pathologies of the urinary system. Constant feeling Bladder fullness in men may accompany diseases prostate gland.

A common cause of discomfort in the bladder area is cystitis. This disease often develops against the background of decreased immunity. Cystitis has infectious nature and is characterized by inflammation of the organ mucosa. Specific symptoms diseases:

, which do not bring relief;
spastic pain;
foreign matter in urine
and in the urethra.

After visiting the restroom, you may find bloody spots or light flakes in your urine, which indicates bacterial inflammation. A feature of the disease is difficulty urinating. After visiting the restroom, the urge to urinate appears again after a few minutes. The frequency of urges reaches 10-15 per hour.

Another cause of discomfort in the bladder is calculi (stones). Pain, a feeling of fullness and distension in the organ appear when formations are displaced, for example, after physical activity. If the stones are large, the lining of the organ may be damaged and blood may appear in the urine.

The same signs are characteristic of pyelonephritis - bacterial infection kidney

With urethritis (inflammation of the urethra), there may be a feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder along with a frequent urge to urinate. The increased frequency of urges is caused by irritation of the inflamed urethra. There may be pain when urinating.

Oncological diseases

Any inflammatory diseases proceed with acute symptoms, except in cases chronic inflammation. In addition to the constant fullness of the bladder, there are always symptoms of malaise, deterioration in performance, dull or cramping pain in the lower abdomen and pressure in the urethra.

Bladder cancer on initial stages is asymptomatic, which makes timely diagnosis and initiation of therapy difficult. Quite often, the development of a malignant process is indicated only by a feeling of fullness of the bladder, pain and discomfort are completely absent.

The same symptoms can accompany prostate cancer. Due to the compression of the tissues of surrounding organs by the enlarged prostate, the bladder is constantly filled. Additionally, pressure is observed in anus. As a rule, in the initial stages of cancer there is no significant discomfort at all. In this regard, it is important to consult a specialist in a timely manner to make a diagnosis. The earlier cancer is detected, the better the prognosis for the patient.

How are the prostate and bladder connected?

The two most common pathologies of older men are prostatitis and prostate adenoma. One of the symptoms of impaired functioning of the prostate gland is a feeling of fullness of the bladder.

Congestive prostatitis develops as a result of impaired blood circulation and lymph outflow in the pelvic organs. In this case, the trophism of the prostate gland is disrupted, which entails the development of inflammation. The inflamed organ swells and increases in size, putting pressure on surrounding tissues. Against this background, a narrowing of the lumen occurs urethra and increased tone of the bladder muscles. As a result, the outflow of urine worsens, and a feeling of constant fullness of the bladder appears. Discomfort increases at night, which is caused by swelling of the inflamed prostate.

With adenoma, the symptom appears for the same reasons, but is caused not by inflammation, but by an enlargement of the organ, due to physiological changes related to natural process aging.

What to do if you feel discomfort?

You can get rid of an unpleasant symptom only after identifying the cause of its occurrence and treating the underlying disease. First of all, you should consult a urologist. To make a diagnosis, the following examinations are necessary:

Bacterial culture of urine.
Blood analysis.
Ultrasound examination of the bladder.
Ultrasound of the kidneys and prostate.

Treatment is selected depending on the cause of the discomfort. It is not recommended to take any medications on your own. Symptomatic therapy will not bring results; it is useless to fight discomfort without treating the underlying disease.

The sensation of a full bladder is one of those warning signs, which are really worth paying attention to. This moment is quite satisfying severe discomfort for those who experience it, as well as the feeling of a full bladder is serious pathology, which harms not only the urinary organ, but the entire body.

Mechanism of urination

In fact, healthy person there may be more than 200 milliliters of urine in the bladder. This amount of liquid has quite strong impact on the walls of the urinary organ, on which there are special receptors associated with brain cells. And everything happens like with a doorbell button: urine presses on certain points, and the brain sends a signal to the sphincters, which, relaxing, remove excess liquid from the body.

So the work of the bladder is the interaction of several organs of the body at once, and both physical and emotional condition person.

Causes

The sensation of a full bladder appears due to several factors:

Obstruction in the urinary tract. In this case, even if the brain gives the command to remove urine, it simply cannot come out. The path can be cluttered by various types of inflammation, inflammation, and so on.
Neoplasms. They can also make you feel like your bladder is full. Neoplasms include not only stones, but even prostatitis.
or hypotension. These are disorders in the functioning of muscles, which is what the bladder is. At its core, it is either constant tension or a relaxed state.
Diseases. Bladder fullness in women, men and even children can be caused by cystitis, urethritis, hyperplasia, descending appendicitis and enterocolitis.
Incorrect brain processing. This is the so-called.

For some, this feeling occurs simply because their urinary organ is too small and fills up quickly.

If we talk about women, then such a symptom may occur due to salpingo-oophoritis, uterine fibroids and other diseases of this kind. When organs become inflamed reproductive system tend to increase in size and put pressure on the bladder.

Diagnostics

Whether your bladder is actually full or not can be determined by getting a diagnosis from qualified specialist. He will direct you to do several tests and procedures:

Ultrasound of the pelvic organs and kidneys;
culture of urine for microflora;
general analysis blood;
excretory urography;
general urine analysis.

They may also prescribe magnetic resonance therapy or computed tomography. The doctor will definitely be interested in many details to select the most correct diagnosis and treatment. For example, he may be interested in whether there is pain when urinating, how often the feeling of fullness occurs, and so on.

Some symptoms

Constant sensations of bladder fullness are already unpleasant symptom, but often he does not go alone. Many people note difficulties with the process of urination in the form of cutting sensations or complete incontinence.

Some noted pain and aches in the lower back or side above the waist. This is often accompanied by elevated body temperature and chills. IN difficult situations the urine becomes even bloody. Is it worth talking about unpleasant smell, which comes from urine?

With independent palpation, you can find that the bladder is enlarged. This is clear evidence that urine does not leave the organ completely, swelling its walls. Not excluded frequent urge with a small amount of discharge.

Drug treatment

In order not only to get rid of the symptom, but also to eliminate the disease, you must consult a urologist. Many specialists can immediately prescribe a course of anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action, which is usually prescribed for cystitis.

Almost all doctors insist on certain treatment and strict adherence to a diet without drinking wine, fatty, fried and spicy foods. The rest of the recommendations are usually given by the doctor.

Help from specialists

A full bladder is a sign of many genitourinary diseases and the specialist will do everything to find the source of the discomfort.

If the feeling of constant fullness is caused by stones or, then the doctor will do everything to completely remove it from the body. This means that pain and other symptoms may increase during therapy. But such therapy does not last long and, along with the passage of the stone, the unpleasant feeling fullness. In some cases, such as when the stone is too large, surgery is required.

Treatment of infectious diseases or constipation helps to completely get rid of the unpleasant symptom. Then not only does the pressure on the organ decrease, but other unpleasant symptoms such as pain when urinating and elevated temperature bodies.

conclusions

The feeling of bladder fullness is great sign body about health problems. Some people prefer to block this signal with various sedatives or antispasmodics.

This symptom is like a bright light bulb that helps to notice and eliminate the disease in time before it causes irreparable harm. Timely diagnosis of any disease not only reduces pain and other symptoms, but also reduces financial costs, and also reduces the likelihood of ending up on the operating table.

The feeling of bladder fullness in women is different reasons. Alarming symptom delivers not only psychological discomfort and reduces the quality of life, but can also be a sign of a fairly serious disease - pyelonephritis or enterocolitis.

The feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder can be true or false. The first is usually caused by problems with the flow of urine. This happens under the influence various factors. There is indeed some urine left in the bladder, usually small, which is irritating nerve endings. In the second case, irritation of the receptors is caused not by urine, but functional disorders peripheral or central nervous system.

Causes of feeling overcrowded

The female bladder holds about 300 ml of urine for several hours, although it puts pressure on its walls. The organ then empties and the pressure disappears.

But sometimes, under the influence of certain factors, urinary function is disrupted, and complete emptying does not occur; women experience a feeling of a full bladder. But not all factors are associated with pathologies of the genitourinary system. The causes of the syndrome are more varied:

inflammatory diseases of the urinary system, both acute and chronic (cystitis, urethritis);
inflammation of neighboring organs, which reflexively spreads to the bladder, and urine may not be retained in it, and the sensation is subjective ( we're talking about about pathologies such as pyelonephritis, enterocolitis, appendicitis, etc.);
gynecological diseases - uterine fibroids, adnexitis (inflammation of the appendages), endometritis;
urolithiasis (the appearance of hard stones in the bladder, especially oxalates with their uneven surface, injures the walls or at least causes irritation; such stones can physically prevent complete emptying);
the presence of tumors of various etiologies in the bladder cavity;
disruption of the innervation of the pelvic organs;
spinal cord injury;
decline muscle tone bladder, as a result of which its contractility deteriorates;
indigestion, frequent constipation, due to which the intestines put a lot of pressure on the bladder.

This feeling sometimes occurs during pregnancy, which is due to hormonal changes. To reduce the tone of the uterus and prevent miscarriage, the body produces specific hormones. But they also act on other muscles, reducing the tone of the bladder. This phenomenon noted on early stages pregnancy and is considered completely normal, because over time the uterus grows and puts pressure on other internal organs.

For many women PMS causes a feeling of bladder fullness also due to hormonal changes.

Symptoms

Signs of overcrowding depend on which diseases of the genitourinary system or neurogenic pathologies caused such sensations:

Pathology	Description
Cystitis and urethritis	Accompanied by burning and pain during urination. Body temperature rises, headache occurs
Adnexit	Accompanied high temperature, the appearance of pain in the groove and vaginal discharge. In severe cases, fever and chills may occur. Problems with the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract may begin. In these cases, increased fatigue is possible
Premenstrual syndrome	Differs in variety clinical picture. Sometimes this is a complex of vegetative-vascular disorders: a woman experiences headache, nausea and vomiting, and heart pain may occur. In some cases, only signs of metabolic and endocrine disorders are observed. The mammary glands harden, swelling appears, and sometimes the body temperature rises
Urethral stricture	Accompanied by urinary problems painful sensations, the appearance of a feeling of fullness pelvic area. Darkening of the urine is observed; blood may be visible in it
Pyelonephritis	Accompanied by pain in the lumbar region and lower abdomen, disturbances in the urination process, and increased temperature. An ultrasound examination is performed to diagnose the disease.
Urolithiasis disease	It develops differently, depending on what metabolic disorders caused it. Sometimes it's just pain in the lower back or lower abdomen. But if the stones block the holes urinary tract, observed acute delay urine. There is also renal colic, which is accompanied by almost unbearable pain. With small stones, the disease is practically asymptomatic for a long time. But as the stone grows, changes become noticeable: the urine becomes cloudy, it darkens, and blood impurities appear in it. Not all types of stones are visible on x-rays. Ultrasound and CT are used for diagnosis

Sometimes a woman is bothered by practically nothing except frequent urination, and she does not think anything of it. special significance. However, even in this case, you should consult a doctor to rule out the presence of these diseases.

The fact is that the feeling of a full bladder, in addition to discomfort, causes complications. Urine stagnation occurs, which creates favorable conditions for reproduction pathogenic bacteria, causing secondary infection. Cystitis and urethritis may develop, and with further proliferation of bacteria - pyelonephritis.

Diagnostics

To prescribe treatment you need to undergo full examination. It is recommended to undergo a general urine test and bacterial culture. This will help you find out about availability inflammatory process in the organs of the genitourinary system (with elevated level leukocytes), the presence of pathogenic microflora, damage to the walls of the bladder.

A general blood test is required. The doctor may prescribe a cystoscopy - an examination of the walls of the bladder, showing the condition of its mucous membrane. An ultrasound scan of the kidneys, bladder, ovaries, etc. is performed. This helps to assess the condition of the organs and determine the presence of stones or tumors.

Treatment

Treatment for a full bladder depends on what pathology is causing it.

In case of urolithiasis, dissolution of stones is prescribed using citrate mixtures or Blemaren, taking herbal medicines to improve kidney function (Canephron, Fitolysin), and if drug therapy does not help - surgical removal of stones.

Indicated for cystitis bed rest, drinking plenty of fluids and following a diet that limits salt and eliminates spicy dishes And alcoholic drinks. Antibiotics are prescribed - amoxicillin, ceftriaxone and others (depending on the results of the analysis, which shows the sensitivity of the microflora to certain drugs). If there is pain when urinating, antispasmodics are prescribed - papaverine and drotaverine.

Premenstrual syndrome requires complex treatment, which consists of receiving medications, dosed physical activity, proper alternation of work and rest.

The doctor may prescribe calcium and B vitamins, which affect the condition endocrine system. Antipsychotics (thioridazine) and tranquilizers (diazepam) are prescribed. A common option is reception multivitamin preparations like Decamevit and diuretics (Veroshpiron, furosemide). In severe cases it is prescribed hormone therapy, which involves taking progesterone drugs while using diuretics. This occurs during the luteal phase of the cycle. Sedatives are also prescribed before menstruation.

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The feeling of a full bladder is a physiological phenomenon if it goes away after urination and is not accompanied by pain and burning. But if the feeling of a full bladder is constant, this may indicate the development of the disease, so it is best to consult a urologist with such a symptom.

A frequent feeling of a full bladder worries pregnant women during pregnancy. later. This condition is a variant of the norm, since it is caused by fetal pressure on the bladder, and not pathological process. In this case the symptom will go away independently after delivery.

Main Factors

A constant feeling of a full bladder is serious violation, which significantly worsens a person’s quality of life. The patient cannot work normally, he constantly wants to go to the toilet, but no urine is released at all, or only a few drops come out.

This condition can be caused various pathologies:

and or inflammation of the bladder.
A feeling of a full bladder in men can occur due to prostatitis.
Inflammatory process in the urethra.
Inflammation in the pelvis, which leads to irritation of the bladder.
Violation nerve conduction in the small pelvis.
Oncological disease.
Narrowing of the urethra.

The feeling of a full bladder in women most often occurs against the background of cystitis. In this case, the pathology is accompanied severe pain lower abdomen, burning sensation when urinating, sometimes blood may appear in the urine.

Treating the Feeling of a Full Bladder

If your bladder seems full, but no urine is coming out, you should definitely visit a urologist. The specialist will send you a test, based on the results of which treatment will be prescribed. Therapy can be different, it all depends on the cause of the unpleasant symptom.

Most often, a constantly full bladder in women occurs due to inflammation, so the doctor can prescribe appropriate therapy:

taking antibiotics;
taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
taking diuretic medications and fruit drinks;
bed rest;
physiotherapeutic treatment;
proper nutrition;
taking vitamins.

If a full bladder is associated with cancer, then the patient will be referred to an oncologist for further evaluation. In this case, surgery may be required.

Conclusion

The feeling of a full bladder is a very unpleasant symptom that requires timely consultation with a doctor and treatment. The earlier the patient, the greater the chance of successful treatment. If you start a pathology, it will go into chronic form and will continue to bother you for a long time.