Very often even very young men are faced with all sorts of problems with urination. Difficulty urinating in men most often occurs against the background of pathologies of the genitourinary system. Difficulties can be manifested in different ways: urination weak, interrupted or bifurcated stream, frequent urges, uncomfortable sensations in the process of urination, reduction of occasional portions of urine, etc. These problems are dealt with by a urologist, which must be treated immediately when such symptoms appear.
Causes of the strangulation of
To provoke strangury, and this is what it is called difficult urination in men in a scientific language, there may be quite a few diseases:
Narrowing of the urethral lumen
Often these are mechanical causes that narrow the urethral lumen. Narrowing of the urethra can be caused by an adenoma or other tumorous neoplasm arising in the prostate in the urinary system. For tumors like adenoma is characterized by intense cellular growth near the urethra, which leads to its squeezing, as a result of which urination is impaired.
Prostatitis
Quite often the cause of obstructed male urination is prostatitis, which often affects men. Associated with the disease, an enlargement of the prostate gland leads to abnormalities of the urine flow. The pathology develops against the background of past illnesses like gonococci, trichomonads, mycoplasmas, chlamydia, ureaplasma, and is more typical of 50-year-old men and older.
If stranguria is caused by prostatitis, then symptoms like general malaise, erectile dysfunction and specific discharge from the urethra are added to it.
Urolithiasis
Often, difficulty urinating associated with urolithiasis, developing against the background of disturbed material exchange, malnutrition, vascular disorders, adverse environmental conditions or pathologies of an infectious nature. For urolithiasis is characteristic of the formation in the ureters or bladder stones, which can block the urinary tract.
Inflammatory pathologies
Very often, the causes of impaired urination are due to various inflammations that have affected the urethra or bladder. Among such inflammations, urethritis is most commonly diagnosed in men. The etiology of this disease is very extensive and includes infections of a bacterial, viral, ureaplasma or protozoal nature.
Neurological diseases
Often, urination is difficult for men against neurological conditions, often caused by diabetes, injuries and disorders of the spinal cord or brain.
Specific male pathologies
Capable of influencing urination and diseases characteristic only of men. This includes inflammatory processes in the testicles( orchitis), inflammation of the foreskin and head of the penis( balanitis, balanoposthitis), inflammation of the testicles( epididymitis), etc.
STIs
Often, urination is hampered by the presence of a male sexual infection, which he receivedwith unprotected sex. Among the most likely culprits, difficulty in emptying the bladder is most commonly found in syphilis, candidiasis, gonorrhea, etc.
Not always the cause of disorders is illness. Sometimes even children may experience a convulsive difficulty in emptying the bladder, caused by hypochondria or hysteria. In adult men, this disorder is caused by alcoholism, the use of diuretics or stimulants.
How to treat urinary dysfunction
Treatment of such disorders in the male body is based on identifying and eliminating the causes of difficulty in the destruction of the bladder. After establishing the etiology of the disease, the physician selects treatment tactics, according to which he prescribes the necessary drugs and therapeutic procedures, such as sedentary soothing baths, wraps or local compresses. An important point is the diet of a man who is being adjusted.
The basis of treatment is broad-spectrum antibacterial and urological drugs. Preparations of anticholinergic action like bantine, oxybutynin, pro-antin relieve spasms from the urethra and bladder.
For men with problems with bladder emptying, it is highly undesirable to postpone a meeting with a doctor, as the pathological disorder subsequently goes to a neglected stage, the treatment of which will be more complicated and take much longer
In addition, if the bladder is devitalized in a paralytic manner, regular 15-minutesedentary bath with warm steam. The water should not be below 22 ° C.After such baths, compresses are shown on the lower abdomen area, which need to be kept for several hours. If the disturbances during urination are associated with an inflammatory etiology, then wraps and soothing lotions on the belly of 20-minute duration are shown.
In particularly difficult cases, urine collection may require the installation of a catheter, sometimes it can not do without surgery, so you should immediately contact a urologist.
