What might be the reason why men can’t hold their urine?

Our kidneys are the first place where urine is produced, and the urine in the kidneys is called primary urine. Because primary urine contains many useful substances, it must be reabsorbed and filtered before reaching the bladder. After a certain amount of urine accumulates in the bladder, we will feel the urge to urinate. Usually, we can urinate smoothly when the situation permits. In special circumstances, we need to hold our urine. For some people, certain urinary system diseases may cause the phenomenon of holding urine. Let us understand the possible reasons why men cannot hold their urine.

1. Patients who cannot hold their urine may be suffering from pyelonephritis. This inflammation is an infection of organs deep inside the body, so it is often accompanied by systemic inflammatory reactions or manifestations of impaired renal tubular function.

2. Urinary tract infection, for example, prostate hyperplasia in elderly men can cause urinary tract obstruction, which in turn causes cystitis. Cystitis is often caused by bacteria from the vulva going up the urinary tract.

3. Urinary incontinence is a symptom that refers to the involuntary outflow of urine without control. Normal urine storage and urination are coordinated between bladder pressure and urethral pressure. Therefore, any reason that causes excessive bladder pressure or decreased urethral resistance during urine storage will cause urinary incontinence.

4. Psychological reasons are one reason. Some male friends always force themselves to go to the toilet before going to bed at night for the sake of a good night's sleep. Over time, they will develop a psychological compulsion disease and gradually become unable to hold their urine.

5. It is related to living habits and seasons. Affected by the amount of water you drink, the more you drink, the more you excrete, and you may urinate more frequently. For example, if you are not thirsty, you may urinate after drinking a few hundred milliliters of water for tens of minutes. Secondly, due to the influence of climate factors, in winter, you sweat less, lose less water from the body surface, and the water needs to be excreted through the kidneys, so the frequency of urination may increase. In summer, you sweat more, urinate less, and urinate less frequently.

In summary, we can see that the phenomenon of holding urine is not limited to people with urinary tract infection. For example, some disabled people with lower body paralysis will suffer from urinary incontinence because the nervous system cannot transmit completely. Drinking too much water can also cause short-term frequent urination. Therefore, if you have the problem of holding urine and cannot find the relevant reasons, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.