Post Date December, 03 2023
I believe that many people have had the experience of holding urine, and sometimes they may not be willing to get up and go to the bathroom due to being lazy in the morning; Sometimes you may not have time to go to the bathroom due to busy work; Sometimes it may be because you can't find a toilet for a while while while shopping; Some may also be playing games that are not convenient, etc. Male friends may feel that holding urine does not harm their health, but this seemingly small bad habit can actually cause you big trouble. Let's count the possible hazards of holding urine.
1. Holding urine causes prostatitis. Holding urine is one of the causes of prostatitis. Under low temperature conditions, the excitability of the sympathetic nerve in the prostate can significantly increase, causing contraction of the prostate gland, causing chronic congestion, and increasing pressure in the urethra. Changes in the condition of the urethra can exacerbate the accumulation of prostate fluid, leading to attacks of prostate disease, causing patients to have frequent urination, urgency, nocturnal urination, urination pain, perineal and testicular pain, and other symptoms. Especially for many elderly patients, the condition will worsen or recur as the temperature decreases.
2. Holding urine causes cystitis. Urine affects normal and regular urination, leaving urine in the bladder for too long, increasing the chance of bacterial growth and reproduction. Secondly, due to suffocation, the pressure in the bladder increases, making it easy for bacteria to ascend along the ureter and cause pyelonephritis. Frequent urination makes the bladder dilate and remain full for a long time. As time goes by, the elasticity of the bladder wall decreases, the pressure receptors become sluggish, and the bladder contractility decreases, so that the residual urine in the bladder increases after urination, and even urine retention occurs: because the number of urinations decreases, the water in the urine trapped in the bladder is absorbed again, and the urine is concentrated, and the metabolic waste cannot be discharged out of the body in time, so it is easy to cause cystitis.
3. Holding urine causes urethritis. In medicine, holding urine is mandatory retention of urine. Holding urine for a long time can cause more and more urine to accumulate in the bladder, and urine containing bacteria and toxic substances cannot be discharged in a timely manner. At the same time, holding urine can lead to bladder swelling, compression of blood vessels in the bladder wall, ischemia of the bladder mucosa, and reduced resistance. Therefore, bacteria will seize the opportunity to enter and multiply in an uncontrolled manner, easily causing cystitis.
4. Holding urine causes male infertility. Male genital erections and urination are controlled by the same group of nerves, and when people hold their urine for a long time, this group of nerves can experience excessive stress. Once this group of nerves undergoes a disorder, it is not only a matter of painful urination and dysuria, but also a matter of male sexual dysfunction such as impotence, which can affect fertility and other issues.
5. Holding urine will increase the possibility of inducing bladder cancer. Foreign research data show that the frequency of urination is closely related to the incidence rate of bladder cancer. The fewer times of urination, the greater the risk of bladder cancer, because suffocation increases the time of action of carcinogens in urine on the bladder. The research report of American scientists shows that people who have the habit of holding their urine are 3-5 times more likely to suffer from bladder cancer in the future.
6. Holding urine can also cause "heart" disease. Holding urine can cause physiological and psychological tension, increase blood pressure in patients with hypertension, and cause angina and arrhythmia in patients with coronary heart disease. This is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire for elderly people who have a history of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
