Usually, the need to urinate more often may result from increased fluid intake. However, it may also signal a disease.
Here are the most common causes of frequent urination:
- diabetes
- prostate disorders
- anxiety
- consumption of diuretics
- stroke
- uterine tract infections
- inflammation of the bladder
- kidney stones
- urinary incontinence
- exposure to cold
- excessive alcohol or caffeine consumption
- radiotherapy affecting the pelvis or lower abdomen
- tumors or pelvic masses
- aging (the body no longer produces hormones that prevent urination at night; thus, nocturia occurs).
Other common urination disorders
Several disorders can cause frequent urination:
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- bladder cancer
- cystitis (inflammation or infection of the bladder)
- gonorrhea
- vaginitis
- long-term use of urinary catheters (tubes that remove urine from the bladder)
- overactive bladder
- pelvic prolapse
- pregnancy and childbirth
- prostatitis (prostate infection)
- urinary tract infections such as bladder or kidney infections (pyelonephritis)
- bladder stones
Complications associated with frequent urination
Complications associated with frequent urination can degenerate, in rare and severe cases, into:
- diabetic coma
- infertility
- ketoacidosis
- permanent kidney damage
- kidney disease
- renal insufficiency
- urosepsis and sepsis
When the problem of frequent urination occurs, it is necessary first to determine what causes it, and then, depending on this, the best treatment for BPH Colorado doctors administer. Otherwise, the treatment will prove ineffective, but it can even aggravate the real condition that causes urinary problems.
