yes that is possible but holding urine would not be considered a common symptom. urinary tract infections typically cause dysuria (pain on urination) frequency urgency (desire to urinate even after you finished urination) and occasionally bloody urine. utis can cause back (kidney pain) bladder pain and fever as well. one might consciously or unconsciously hold urine because is uncomfortable to urinate. inflammation around the urethra could make it more difficult to urinate and result in the desire to hold. in children especially consciously holding urine can lead to a urinary infection so there could be a connection between holding and utis. hold urine in always good for health because it cause remove bad waste products from body and not cause urinary tract infections each day and night.
would a urinary tract inection cause the bladder to hold urine?