On this page: - What is the urinary tract? - What causes urinary
retention? - What are the symptoms of urinary retention? - How
is urinary retention diagnosed? - How is urinary retention
treated? - What are the complications of urinary retention? -
What are the complications of treatments for urinary retention?
- Hope through Research - For More Information Urinary retention
is the inability to empty the bladder. With chronic urinary
retention, you may be able to urinate, but you have trouble
starting a stream or emptying your bladder completely. You may
urinate frequently; you may feel an urgent need to urinate but
have little success when you get to the toilet; or you may feel
you still have to go after you've finished urinating. With acute
urinary retention, you can't urinate at all, even though you
have a full bladder. Acute urinary retention is a medical
emergency requiring prompt action. Chronic urinary retention may
not seem life threatening, but it can lead to serious problems
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