Urinary urgency
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Urinary urgency is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate. It is often, though not necessarily, associated with urinary incontinence
, polyuria
, nocturia
, and interstitial cystitis
. It tends to increase with age. When uncontrollable, it causes urge incontinence
.
). In interstitial cystitis, urinary frequency and urgency are the hallmark symptoms, in addition to nocturia and dyspareunia. In many cases, however, these symptoms are often exacerbated by the consumption of certain foods and/or beverages caffeine, particularly coffee, regular tea, green tea, soda, diet soda and fruit juice. Cranberry juice, for example, often causes extreme urgency in patients.
Urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is any involuntary leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a profound impact on quality of life. Urinary incontinence almost always results from an underlying treatable medical condition but is under-reported to medical practitioners...
, polyuria
Polyuria
Polyuria is a condition usually defined as excessive or abnormally large production or passage of urine . Frequent urination is sometimes included by definition, but is nonetheless usually an accompanying symptom...
, nocturia
Nocturia
Nocturia , also called nycturia , is the need to get up in the night to urinate, thus interrupting sleep. Its occurrence is more frequent in pregnant women and in the elderly...
, and interstitial cystitis
Interstitial cystitis
Interstitial cystitis or bladder pain syndrome is a chronic, oftentimes severely debilitating disease of the urinary bladder...
. It tends to increase with age. When uncontrollable, it causes urge incontinence
Urge incontinence
Urge incontinence is a form of urinary incontinence.Urge incontinence is involuntary loss of urine occurring for no apparent reason while feeling urinary urgency, a sudden need or urge to urinate.-Causes:...
.
Urinary urgency and interstitial cystitis
Urinary urgency often occurs as a result of irritation and/or inflammation of the bladder wall (urotheliumUrothelium
The urothelium is a form of transitional epithelial tissue layer that lines much of the urinary tract, including the renal pelvis, the ureters, the bladder, and parts of the urethra.-Structure and function:...
). In interstitial cystitis, urinary frequency and urgency are the hallmark symptoms, in addition to nocturia and dyspareunia. In many cases, however, these symptoms are often exacerbated by the consumption of certain foods and/or beverages caffeine, particularly coffee, regular tea, green tea, soda, diet soda and fruit juice. Cranberry juice, for example, often causes extreme urgency in patients.
See also
- UrinationUrinationUrination, also known as micturition, voiding, peeing, weeing, pissing, and more rarely, emiction, is the ejection of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body. In healthy humans the process of urination is under voluntary control...
- PolyuriaPolyuriaPolyuria is a condition usually defined as excessive or abnormally large production or passage of urine . Frequent urination is sometimes included by definition, but is nonetheless usually an accompanying symptom...
- Research in Acupuncture and Urinary Urgency
External links
- http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18379
- http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/urinary_urgency.htm
- http://www.shands.org/health/information/article/003140.htm