In today's busy life, people often hold urine for a long time due to their work, travel, school-college or due to lack of clean public toilets nearby. Even though this may seem to be a common thing, but if it becomes a habit to stop urination repeatedly and for a long time, then it can have a very deep and bad effect on your urinary system. Instead of constantly ignoring the natural urge to urinate, it is very important to understand and respect the signals given by the body in time.
How our body works and why we should not stop urination
Kidneys in our body continuously filter the blood and remove unwanted substances and excess water from it in the form of urine. This fluid accumulates in the urinary bladder and when filled to a certain amount, signals the brain to urinate. Under normal circumstances, repeatedly avoiding or suppressing this natural signal is not considered good for health. Doing this for a long time can disturb the functioning of the internal organs of the body and lead to many serious diseases.
Serious risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) increases
Holding urine frequently and for a long time causes urine to remain stored in the bladder for a longer period of time, which provides a favorable environment for the growth and development of bacteria there. Due to this condition, the risk of getting urinary tract infection i.e. UTI increases manifold. In case of UTI, symptoms like severe burning sensation while urinating, feeling of frequent urination, pain during urination or feeling of discomfort in the lower stomach and waist start appearing, which can become very painful later.
Bad effect on functioning of bladder and problem of inability to empty.
The habit of regularly withholding urine puts the bladder in a state of overstretch. If a person does this consistently, over time the bladder muscles may become weak and its ability to empty normally may be affected. In many cases, it has also been seen that even after urinating, the person continues to feel that the bladder has not been completely emptied, due to which there is a need to go to the washroom again and again. If this kind of problem is happening again and again, then it should not be ignored at all.
When to take doctor's advice and what precautions to take
Generally, whenever there is a signal from the body to urinate, one should go to the toilet as soon as possible. Apart from this, do not allow dehydration in the body and drink adequate amount of water. Many people reduce water intake so that they do not have to urinate frequently, which is a wrong approach. If you feel severe burning or pain while urinating, see blood in the urine, have extreme difficulty in urinating or are complaining of frequent UTIs, then you should immediately consult a qualified doctor.