What medicine should I take if I can't hold my urine?

When people are too nervous, they often feel the urge to urinate, or when there is some inflammation in the urethra, it will also cause the urge to urinate. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when the human body has kidney deficiency, it may sometimes cause urinary urgency. When people experience urinary urgency for various reasons, they will look for a toilet everywhere. If they happen to be outdoors and there are no toilets nearby, they will often feel very embarrassed. So, what medicine should you take when you have to urinate urgently and can’t hold it?

1. What is urinary urgency?

Urinary urgency refers to the inability to control urination or a sense of urgency when urinating. Once the urge to urinate comes, you must urinate immediately and cannot slack off at all; or after urinating, you feel the urge to urinate again and need to urinate urgently. If you do not urinate in time, your underwear will get wet. Frequent urination is a symptom, but it is painless and is also called frequent urination.

What causes urinary urgency?

There are many reasons for frequent urination, including neuropsychiatric factors, physical weakness after illness, parasitic diseases, etc. External urinary tract infection, local inflammation of the vulva or penis, etc. can also cause urinary urgency. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that frequent urination is mainly caused by weak constitution, weak kidney qi, inability to restrain the bladder, and failure to transform qi. In addition, excessive fatigue will cause deficiency of both spleen and lungs, the upper deficiency cannot control the lower, the earth deficiency cannot control water, and the bladder will be weak, resulting in frequent urination.

3. What medicine should I take if I can’t hold my urine?

There are many reasons for urinary urgency, and you need to take medicine according to your condition. You should seek medical attention promptly and use medication rationally under the guidance and advice of your doctor.

3. TCM remedies for urinary urgency

1. Boil 30 grams of dried watermelon peel and 60 grams of fresh Imperata root in water and drink it to relieve frequent urination and urgency.

2. Old Man Grass Treats Frequent and Urgent Urinary Insects: First, wash the collected old man grass (unlimited quantity), put it into a tin pot, add appropriate amount of cold water and boil it, then beat in a red-skinned egg. After the egg is cooked, take out the old man grass. Eat the eggs first and then drink the soup. Drink it three times a day, and frequent urination and urgency can usually be cured within a week.

4. Prevention

1. Control your diet structure. Avoiding excessive intake of acidic substances and exacerbating the acid-base balance of the acidic diet is very important for preventing frequent urination.

2. Engage in outdoor exercise regularly. Exercising more and sweating more in the sun can help eliminate excess acidic substances in the body, breathe more fresh air, reduce the chance of illness, and contribute to people's health.

3. Maintain a good mood. Don't have too much psychological pressure. Excessive pressure will lead to the deposition of acidic substances and affect the normal metabolism. Proper adjustment of mood and self-pressure can maintain a weak alkaline physique and keep frequent urination away from everyone.

4. Regular life. People with irregular living habits will aggravate the acidification of their body, making it easier for viruses to invade, so they should develop good living habits.

5. Stay away from tobacco, alcohol and cigarettes. Alcohol is a typical acidic food. Smoking and drinking without restraint can easily lead to acidification of the human body.

6. Do not eat contaminated food. For example, if there are polluted water, crops, poultry, fish, eggs, etc., you should eat some green organic food to prevent diseases from entering the body through the mouth.

8. Exercise more. Because water stays in the body for too long and people do not do adequate exercise, some water cannot be eliminated through sweat. At this time, exercise is needed to eliminate the sweat.

9. Eat a light diet and avoid eating fatty or irritating foods. A light diet can help prevent urinary urgency. Avoid consuming too much spicy food, which can also be of great help.