What are the symptoms and treatments for acute urinary retention?

Urinary retention is a common clinical disease. Acute urinary retention is also a type of urinary retention. The onset of acute urinary retention is relatively rapid, so treatment must be timely. The symptoms of acute urinary retention are very obvious, and treatment should be based on the symptoms. Patients with acute urinary retention should also pay attention to daily care. So what are the symptoms and treatment of acute urinary retention?

1. Symptoms

Acute urinary retention is one of the most common emergencies in urology. It develops rapidly and causes pain to patients, requiring urgent diagnosis and timely treatment, including mechanical obstruction and dynamic obstruction. Mechanical obstruction includes urethral injury or stones, sudden obstruction by foreign bodies or prostatic hyperplasia, urethral stenosis, etc. Dynamic obstruction includes acute central and peripheral nerve damage, inflammation, tumor edema and bleeding, and various smooth muscle relaxants such as atropine and propantheline.

2. Hot compress method:

Hot compresses on the suprapubic bladder area and perineum often have a good therapeutic effect on patients with short urinary retention and mild bladder fullness. You can also take a hot water bath. If you feel like urinating in the hot water, try urinating in the water. Do not insist on urinating out of the bathtub to avoid losing the opportunity to urinate on your own.

3. Massage method:

Gently massage from the navel to the midpoint of the pubic symphysis, and gradually increase pressure. You can press the Guanyuan point with your thumb for about one minute, and use your palm to gently press down on the bladder from above to aid urination. Be careful not to use excessive force to avoid bladder rupture.

3. Umbilical application therapy:

Fry half a pound of salt, wrap it in a cloth and iron the navel and abdomen. After it cools down, fry it and apply it to the navel. Or use a single garlic, 3 gardenias, and a little salt, mash them, spread them on paper and stick them on the navel.

4. Catheterization:

It should generally be performed under sterile conditions and therefore performed by medical staff. Currently, self-catheterization is also recommended for patients with urinary retention abroad.

4. Urine puncture method:

To temporarily relieve the patient's pain when a urinary catheter cannot be inserted, bladder puncture can be performed under sterile conditions at the midline two fingers above the pubic symphysis to draw out urine.