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Urinary retention is the accumulation of urine in the bladder because of inability to completely empty the bladder or to urinate at all. Acute urinary retention is defined by the painful inability to void a full bladder, whereas chronic is painless and an elevated postvoid volume of urine.
How do members experience Urinary Retention?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Urinary Retention*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Urinary Retention*
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Urinary retention is the accumulation of urine in the bladder because of inability to completely empty the bladder or to urinate at all. Acute urinary retention is defined by the painful inability to void a full bladder, whereas chronic is painless and an elevated postvoid volume of urine.
Common symptoms reported by people with Urinary Retention
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Urinary Retention
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Got a question about living with Urinary Retention? Members in the forum might have the answers.
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