Patient was educated on risk factors affecting urine retention as follows:
- Enlarged prostate
- Prostate is a small gland in males, located between the bladder and penis.
- The urethra draining the urine out from the bladder passes through the center of the prostate into the penis and drains the urine out.
- Any enlargement of prostate will press onto the urethra draining the urine from bladder and results in backup of urine in the bladder.
- Poorly managed diabetes with diabetic neuropathy and other nervous system disorders, such as, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease can result in effective bladder contractions, thus leading to urine retention in the bladder.
- Any conditions of low back injuries and low back surgeries can damage the nerve supply to the bladder and consequently result in weak bladder muscles and ineffective bladder contractions resulting in urine retention in the bladder.
- Any tumors of the urethra or urinary stones obstructing the passage of urine can also lead to retention of urine in bladder.
