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'''Urinary urgency''' is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate.<ref>http://www.icd9data.com/2015/Volume1/780-799/780-789/788/788.63.htm</ref> |
'''Urinary urgency''' is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate.<ref>http://www.icd9data.com/2015/Volume1/780-799/780-789/788/788.63.htm</ref> MedNet defines it as “an immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder.”<ref>[http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18379 Definition of Urinary urgency by MedNet]</ref> |
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It is often, though not necessarily, associated with [[urinary incontinence]], [[polyuria]], [[nocturia]], and [[interstitial cystitis]]. It tends to increase with age. When uncontrollable, it causes [[urge incontinence]]. |
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== Urinary urgency and interstitial cystitis == |
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* [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=18379 Definition of Urinary urgency by MedNet] |
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* [http://www.localhealth.com/article/urinary-urgency Urinary Urgency], localhealth.com |
* [http://www.localhealth.com/article/urinary-urgency Urinary Urgency], localhealth.com |
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*[http://www.webmd.com/content/article/108/109010 Research in Acupuncture and Urinary Urgency] |
*[http://www.webmd.com/content/article/108/109010 Research in Acupuncture and Urinary Urgency] |
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Urinary urgency is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate.[1] MedNet defines it as “an immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder.”[2]
It is often, though not necessarily, associated with urinary incontinence, polyuria, nocturia, and interstitial cystitis. It tends to increase with age. When uncontrollable, it causes urge incontinence.
Urinary urgency and interstitial cystitis
Urinary urgency often occurs as a result of irritation and/or inflammation of the bladder wall (urothelium). In interstitial cystitis, urinary frequency and urgency are the hallmark symptoms, in addition to nocturia and dyspareunia.
In many cases, these symptoms may be exacerbated by the consumption of certain foods or beverages, such as caffeine, particularly coffee, regular tea, green tea, soda, diet soda and fruit juice. Cranberry juice, for example, may cause extreme urgency in those experiencing such urgency.
Non-medical causes
Urininary urgency may be as a result of anxiety or in some cases extended sexual arousal. When a human male is attracted to a mate, there is an autonomic nervous system response, and the body is therefore not entirely under conscious control, with many hormones including norepinephrine being released in the parasympathetic system in a cascade of ways designed by genetics to make the male more likely to breed. Specifically, the release of norepinephrine will lead to sweaty palms, inability to find words, rough and lowered voice, increased need to blink and urinary urgency. In what is similar to a fight or flight response, the body works to rid itself of extra weight, the most readily available being in the form of water, which leads to frequent urination.[citation needed]
Intervention
- Behavioral techniques
- Anticholinergic drugs
References
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Sources
- Katharine K. O’Dell & Sarah McGee. "Acupuncture for Urinary Urgency In Women Over 50: What Is the Evidence?". UROLOGIC NURSING - February 2006 - Volume 26 Number 1.
External links
- Urinary Urgency, localhealth.com
- Research in Acupuncture and Urinary Urgency
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