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What Causes Difficulty In Urination?
Question: Recently I visited a doctor for an annual physical examination. He gave me a prostate examination & said everything was fine. He also asked me if I had any "difficulty urinating?" I am not sure what he meant by that.
1. what does "difficulty urinating" mean exactly?
2. what symptoms is he referring to or asking about?
3. what symptoms should I be concerned about?
Thank you.
1. what does "difficulty urinating" mean exactly?
2. what symptoms is he referring to or asking about?
3. what symptoms should I be concerned about?
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
I have listed urinary symptoms below. you may also search for IPSS.
Detailed Answer:
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Urinary symptoms that he is referring to are: 1. Urinary frequency- urinating very often (less than 2 hours) 2. Urgency- trouble holding/delaying urination. 3. Nocturia- urinating more than 2 x at night. 4. Weak stream 5. Intermittency- discontinues urine stream. 6. Straining- pushing out the urine with abdominal muscles. 7. Feeling of residual urine.
We also ask a quality of life issue in terms of urination like How happy are you with your urination? You may also download an IPSS (scoring system) and you may answer it to check if you have prostate symptoms.
You are still very young to have prostate symptoms and it usually start at a more advance age like 50-60 onwards.
I hope I have answered your question satisfactorily and please consider a a 5 Star rating for my answer. Thank you very much.
I have listed urinary symptoms below. you may also search for IPSS.
Detailed Answer:
Good day and thank you for being with healthcare magic!
Urinary symptoms that he is referring to are: 1. Urinary frequency- urinating very often (less than 2 hours) 2. Urgency- trouble holding/delaying urination. 3. Nocturia- urinating more than 2 x at night. 4. Weak stream 5. Intermittency- discontinues urine stream. 6. Straining- pushing out the urine with abdominal muscles. 7. Feeling of residual urine.
We also ask a quality of life issue in terms of urination like How happy are you with your urination? You may also download an IPSS (scoring system) and you may answer it to check if you have prostate symptoms.
You are still very young to have prostate symptoms and it usually start at a more advance age like 50-60 onwards.
I hope I have answered your question satisfactorily and please consider a a 5 Star rating for my answer. Thank you very much.
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