Patient's question:
Female, 32 years old. This symptom has started since her teens, especially when riding in a car. Before each car ride, she needs to use the restroom once. The more nervous she is, the more she feels the urge to urinate. If the car ride is less than an hour, sometimes she struggles to hold it, making her particularly reluctant to ride in a car. On normal days, if she drinks too much water, she will urinate frequently. If she doesn’t drink water, she urinates about once in the morning. The symptom of incomplete urination is that each time she urinates, it feels like she can’t empty her bladder completely, causing severe pain, as if she only urinated halfway.Past treatment history and effectiveness: She has been thoroughly examined, and there are no issues with her urine or kidneys.
What kind of help is needed: She has been dealing with this for 10 years. What is going on with her? What kind of thorough examination should she undergo, and can it be cured?
Doctor's answer:
According to the symptoms you described, it is possible to have urinary tract infections or other diseases. Urinary tract diseases are generally related to perinatal urinary tract infections. The specific pathogen causing the condition can only be diagnosed after a hospital visit, where experts conduct a physical examination combined with relevant auxiliary tests. Urinary tract infections may manifest as local redness, bumps, ulcers, etc. In some cases, bacteria can spread from the urethra into deeper parts of the body, potentially affecting the prostate, seminal vesicles, or epididymis, especially in uncircumcised individuals. Excessive secretions cannot be expelled, leading to the accumulation of smegma.