What does it mean when a woman has a hard time urinating?

Urinary retention can be caused by a problem with the nerves that control your bladder. This can happen as a result of diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain or spinal cord infections or injuries, or pelvic injury.

What is the most common cause of difficulty with or painful urination?

A number of conditions can cause painful urination (dysuria). In women, urinary tract infections are a common cause of painful urination. In men, urethritis and certain prostate conditions are frequent causes of painful urination.

What does it mean when a female hurts to pee?

Painful urination is a common sign of a urinary tract infection (UTI). A UTI can be the result of a bacterial infection. It can also be due to inflammation of the urinary tract. The urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys make up your urinary tract.

What is difficulty peeing a symptom of?

Urinary retention (inability to urinate) may be caused by nerve disease, spinal cord injury, prostate enlargement, infection, surgery, medication, bladder stone, constipation, cystocele, rectocele, or urethral stricture. Symptoms include discomfort and pain.

How do you treat difficulty urinating?

Treatment for urinary hesitancy depends on the cause, and may include:

1. Medicines to relieve the symptoms of an enlarged prostate.
2. Antibiotics to treat any infection. Be sure to take all your medicines as directed.
3. Surgery to relieve a prostate blockage (TURP).
4. Procedure to dilate or cut scar tissue in the urethra.

What should I do if I can’t pee?

If you do have to force yourself, here are 10 strategies that may work:

1. Run the water. Turn on the faucet in your sink.
2. Rinse your perineum.
3. Hold your hands in warm or cold water.
4. Go for a walk.
5. Sniff peppermint oil.
6. Bend forward.
7. Try the Valsalva maneuver.
8. Try the subrapubic tap.