About those people who rarely go to the toilet, sometimes they say that "they have an iron bladder", and to some extent they are envied. Infrequent use of the toilet is a valuable quality for a diplomat and any employee who has to attend events from which it is difficult to leave even for a short time.
Therefore, with a complaint: “I don’t go to the toilet a little,” they turn to the doctor only when it already becomes painful to urinate or when you begin to notice swelling in yourself. That is, when the disease is already in advanced form.
The disease in its initial stage, when the amount of urine gradually decreases, is rarely noticed.
What is the name of the condition in which urine output is less than normal?
The norm for an adult is 6-7 single visits to the toilet "in a small way" per day with urine output up to 1.5 liters.
At the first stage, a decrease in the amount of urine excreted does not cause inconvenience. They think about visiting a urologist, when it hurts a little to go to the toilet, urine leaves only if you take a certain position, the stream is “sluggish” or the liquid is already dripping.
If not, then they begin to guess about the disease by the deterioration in general well-being, which can be expressed in periodic nausea not associated with the process of eating, weakness and dizziness.
Infrequent urination may be due to problems such as:
- inflammatory diseases;
- disruption of the excretory system;
- failure in the endocrine system;
- neurological pathology.
If the urological problem is not detected, then with a complaint: “I don’t go to the toilet a little”, the doctor will refer you to the necessary specialists: a neurologist, an endocrinologist, or, in some cases, a cardiologist.
The general name for a condition in which urination is infrequent is medically called oliguria.
Diseases that cause oliguria
Oliguria itself does not qualify as a disease. Her appearance is always accompanied by some reason. They can be natural or caused by a certain pathology.
For example, the natural occurrence of oliguria is typical in hot weather, when the body loses fluid in the form of sweat. Urine is not produced if fluid intake in the body is limited.
It is difficult to realize that there are problems in the body and the amount of urine has decreased, in the absence of painful sensations on your own. More often to the doctor with a complaint: "I notice that they come in the presence of pain.
Diseases in which the kidneys stop producing fluid include:
Cancer can cause oliguria.
Urine ceases to be excreted even when the ureter is clogged with sand or a stone clogs it, during inflammation of the bladder.
Sometimes a decrease in the amount of urine produced occurs after an injury.
Symptoms of oliguria
Before you go to the doctor with the question: “Why don’t I go to the toilet a little?” - you need to think for yourself, what is the reason for this, does it cause inconvenience?
If secondary symptoms:
When you don’t experience any discomfort, you don’t observe swelling in yourself, the excretion of urine passes painlessly, the urge to urinate precedes the process of urination itself - then, most likely, rare urination is an individual feature of the body.
How to check if you need to see a doctor for oliguria
If the problem, which can be expressed as “I don’t go to the toilet a little,” does not cause inconvenience, that is, it worries more on an emotional level, we can approximately calculate whether the amount of liquid drunk coincides with the amount allocated.
“Drunk” is considered to be free liquid, soup, juices, and approximately the moisture contained in the consumed fruits and vegetables is added to it. At the same time, a discount is made on the fluid secreted from the sweat glands.
If 60-80% of the liquid is excreted in the urine, depending on the air temperature and sweating, then you do not need to see a doctor.
Individual causes of oliguria in men and women
Most of the diseases associated with violations of work in men and women proceed in the same way. But due to the difference in the structure of the genitourinary organs, the appearance of oliguria can be caused by various reasons.
For men, a decrease in the amount of fluid secreted is often associated with inflammatory diseases of the prostate, its enlargement, and the occurrence of tumors in it.
Urination with such pathologies is painful, and men rarely delay going to the urologist.
In women, a decrease in the amount of urine produced may be due to:
- atony of the bladder, which occurs due to inflammation or against the background of stressful situations;
- with age-related changes;
- due to hormonal imbalance.
Treatment of oliguria
The answer to the question: “Why do I go little by little?” - The urologist will not be able to give the patient without examination. To establish the cause, special studies are carried out.
First of all, it is required to pass urine and blood tests, by which it will be possible to find out if there are any deviations in the work, whether intoxication of the body begins. Then, ultrasound and computed tomography studies can be prescribed.
If the cause was an infectious or inflammatory disease, then after treatment, urine output will be restored.
When the disease is serious and caused by kidney pathology, you need to tune in to the fact that the restoration of their excretory function will take a sufficient amount of time.
If oliguria is associated with the occurrence of oncological diseases or with renal failure, it is unlikely that it will be possible to establish the work of the kidneys in full. Therapy will be aimed at ensuring that the excretion process does not stop completely.