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What Causes The Urge To Frequently Urinate?
Question: Hi my boyfriend has frequent urination says he has to use the bathroom constantly like he can't hold it and then when he goes hardly anything comes out he says there is no uncomfortable feeling except the urge of having to go he also says there is no burning while urinating. What could this mean
Brief Answer:
infection, non infectious cystitis, diabetes, enlarged prostate
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Frequent urination and urgency even without burning can be related to different possible causes including : (1)infection of some aspect of the urinary or genital tract
This can be assessed by a urine analysis at the doctor's office.
The infection can be at any aspect- cystitis (bladder), prostatitis , urethritis (urethra) etc
(2)non infectious cystitis- irritation of the bladder , not related to infection
Can be caused by side effect of some medication, autoimmune disease such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
(3)enlarged prostate but this would be unusual at his age
(4)diabetes
To determine the cause, he would need to go to his doctor for assessment.
The assessment would include physical examination of the abdomen, external genitalia, urinalysis, blood tests possibly (if urinalysis shows likely infection may not do bloods but just treat with antibiotics)
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
infection, non infectious cystitis, diabetes, enlarged prostate
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Frequent urination and urgency even without burning can be related to different possible causes including : (1)infection of some aspect of the urinary or genital tract
This can be assessed by a urine analysis at the doctor's office.
The infection can be at any aspect- cystitis (bladder), prostatitis , urethritis (urethra) etc
(2)non infectious cystitis- irritation of the bladder , not related to infection
Can be caused by side effect of some medication, autoimmune disease such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis
(3)enlarged prostate but this would be unusual at his age
(4)diabetes
To determine the cause, he would need to go to his doctor for assessment.
The assessment would include physical examination of the abdomen, external genitalia, urinalysis, blood tests possibly (if urinalysis shows likely infection may not do bloods but just treat with antibiotics)
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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