What Causes Weak Urine Stream During Urination?

Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2014

Question: I was peeing nomally, when all of a sudden the flow got weak, seemed obstucted and sprayed sidewise in a weak stream. It seemed to be located near the opening, but I couldn't see anything when I tried to examine myself. A couple hours later, I again was able to pee normally, and then it seemed like something came in and blocked the passage, again near the opening.

Answered by Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rule out uretral stricture

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Thanks for the query. The symptoms may be related to an urethral stricture, meaning a partial obstruction of the urinary canal, perhaps by scar tissue or a lesion. If it keeps on being recurrent, the best course of action is scheduling an appointment with an urologist for a cystoscopy (camera to look at the urinary canal directly).

Hope this helps, wish you the best,

Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar