what are the causes of urinary urgency?
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['drinking too much liquid.', 'drinking caffeinated or alcoholic beverages.', 'diabetes.', "pregnancy, especially in the third trimester, when there's pressure on the bladder.", 'prostate enlargement or infection.', 'anxiety.', 'diuretics.', 'interstitial cystitis, a chronic infection in the bladder.']
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Many medications taken by seniors for various medical conditions (e.g., high blood pressure, depression) can also increase bladder problems and lead to incontinence. A common cause of temporary urinary incontinence is a urinary tract infection.
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If a person frequently needs to pee but little comes out when they try to go, it can be due to a urinary tract infection (UTI), pregnancy, an overactive bladder, or an enlarged prostate. Less often, some forms of cancer can cause this.
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['pregnancy.', 'conditions that block the urinary tract – such as kidney stones.', 'conditions that make it difficult to fully empty the bladder – such as an enlarged prostate gland in men and constipation in children.', 'urinary catheters (a tube in your bladder used to drain urine)']
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If a person has a constant urge to pee but little comes out when they go, they may have an infection or other health condition. If a person frequently needs to pee but little comes out when they try to go, it can be due to a urinary tract infection (UTI), pregnancy, an overactive bladder, or an enlarged prostate.
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The spasm can force urine from the bladder, causing leakage. When this happens, the condition is called urge incontinence or overactive bladder. People who have had such spasms describe them as a cramping pain and sometimes as a burning sensation.
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Overactive Bladder. Overactive bladder describes a combination of symptoms that can include a frequent urge to urinate and waking up at night to urinate. Causes can include weak muscles, nerve damage, use of medications, alcohol or caffeine, infection, and being overweight. Lifestyle changes may help.
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Overactive bladder symptoms can include: Sudden and overwhelming urge to urinate — This symptom can come on very quickly and without any warning. Urge incontinence — This happens when you suddenly leak urine after feeling an urgent and immediate need to go to the toilet.
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['frequent urination, especially at night.', 'change in urine volume.', 'decreased need to urinate.', 'a burning sensation during urination.', 'brown or red urine that appears foamy.', 'pain, especially in the area near the kidneys (flank region)', 'muscle cramps.', 'numbness in the hands and feet.']
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Frequent urination, pain during urination, an inability to urinate, and a feeling of urination urgency, even when the bladder is not full, may be symptoms of bladder cancer, but these changes are more commonly a sign of a less serious condition, such as a benign tumor or an infection.
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Another common cause of nocturia is excessive fluid consumption. Alcohol and caffeinated beverages are diuretics, which means that drinking them causes your body to produce more urine. Consuming alcohol or caffeinated beverages in excess can lead to nighttime waking and needing to urinate.
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['Diuretics (pills that cause increase urine flow).', 'Antihypertensives (high blood pressure drugs).', 'Antihistamines.', 'Antidepressants.', "Parkinson's disease drugs.", 'Antiarrhythmics (drug for irregular heart action).', 'Tranquilizers.', 'Muscle relaxants.']
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['Bladder inflammation. You might feel that you have to pass urine more often than usual. ... ', 'Problems passing urine. ... ', 'Leakage of urine. ... ', 'Erection problems (impotence) ... ', 'Frequent or loose poo. ... ', 'Inflammation of the back passage (proctitis) ... ', 'Cancer of the bladder or lower bowel.']
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If you have an overactive bladder, you may: Feel a sudden urge to urinate that's difficult to control. Experience unintentional loss of urine immediately after an urgent need to urinate (urgency incontinence) Urinate frequently, usually eight or more times in 24 hours.
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['Dehydration due to vomiting, diarrhoea or fever, and a simultaneous lack of adequate fluid intake.', 'Total urinary tract obstruction, such as may result from an enlarged prostate.', 'Severe infection leading to shock.', 'Kidney inflammation or damage.']
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You have a sudden, intense urge to urinate followed by an involuntary loss of urine. You may need to urinate often, including throughout the night. Urge incontinence may be caused by a minor condition, such as infection, or a more-severe condition such as a neurologic disorder or diabetes.
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Urge incontinence. You have a sudden, intense urge to urinate followed by an involuntary loss of urine. You may need to urinate often, including throughout the night. Urge incontinence may be caused by a minor condition, such as infection, or a more-severe condition such as a neurologic disorder or diabetes.