About those people who rarely go to the toilet, it is sometimes said that “they have an iron bladder,” and to some extent envy them. A rare visit to the toilet is a valuable quality for a diplomat and any employee who has to attend events that are difficult to leave for even a short time.
Therefore, with a complaint: “I go to the toilet a little,” I go to the doctor only when it becomes painful to urinate or when you begin to notice swelling in my body. That is, when the disease already has a neglected form.
The disease in its initial stage, when the amount of urine is gradually reduced, rarely pay attention.
What is the name of the condition in which urine output is less than normal?
The norm for an adult is a 6-7 single visit to the toilet “little by little” per day with the release of urine up to 1.5 liters.
At the first stage, a decrease in the amount of urine excreted does not cause inconvenience. They are thinking about visiting a urologist when it’s painful 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 there is no pain during urination , then the disease begins to be guessed by the deterioration of overall health, which can be expressed in periodic nausea, not associated with the process of eating, weakness and dizziness.
Rare urination may be associated with problems such as:
- inflammatory diseases;
- disruption of the excretory system;
- failure in the endocrine system;
- neurological pathology.
If a urological problem is not detected, then with a complaint: “I go to the toilet a little,” the doctor will refer you to the necessary specialists: a neurologist, endocrinologist, or, in some cases, a cardiologist.
The common name for a condition in which urination is rare is called oliguria in medicine.
Diseases in which oliguria occurs
Oliguria itself does not qualify as a disease. Her appearance is always accompanied by any reason. They can be natural or be caused by a certain pathology.
For example, the natural occurrence of oliguria is characteristic in hot weather, when the body loses fluid in the form of sweat. Urine is not produced if fluid intake is limited.
It is difficult to realize that in the body the malfunction and the amount of urine has decreased, in the absence of painful sensations. More often to the doctor with a complaint: "I notice that I go to the toilet a little," come in the presence of pain.
Diseases in which the kidneys cease to secrete fluid include:
- pyelonephritis;
- hemolytic syndrome;
- impaired renal vessels;
- renal failure.
Oncological diseases 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 do I go to the toilet a little?”, You need to think for yourself what it is connected with, does it cause inconvenience?
If secondary symptoms:
- painful symptoms during urination or pain at the time of its termination;
- after emptying the bladder, there is no feeling that it is empty;
- lower abdomen or lower back constantly or periodically aching;
- particles of mucus and blood are found in the urine - a urologist consultation is required.
When you don’t feel any inconvenience, you don’t see edema, the excretion of urine is painless, urge to urinate precedes the process of urination itself - then, most likely, rare urination is an individual feature of the body.
How to check whether you need to see a doctor with 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, you can approximately calculate whether the amount of fluid you drink matches the amount you’ve got.
“Drunk” is free liquid, soup, juices and approximately the moisture that is found in consumed fruits and vegetables is added to it. At the same time, they make a discount on the fluid secreted from the sweat glands.
If 60-80% of the fluid 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 diseases associated with disorders of the urinary system in men and women are the same. 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 released is often associated with inflammatory diseases of the prostate, its increase, 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 released may be associated with:
- atony of the bladder, which occurs due to inflammation or against a background of stressful situations;
- with age-related changes;
- against the background of hormonal imbalance.
Oliguria treatment
The answer to the question: “Why do I walk a little for a little?” - A urologist cannot give a patient without examination. To establish the cause, special studies are carried out.
First of all, it is necessary to pass urine and blood tests, by which it will be possible to find out if there are any deviations in the functioning of the excretory system, whether intoxication begins. Then, ultrasound studies and computed tomography can be prescribed.
If the cause was an infectious or inflammatory disease, then after treatment, urine output will recover.
When the disease is serious and caused by pathology of the kidneys, 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 cancer or with kidney failure, it is unlikely that the kidneys can fully manage their work. Therapy will be aimed at ensuring that the excretion process does not stop completely.