Men holding in urine for a long time can cause urethritis

　　Men holding in urine for a long time can cause urethritis
　　
　　Many people have had the experience of holding in their urine, especially male , thinking that holding it in for a while will not cause immediate damage to the body, so they are eager to complete other tasks. There are also people who hold their urine for a long time after going to bed because of the cold climate in winter. Experts remind you not to underestimate this inadvertent holding in urine. Holding in urine for a long time will cause great harm to the body, such as urethritis. Why is this?
　　
　　Medically speaking, holding back urine is called forced urine retention. As the saying goes, running water does not rot. Normal urination can not only discharge metabolites in the body, but also have a self-purifying effect on the urinary system. Holding in urine for a long time will cause more urine to accumulate in the bladder, and the urine containing bacteria and toxic substances will not be discharged in time. At the same time, holding in urine will cause the bladder to swell, the blood vessels in the bladder wall to be compressed, the bladder mucosa to be ischemic, and the resistance to decrease. Therefore, bacteria will take advantage of the weakness and grow and multiply, which can easily cause cystitis, urethritis, dysuria, hematuria or enuresis. disease。
　　
　　Holding in urine can also cause physical and psychological stress, which can increase blood pressure in patients with hypertension. coronary heart disease Patients develop arrhythmia and even angina pectoris, which is very important for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. elderly It's like adding fuel to the fire. Prostatic hypertrophy is a common disease among the elderly. If you hold back urine for a long time, the already enlarged prostate will become even more miserable.
　　
　　Foreign research data shows that the frequency of urination is closely related to the incidence of bladder cancer. The less the frequency of urination, the greater the risk of bladder cancer, because holding back urine increases the time for carcinogens in the urine to act on the bladder. Some studies report that people who have the habit of holding back their urine are 3-5 times more likely to develop bladder cancer in the future than the average person.