What happens when you hold your urine?

Urine retention can cause a series of effects on the human body. First, it is easy to cause inflammation of the genitourinary system. Urine in the bladder is not discharged, and it is easy to breed bacteria that stimulate the bladder mucosa. Female urine retention can easily show urinary tract infections, showing cystitis, etc. Male urine retention is also easy to cause urinary tract infections, and may cause prostatitis, because long-term urine retention will cause urine to flow back into the prostate, thus causing prostatitis. Second, serious urine retention can even cause bladder rupture, requiring emergency surgery. Third, urine retention may also cause urine reflux into the kidneys, causing pyelonephritis, hydronephrosis harm kidney function. Finally, if long-term urine retention may also cause bladder detrusor weakness, causing patients to urinate difficult or unable to urinate. At this time, catheterization or cystostomy surgery is needed, so long-term urine retention is not recommended. Drink water frequently and urinate frequently.