What causes a woman to have a hard time urinating?

Nerve problems Urinary retention can be caused by a problem with the nerves that control your bladder. This can happen as a result of diabetes, stroke, multiple sclerosis, brain or spinal cord infections or injuries, or pelvic injury.

What does it mean when a woman has to pee but can t?

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) One of the most common causes of feeling the urge but being unable to pee are UTIs. These occur about four times more frequently in women than men. UTIs are caused when bacteria — most commonly E. coli — spread to the genitalia from the anal region or elsewhere.

Why am I having a hard time trying to pee?

Urinary retention (inability to urinate) may be caused by nerve disease, spinal cord injury, prostate enlargement, infection, surgery, medication, bladder stone, constipation, cystocele, rectocele, or urethral stricture. Symptoms include discomfort and pain. Treatment depends upon the cause of urinary retention.

How do you treat difficulty urinating?

Medications that can help treat urinary retention include :

  1. antibiotics for infections of the prostate, bladder, or urinary tract.
  2. medications to relax your prostate or sphincters and help urine flow more freely.
  3. medications to reduce the size of your prostate (if you have BPH)

Why do I feel like peeing and nothing comes out?

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.

Why do I have to push to pee woman?

A woman may experience urinary retention if her bladder sags or moves out of the normal position, a condition called cystocele. The bladder can also sag or be pulled out of position by a sagging of the lower part of the colon, a condition called rectocele. Some people have urinary retention from rectoceles.

What do I do when I feel like I have to pee but can t?

If you are having problems passing urine, there are a number of things you can do that may help manage the condition: Try urinating in a bath of warm water. Turn on the taps of the sink or basin and let the water trickle. Sometimes the sound of running water helps to start urination.

What should I do if I cant pee?

If you do have to force yourself, here are 10 strategies that may work:

  1. Run the water. Turn on the faucet in your sink.
  2. Rinse your perineum.
  3. Hold your hands in warm or cold water.
  4. Go for a walk.
  5. Sniff peppermint oil.
  6. Bend forward.
  7. Try the Valsalva maneuver.
  8. Try the subrapubic tap.

What are the symptoms of a bladder infection in females?

Symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) may include:

  • pain or a burning sensation when peeing (dysuria)
  • needing to pee more often than usual during the night (nocturia)
  • pee that looks cloudy, dark or has a strong smell.
  • needing to pee suddenly or more urgently than usual.
  • needing to pee more often than usual.

Why does it feel like pee is stuck in my urethra?

When something blocks the free flow of urine through the bladder and urethra, you might experience urinary retention. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of your body. In men, a blockage can be caused when the prostate gland gets so big that it presses on the urethra.