Hypotension of the bladder: causes, symptoms and treatment methods

Hypotension of the bladder is a condition in which the process of excretion of urine is disturbed, which is caused by a reduced tone of the smooth muscles of the walls. The normal tone of the bladder is manifested by the fact that muscle tone ensures proper retention of urination and a complete reduction of the bladder when evacuating its contents.

Causes of hypotension of the bladder

Many factors lead to the violation and decrease of the tone of the walls of the bladder. Below are the most common and common causes that cause bladder hypotension:

• Inflammation of the walls of the bladder( cystitis), in which in the early stages of the disease often there is hypertonic muscle, which without timely treatment smoothly turns into hypotension and atony.
• Prolonged overstretch of the walls of the bladder, which leads to weakness of the sphincter holding the urine in the bladder, and hypotension. This condition can be with the obstruction of the urethra( urethra), which remains even after the elimination of the cause that caused it.
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• Catheterization of the bladder, which causes sphincter stretching and hypotension. This condition occurs during the postoperative period or after delivery, especially when the catheter is not removed for an extended period of time.
• Acute, chronic infections caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi, and the state of intoxication after them. Accumulation of toxins in the muscles of the bladder leads to a violation of the mechanisms of nervous regulation of the urinary system.
• Age changes due to which hypotension of the bladder or sphincter can also develop.
• Mechanical bladder trauma, which results in a violation of the innervation of the bladder.
• Injuries to the brain and spinal cord, resulting in impaired regulation of the emptying of the bladder.
• Violation of the rhythm and periodicity of emptying the bladder, which occurs, for example, with adenoma of the prostate gland or prostatitis.
• The period of pregnancy and a large fetus, when during the first period of labor the fetus presses the walls of the bladder to the bosom, causing an atony in the postpartum period.
• Urolithiasis( if there is patency of the urethra).

Symptoms and signs

This condition reduces or lacks contractility in filling and even overflow of the urinary bladder with urine, resulting in a delay in urine or a lingering act of urination. Patients during urination severely stiffen to empty the bladder, and in the end they have a feeling that there is residual urine in the bladder.

With prolonged hypotension, an extended bladder can occur, which leads to the appearance of urinary incontinence, which is called paradoxical ishuria. Urine can be secreted by trickles or drops, which inevitably causes a lot of trouble for patients.

Stagnant phenomena can cause many complications, which are manifested in the form of stones, salts, infection in the bladder. In some cases, congestion in the bladder provokes vesicoureteral reflux when urine is thrown back up the ureters, causing inflammation. Urinary retention in the bladder can cause a condition such as ureteral hypotension.

Disorders of urinary excretion in children that occur after acute or chronic infectious diseases, as well as after forced long-term urinary retention, are considered especially dangerous. Hypotension of the bladder in a child is manifested by the fact that the child stops asking for a pot( adults), and small children do not urinate for a long period of time.

Treatment of bladder hypotension

First of all, it is necessary to find out the cause, which caused the violation of the process of urination, and about the possibility of eliminating it. Sometimes this can be very difficult, because to treat the advanced stages of prostate adenoma, for example, can only be surgically done. In addition, there is no guarantee that the function of the bladder and sphincter will be restored after the removal of a benign tumor.

It is difficult to restore the nervous regulation of the bladder, especially with brain and spinal injuries. It is also not possible to fully restore the function in the elderly, who are age-related degenerative-dystrophic changes in the smooth muscles of the walls of the bladder.

It is important to monitor the condition of the bladder during pregnancy and childbirth, and prevent the occurrence of viral, fungal and bacterial damage. Usually, after the birth of a large fetus, after a short time, all the functions of the bladder are restored, as, indeed, after forced catheterization.

Drugs for hypotension prescribe the following:

• Relieving intoxication and having an anti-inflammatory effect.
• Drugs that have an antispasmodic effect.
• Drugs that have a diuretic and urolithic effect.
• Remedies for hormone replacement.
• Drugs for improving immunity.
• Means that normalize metabolic processes.
• Medicinal preparations for tissue regeneration.