Term used to refer to urinary retention in the bladder due to its incapacity to void normally. It may occur because there is an obstruction or a loss of tone in the bladder muscles that fail to detect increased pressure exerted by urine. It is usually associated with pain and urge to urinate.

Is a distended bladder serious?

How Serious is a Distended Bladder? This condition will likely not present itself to be a grave health concern in the initial stages. However, if left untreated, an enlarged bladder can lead to health complications. In this condition, your bladder retains the urine for a longer duration.

What can be done for a distended bladder?

Acute urinary retention treatment usually starts with catheterisation to relieve the distress of a full bladder and to prevent further bladder damage. Under local anaesthetic, a doctor passes a catheter through the urethra into the bladder where draining of urine can then begin.