Symptom: Frequent urination
Frequent urination: Urinating more often than normal
Introduction: It is important to clarify whether "frequent urination" means true frequent trips to the bathroom, versus excessive urination (output of a lot of urine leading to frequent urination), or frequent attempts to urinate with only reduced urine output (i.e. small amount of urine). Urinating too often can indicate several serious medical conditions. Some possibilities include urinary tract infections, bladder conditions (e.g. interstitial cystitis), kidney conditions (e.g. nephritis), or prostate conditions (e.g. BPH). Also possible are metabolic conditions such as Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, or diabetes insipidus. Seek prompt professional medical advice about urination symptoms.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Frequent urination:
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Symptoms related to Frequent urination: polyuria (38), urinary burning (12), urinary pain (30), urinary symptoms (104)
Frequent urination type of: Polyuria (38), Urinary difficulty (79)
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Possible causes of symptom: Frequent urination: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Frequent urination as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Possible causes of "frequent urination" or related issues include:
- Excessive urination - too much urine coming out
- Frequent urination attempts - urge to urinate frequently without much urine output.
- Urinary dribbling
- Urinary urgency
- Overflow incontinence (type of Urinary Incontinence) - may cause urinary frequency.
- Habitual urination
- See also excessive urination
- difficulty starting urination (see Urinary symptoms)
- weak urination
- Urethritis - see also causes of urethritis
- Urethral infection
- Chronic posterior urethral infection
- Urethrotrigonitis - in women
- Cystitis
- Bacterial cystitis (type of Cystitis)
- Interstitial cystitis
- Bladder stones (type of Urinary stones)
- Reduced bladder capacity (see Bladder symptoms)
- Bladder neuropathy (type of Neuropathy)
- Diabetic neuropathy - if causing bladder neuropathy.
- Multiple sclerosis - if causing bladder neuropathy.
- Neurologic bladder disorder
- Overflow incontinence (type of Urinary Incontinence)
- Bladder carcinoma
- Bladder tumor
- Prostate infection
- Prostatitis
- Enlarged prostate
- Benign prostate hypertrophy
- Prostate cancer
- Undiagnosed diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Poorly controlled diabetes
- DKA
- HHNS
- Diabetes
- Undiagnosed diabetes
- Poorly controlled diabetes
- DKA
- HHNS
- Diabetes insipidus - usually causing frequent and voluminous urination.
- Hypercalcemia
- Hypokalemia
- Heart failure
- Congestive heart failure
- Kidney failure
- Certain medications
- Diuretic medications
- See also causes of polyuria
- Urinary urgency - see causes of urinary urgency
- Urinary tract infection
- Stress incontinence (type of Urinary Incontinence)
- Bladder conditions
- Bladder infection
- Sensory urinary urgency
- Urinary stones
- Bladder stones (type of Urinary stones)
- Bladder tumor
- Bladder compression
- Pelvic tumor
- BPH
- Prostate cancer
- Detrusor instability
- See also causes of reduced urine
Medications or substances causing Frequent urination: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Frequent urination as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
Conditions listing symptoms: Frequent urination: The following list of conditions have 'Frequent urination' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Last revised: Nov 9, 2003
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