from A Bloke's DIY Guide to Health by Dr Keith Hopcroft and Dr Allistair
Moulds published by Oxford 1999
Are you really uptight or worried about something?
Yes? Check out yellow box below: reasonable bets as to
cause; No? scroll down for other possibilities
Anxiety
irritable, tense
either difficulty getting off to sleep or restless/fragmented
sleep as you wake in the night worrying
once you start worrying that you are peeing too much then this
will make the problem appear worse (start noticing every time
you blink and you will see what I mean)
No? Scroll down
Do your symptoms seem to be mainly at night or worse at
night?
Yes? Check out box below: reasonable bets as to cause
Alcohol related
unless you are so drunk you don't even wake up to pee, drinking
in the evening will have you up in the night peeing
Or Diabetes (see your GP Sharpish!)
wake to pee and drink as so thirsty
may be losing weight
may have itch/mild discharge from your penis
Or Prostrate enlargement (Get it checked out)
often, first sign is waking up to pee
may notice bit of difficulty starting to pee/not such a strong
flow/bit of dribbling at end
No? Scroll down
Is there any risk you could have caught a sexually transmitted
disease (STD)?
Yes? Check out box below: reasonable bets as to cause
Urethritis
stinging when you pee
discharge from your penis
No? Scroll down
Does it sting when you pee?
Yes? Check out box below: reasonable bets as to cause
Prostatitis
may be pain or ache just behind your penis or up your bottom
may be ache or stinging when you pee
may cause blood in sperm
Or urinary tract infection
if in bladder, get burning urgency (must go as soon as you get
urge) and perhaps blood in urine
if in kidney may get high temperature, pain over kidney area
No? Scroll down
Only rare causes left
Yes? Check out box below: reasonable bets as to cause
Urethral stricture
perhaps from previous attacks of urethritis
urine may spray all over the place and stream is weak
Or Unstable Bladder
Or Bladder Stone
Or Medication side effect
perhaps from water tablets used to treat high blood pressure
No? Scroll down
If in any doubt or pain, consult your GP! If you don't
have a GP, get one!!!!!!!
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