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Q: Cathing myself
asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 5th, 2009
i have to cath myself to pee because of enlarged prostrate what if i have nothing done but keep cathing myself


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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD
replied on April 6th, 2009
Prostate Answer A6273



Continuous use of catheter in cases of Benign Prostatic Hyperpasia might cause urinary tract infection. The insufficient empting of the bladder causes part of the urine to stay in the bladder all the time, thus causing excellent environment for bacterial infection. Since the infection might be repetitive, there is a possibility that the bacteria would become resistant to the used antibiotics. This might additionally complicate the treatment and affect other organs in severe cases.




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