Symptoms & Abnormal Urination

Anuria

Complete absence or near absence of urine production

Oliguria

Abnormally low production of urine

Polyuria

Production of an abnormally large volume of urine

Nocturia

Frequent urination during the night that requires waking from sleep

Frequency

Needing to urinate more often than normal without necessarily producing more total urine

Urgency

Sudden and strong need to urinate immediately

Hesitancy

Difficulty starting the flow of urine

Dysuria

Painful or difficult urination often described as burning

Enuresis

Involuntary urination after the age when bladder control should be established

Urinary incontinence

Involuntary loss of bladder control that causes urine leakage

Urinary retention

Inability to completely empty the bladder

Diuresis

Increased production and excretion of urine

Cystalgia

Pain in the urinary bladder

Renal colic

Severe pain caused by a kidney stone moving through or blocking the urinary tract