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What Are Signs & Symptoms of Anuria?

Anuria -- being unable to urinate or having a urine output of less than 100 ml (3.38 ounces) daily -- can lead to serious health problems, such as toxicity of the body, and should be treated right away. But anuria isn't a disease that causes this problem; rather, it's actually a label for the aforementioned symptom itself.

  1. Types Of Anuria Conditions

    • Reduced urine output can be caused by several different conditions including obstructive anuria, which refers to the inability to urinate and is caused when you develop a blockage in your urinary tract. Another similar condition is known as postrenal anuria, in which you're unable to pass urine due to a blockage in your ureters or urethra. Symptoms can include pain in the lower abdomen or low back, fever and vomiting.

    Urinary Tract Infection

    • If you're still urinating but experience pain with little output, you may have a urinary tract infection. This can make you feel as if you constantly need to urinate, but little urine is produced and you feel pain when you try to go. UTIs can be treated by a doctor, usually with antibiotics.

    Prostate Health Issues

    • If you're a man between 40 and 60, your urination problems could be coming from an enlarged prostate. Urine travels from your bladder, through your prostate and out your body. When the prostate becomes enlarged, it puts pressure on your urethra and causes urine flow to slow, which can be normal. If you are experiencing symptoms of anuria accompanied by symptoms such as bone pain, inflamed legs or blood in the urine or semen, see a doctor immediately.

    Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

    • With the condition known as Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, urine flow from your kidneys to your bladder becomes obstructed due to a mass located near your stomach. Symptoms of this rare but dangerous disorder include anuria, severe stomach pain and vomiting. Again, if you're unable to urinate and are having these symptoms, you should go to the doctor immediately.

    Kidney Health

    • Your kidneys filter out toxins that can harm your body by excreting them through your urine, but if you've had kidney issues in the past, your current anuria may be connected to your previous issues. Without treating anuria quickly and properly, you can become seriously ill due to the levels of toxins building in your body without fully exiting.

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