unable to urinate - #13035
I am really worried because for the past few days, I've been unable to urinate. It started last week after I came back from a camping trip with my friends. We drank tons of water while hiking, but by the end, I noticed I felt bloated and kinda uncomfortable. Thought it was nothing at first. But then, when I got home, I tried to go, and just nothing happened. Like, how can someone be unable to urinate after all that water? I didn't feel any major pain until yesterday; now, there’s this weird pressure in my lower abdomen and I keep feeling the urge, but whenever I go to the bathroom, it’s just like... nothing! I’ve been drinking even more water, thinking maybe I just need to flush it out, but it’s still the same. I’m also kinda anxious, you know? Wondering if this is serious. My friends joked about it when I told them, like “you’ve got a shy bladder" or whatever, but this isn’t funny to me. Is there something I should do? Should I head to the ER or just wait this out? Has anyone else been unable to urinate like this?
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