Anonybrit
03-04-10, 01:01
This might sound unusual, but when I wait to use the toilet in my house now I am back home with my parents for the holiday, I sit in a room right next to the toilet and can inevitably hear other people in there.
A couple of days ago my dad mentioned he was peeing more than normal, but then his dose of diuretics has recently been doubled. I noticed just now and again yesterday when I was waiting to pee that he doesn't pee in one continuous stream, but stops and starts as if he has to force it.
I know this is a symptoms of many conditions, only one or two serious, but he is 50+ and obviously being on this forum, I am prone to worrying.
Is this normal for men of his age? Could difficulty peeing be caused by diuretics?
If it was eg. prostate cancer, would there necessarily be blood or anything else in the urine if it was also causing difficulty to pee? I saw that there was nothing in it when I went to go myself.
Not sure whether to mention it to him or not..
A couple of days ago my dad mentioned he was peeing more than normal, but then his dose of diuretics has recently been doubled. I noticed just now and again yesterday when I was waiting to pee that he doesn't pee in one continuous stream, but stops and starts as if he has to force it.
I know this is a symptoms of many conditions, only one or two serious, but he is 50+ and obviously being on this forum, I am prone to worrying.
Is this normal for men of his age? Could difficulty peeing be caused by diuretics?
If it was eg. prostate cancer, would there necessarily be blood or anything else in the urine if it was also causing difficulty to pee? I saw that there was nothing in it when I went to go myself.
Not sure whether to mention it to him or not..