Excessive Bladder Pressure—Causes and Solutions

This uncomfortable condition can lead to serious embarrassment and inconvenience

There can be several causes of excessive bladder pressure and figuring out what may be causing it can give you a route to deal with it. Shidlovski/Shutterstock

Most people urinate during the normal intervals that they’re used to, rarely feeling too much pressure on their bladders, and usually only in unusual circumstances. But some people suffer from inordinate bladder pressure, a condition that can cause embarrassing situations and overall discomfort.

There are several possible causes of excessive bladder pressure, as well as ways that you can deal with it. If you begin experiencing symptoms, it’s best to deal with them as soon as possible.

Nerve Damage

Most people have bladders that fill with waste fluids (urine) until they become full. At that point, their brains fire neurotransmitters down to the lower body’s sphincter muscles to relax and let their bladder walls squeeze the urine out through their urethras (the long tube that expels urine out of your body).