Did you know that adults eliminate about a quart and a half of urine each day? Did you know that the urinary system removes a type of waste called urea from your blood? If you didn't know that, you clicked to the right place. All the information below will tell you all you need to know about the urinary system.

What is the urinary system?

The urinary system is a system of simple organs, tubes, muscles, and nerves that work together to create, store, and carry urine through the urinary system. The urinary system includes two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, two sphincter muscles, and the urethra.

How does the urinary system work?

Your body takes nutrients from food and uses them to maintan all body functions including supply energy and self repair. After your body has taken everything it needs from the food, items that need to be wasted are left behind in your toilet bowl. I know this is disgusting, right? Well, this is your human body. You need to know about it.

 

What causes problems in your urinary system?

Aging, illness and injury are things that cause problems in the urinary system. Your kidney structure causes them to lose some of their ability to remove wastes from the blood. This is what happens when you get older. The muscles in your ureters, bladder, and urethra tend to lose some of their strength. You may also develop urinary infections because the bladder muscles do not tighten enough to empty your bladder completely. A decrease in strength of muscles of the sphincters and the pelvis can also cause incontinence. That's a fancy word for the unwanted leakage of urine.

Illness or injury can also prevent the kidney from filtering the blood completely or block the passage of urine. Did you know that illiness and injury can also prevent the kidneys from filtering the blood completely? If this happens, it blocks the passage of urine from your body. That's not good news.

 

How are problems in the urinary system detected?

Urinalysis is a test that studies the content of urine for abnormal substances such as protein signs of infection. This test involves urinating into a special container and leaving the sample to be studied.

Urodynamic tests evaluate the storage of urine in the bladder and the flow of urine from the bladder through the urethra.

If you are having a problem with your urinary system, take this advice. Go to the doctor and get a urinanalysis. I know it will be a step in the right direction.