Holding urine regularly can stretch the bladder, increase UTIs and weaken bladder muscles. Urologist Dr Anil Kumar T explains why delaying bathroom breaks may harm long-term urinary health, and how ...

Doctors warn that repeatedly ignoring the urge to urinate can increase the risk of UTIs, bladder stretching and kidney stress ...

These habits can train the bladder to empty prematurely, reducing its capacity to stretch. Meanwhile, boys are often given more leeway—or encouraged to wait. Anyone who has ever "hovered" over a ...

The bladder is a muscular balloon engineered for flexibility. Two key features make this possible: the detrusor muscle and transitional epithelium. The detrusor is a layer of smooth muscle that forms ...