Man's bladder is TORN APART from holding urine for 18 hours after he drank 10 bottles of beer and fell asleep
By Emilia Jiang
Daily Mail
June 23, 2020
A man in eastern China has suffered three severe bladder tears from holding urine for 18 hours, according to doctors.
The
40-year-old, known by his surname Hu, allegedly fell into a deep sleep
after drinking over 10 bottles of beer during a night out - without
going to the toilet once.
Medics were
shocked to find that Mr Hu's bladder had burst with three tears when he
was rushed to hospital, Chinese media reported.
The incident came to light after the man
sought medical attention at the Zhuji People's Hospital in Shaoxing of
eastern Chinese province Zhejiang after suffering severe abdominal pain.
Mr
Hu had gone out and downed more than ten bottles of beer the night
before. He then fell asleep and had not used the toilet once since he
started drinking, according to Zhuji Daily.
The doctors found that the patient was
unable to lay flat due to the extreme pain and tensed abdominal muscles.
Mr Hu also tried to release the urine but failed after multiple
attempts.
After conducting a CT scan on Mr Hu, the medics discovered that the man's bladder had been torn apart with three holes.
One of the tears had even opened up towards his abdominal cavity and caused part of his intestines to enter the bladder.
The hungover man was rushed to a local hospital after he woke up with severe abdominal pain next evening.
Mr Hu was immediately scheduled to undergo an operation to fix his bladder following the doctors' shocking discovery.
The surgeons said that the man could be in a life-threatening condition if his bladder tears were not repaired in time.
Mr Hu is said to have been discharged from the Zhuji hospital following a full recovery.
Despite
the rarity of such cases, the local hospital said that every year they
received at least one patient like Mr Hu who suffered a ruptured bladder
from holding the urine after drinking.
One's bladder is flexible and can increase
in size as fluids are consumed but have a limited capacity of around
350 to 500 millilitres, according to the medics.
However, an intoxicated person might not feel the need of urinating after one's nerve system is suppressed by the alcohol.
The bladder could then burst from being excessively stretched by the stored urine.
The
doctors warned that people should avoid holding urine for extended
periods of time and resisting the urge to pee, especially after
drinking.
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