"I Was Extremely Healthy...": UK Woman Unable To Urinate For 14 Months Diagnosed With Rare Condition
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Fowler's syndrome is the inability to empty the bladder. The rare condition mainly affects young women. Its cause is unknown.
A woman in the United Kingdom who was unable to urinate for more than a year has been diagnosed with a rare condition which she says "completely changed" her life. According to New York Post, 30-year-old Elle Adams discovered she couldn't urinate in October 2020. No matter how much fluid she drank, she was unable to pee even though she felt like she needed to.
"I was extremely healthy. I had no other problems. I woke up one day and I wasn't able to wee. I was very concerned," Ms Adams said, as per the outlet. "I was at breaking point - my life had completely changed. I wasn't able to complete a simple task like go to the toilet," she added.
Ms Adams went to the emergency room at St. Thomas Hospital in London, and after explaining her symptoms, she was told she had one litre of urine in her bladder. Usually, the urinary bladder can hold up to 500ml of urine in women and 700ml in men.
