Urinary obstruction is a block or kink somewhere between the kidneys and the tip of the penis. It can be sudden or build slowly, but the message is always the same: urine wants out and can’t get there. The headline is a weak or split stream. You wait a few extra seconds to start, then the flow is thin, stops and starts, or sprays in two directions. Straining becomes normal. You push your belly muscles to keep the urine moving, and even then it feels like the bladder never fully empties. Urgency shows up—sometimes. paradoxically, you feel a strong need... Learn more