I have found pods to be the worst for urinary retention. Oxies get me too, but I can always go on oxies, though it may take a while. On pods, sometimes I try for a half hour and don't go. I am bladder shy to begin with, so opiates only make that worse. This is my routine though, lol. Everyone seems to have figured some weird technique that helps them go. This is mine:
Phase 1: attempt to go normally (usually fails).
Phase 2: Turn on warm water and cup my hand to catch some, then dump it on my dick (make sure it's not too warm...)
Phase 3: Get a washrag wet with warm water and press it firmly against the perineum (the area between your ass and your balls). This step usually helps alot.
Phase 3: Fill up bath tub with hot water.
This is where my technique beats all yours to hell when it comes to funniness...
Sit down in tub until you feel like your about to pee (as we all know, feeling like your going to pee doesn't guarantee anything... haha) stand up and then try to let yourself pee.
My one last weapon against this beast is to alternate between the bathtub sit down standup technique and getting out of the tub and splashing cold water on your feet and dick.. then get back in the tub and try again...
That said, there are times when your dick has just made up it's mind that it aint goin to go pee. Best thing to do in these situations is just try to catch a nod for a while and try again when you feel it start to wear off a bit.
Oh yea, sorry for switching the instructions from 1st person to 2nd person... I just don't feel like fixing it haha.
Anyone know of any pharmacological solutions to this? Herbal?
Some say diuretics like caffeine, but all caffeine does to me is make me wanna go more but I'm still unable to.
This is especially a problem with pod tea because your drinking liquid that your going to have to piss out, plus pod tea lasts for so long. The first time I tried pods I thought I was going to have to get catheterized at the ER... Luckily, I was able to squeeze out a few drops to reduce the pain and urgency for a little.