What Causes Dribbling After Urinating?

Dribbling after urinating can have various causes, just like most other symptoms. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose dribbling after urinating, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "dribbling after urinating" as a symptom. Here are two possibilities:

Poor Prostate Health
Prostate Enlargement

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

having a very enlarged prostate

very weak urine stream

interrupted urine stream

... and so on

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of dribbling after urinating:

Cause	Probability	Status
Poor Prostate Health	94%	Confirm
Prostate Enlargement	50%	Possible

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Urinary Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about dribbling after urination:

Do you dribble significantly after voiding urine (peeing)?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Yes

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate dribbling after urination, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Enlarged Prostate

Poor Prostate Health

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