Pain in the urethra in men

Most men after 45-55 years old go to the doctor with complaints of pain when urinating. There are a huge number of diseases that cause such a clinical symptom. As a result, you should always contact a doctor who will prescribe certain examinations and a course of treatment.

With pain in the urethra, you should not be afraid and worry about it, you need to remember how they manifest themselves, with what frequency and severity. Be sure to note what time of day the pain occurs. When identifying the cause of pain in the urethra in men, it is safe to prescribe drug therapy.

Causes of pain in the urethra

If the disease is detected in time, at the stage of development, the action of drugs and other manipulations will be effective for a sick person. At the stage when the disease has been bothering for a long time, therapy will be ineffective. It will rather be the maintenance of a state that has already overtaken the patient, without positive dynamics. The affected organs will not perform the function insufficiently, only worsening the general condition and quality of life.

In general, there are many reasons that can lead to pain in the urethra. These can be various infections and inflammations of the pelvic organs, the formation of sand and stones, tumor-like formations. Also, diseases of a venereal nature that cause pain, often unbearable with bouts of cramps.

So, the most common pathologies that are manifested by pain in the urethra during the act of urination are:

• Presence of infection in the urethra (gonorrhea);
• Chlamydia trachomatis of the urinary and reproductive organs;
• Inflammation of the bladder (cystitis);
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• Infection caused by Trichomonas;
• Inflammation of the urethra (urethritis);
• The presence of ureaplasma in the urethra (ureaplasmosis);
• Kidney stone formation;
• Inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis).

It is impossible to identify the above diseases on your own, for this it is necessary to conduct diagnostics, including differential. The urination channel must necessarily be examined in dynamics, even when there are no clinical manifestations and complaints. This is necessary, as some diseases behave sluggishly, without any symptoms. Subsequently, immediately comes the middle and severe stage of the disease. Relief of the pathological condition in advanced stages is very difficult, without visible improvement.

As for infections that affect the urinary tract, they need to be urgently identified and treated. Untreated infections can provoke other pathological conditions of the organs. It is also important that if you do not start to stop the disease in a timely manner, this can lead to infertility.

Clinical signs

By identifying the symptoms that a patient has, a diagnosis can be made. In some cases, clinical data are not enough, as a result of which laboratory and instrumental studies are carried out. A man who suffers unbearable pain in the urethra after or during urination must definitely diagnose other manifestations.

Specific manifestations:

• Inability to excrete urine;
• Reduced sexual activity (potency);
• Nervousness and neurasthenicity;
• Ejaculation is practically absent;
• Sleep and appetite disturbed;
• Increased urge to urinate;
• Itching, causing discomfort, pain and burning;
• Rash of an allergic nature, on the penis , scrotum.

When interviewing a sick man, the doctor determines any symptoms that appeared along with pain in the urethra. Burning in the urethra is also a severe manifestation that worsens the quality of life. With a combination of certain symptoms, diseases such as prostatitis, cystitis, urethritis or chlamydia can be suspected. After that, a sick person follows a total examination and some tests.

Diagnosis

If, when urinating in men, pain in the urethra is unbearable, then it is necessary to undergo an instrumental (hardware) study. Diagnosis by ultrasound (ultrasound) allows the doctor to examine in detail the organs that are localized in the pelvis and identify the source of pain. Thanks to the monitor, a qualified specialist can determine pathological processes in tissues (seals), the shapes of which are changed in size.

An ultrasound machine can easily detect the presence of stones, both in the kidneys and in the bladder. Pressure on the lower abdomen can also lead to pain, which is a sign of problems in the pelvis.

If, under certain circumstances, the source of pain could not be identified, then the patient is prescribed an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) referral.This is a unique method that makes it possible to view the organs, and indeed all the insides of a person, in 3D format (three-dimensional image). There is also a screen on which the specialist studies all the parameters of the organs. This method in most cases gives answers to all clinical manifestations, including pain in the urethra.

There is also an unpleasant procedure, which consists in taking the contents from the urethra in men. Patients are always afraid of this manipulation, as it is accompanied by pain, but it must be performed without fail. After that, the smear is examined in the laboratory by various methods. Next, organisms are removed from the smear. The isolated microorganisms are placed in a dish, with subsequent development and reproduction.

The culmination of this study lies in the fact that antibiotics of various groups begin to be used on isolated bacteria. This makes it possible, firstly, to determine what kind of microbe, and secondly, which of the antibiotics is ready to destroy pathogenic bacteria. For the final diagnosis of the patient after a smear from the urethra, it is necessary to examine a clinical blood test with all indicators.

The following is determined in the patient's blood:

• Erythrocytes;
• Leukocytes;
• ESR(erythrocyte sedimentation rate);
• Color indicator;
• Hemoglobin;
• Cells not characteristic of a healthy person.

If there is an increased number of leukocytes, erythrocytes and ESR, then it is highly likely that the patient has an inflammatory process. As a result of a complete and comprehensive examination, the analyzes are studied by the attending physician, who establishes the final diagnosis with further treatment.

Treatment

Therapeutic therapy will be completely different for each established diagnosis. In general, various diseases are stopped due to the use of antibacterial drugs and drugs for viral and fungal infections. Therapy aimed at removing toxins from the body is also used. There are a number of pathologies, the treatment of which consists in surgical intervention. These can be benign or malignant tumors or stones in the canal.

Be sure to drink plenty of fluids, but only with the permission of the attending physician. This is necessary in order to extract from the body substances of a toxic nature that bring a negative effect.

It is forbidden to drink drinks containing gases, alcohol, coffee. It is better to include tea from various medicinal herbs, compotes and natural juices in the diet. If there is pain in the urethra after urination, you need to urgently go to a medical facility. If not treated, the outcome will be extremely unfavorable.