This is what causes male urethral pain

Many men often feel involuntary pain in their genital system when they urinate or go to the toilet. There is a noticeable stinging sensation when urinating, and the symptoms disappear completely after urination. This situation must be considered to be related to some inflammatory diseases, urethral stones, and bladder diseases, which require clear diagnosis and treatment.

What causes painful urination in men?

Urethritis

It refers to the invasion of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens into the urethra, causing inflammation, which in turn stimulates the urethra and affects urination. It is the main cause of painful urination. Male patients in the acute stage of urethritis will also have purulent secretions. A smear of the secretions or a urine bacterial culture can be done to confirm which pathogen is causing it.

prostatitis

There will also be pain when urinating, and the pain is most obvious at the end of urination. After urinating, the pain is still felt, similar to the feeling of "empty pain".

Studies have shown that urodynamic examinations of prostatitis have revealed that after men develop prostatitis, the posterior urethral pressure increases significantly, causing the smooth muscle capacity of the posterior urethra to increase, causing urine to flow back to the prostate. The uric acid in the urine will produce a chemical stimulation, causing prostate patients to experience symptoms such as painful urination and groin pain.

Urinary tract stones

Urinary stones can also cause stinging when urinating. Urinary stones are one of the most common urological diseases. They are more common in men than in women. The formation mechanism is not fully elucidated, and there are many theories. The recurrence rate is high. If the stinging when urinating is caused by urinary stones, minimally invasive treatment can be used to cure the stones, and the stinging when urinating will be resolved.

Cystitis

Inflammation in the bladder area is mostly caused by infection in the urethra that goes back to the bladder, so cystitis is often accompanied by chronic urethritis. When urinating, the bacteria-laden urine in the bladder stimulates the urethra, which causes a noticeable burning sensation, pain during urination, lower abdominal pain at the end of urination, turbid urine, and sometimes hematuria.

Non-leukoplakia

A sexually transmitted disease mainly caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma. The symptoms are similar to those of gonorrhea, with an incubation period of 10-20 days. The onset of symptoms is mild, including urinary pain, urethral discomfort, urethral itching, burning or stinging, urethral redness and swelling, urethral secretions, thin, and "sweating" in the morning.