What are the symptoms of clear mucus flowing from the male urethra?

Some reproductive diseases and urinary system diseases can cause mucus to flow from the male urethra. You can judge what kind of disease it is based on the appearance of the mucus. For example, urethritis will secrete a mixture of blood and mucus.

Symptoms of male urethral discharge:

1. Bloody discharge from male urethra: There is purulent blood or blood mixed with mucus at the urethral opening. It is caused by urethral infection, which is often seen in urethral injury, urethral stones, secondary infection of foreign bodies, urethral tumors, urethral caruncle and urethritis, prostatitis, urethral obstruction such as stenosis, diverticulum, valve, etc.

2. Male urethral purulent discharge: yellow viscous discharge appears at the urethral opening, with a large number of pus cells on microscopic examination, or pus scabs attached to the urethral opening. It is caused by urethral purulent infection, and is often seen in prostatitis, non-gonococcal urethritis, gonorrhea, and secondary infections such as urethral stones, foreign bodies, tumors, injuries, stenosis, diverticula, valves, etc., or indwelling catheters in the urethra, the use of instruments, the use of chemicals, and masturbation.

3. Male urethral mucus secretion: There is viscous secretion or mucus crust attached to the urethral opening. It can appear cloudy, milky and sticky or clear and thin. It is common in various acute and chronic prostatitis, non-gonococcal urethritis, gonorrhea and other urinary system infections caused by mycoplasma, chlamydia, gonococcal, non-gonococcal, trichomonas or viruses.