What are the symptoms of urethritis? Men must know

Urethritis is common and usually occurs in men. It is mainly caused by men's poor hygiene and bad living habits. The common symptoms are difficulty urinating and light yellow or watery urine. There are many other symptoms. Let's take a look at the symptoms of urethritis.

1. Symptoms of gonococcal urethritis: Gonorrhea is abbreviated as gonorrhea, which is divided into acute gonorrhea and chronic gonorrhea. Acute gonorrhea is mainly characterized by difficulty urinating and purulent urethral discharge.

2. Symptoms of acute urethritis: There is a lot of urethral secretion, which is mucus at first and then gradually becomes purulent. At the same time, there is frequent urination, urgency and pain when urinating.

3. Symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis: Symptoms are milder than those of gonorrhea. The urethra has an itching or burning sensation, and occasionally a stinging sensation. There is secretion at the urethral opening, but the secretion is thinner than that of gonorrhea, and is clear or light yellow. The amount of secretion is also less than that of gonorrhea. A small amount of secretion will escape only after a long period of not urinating or before the first urination in the morning. Sometimes it only manifests as contamination of the trousers, and sometimes the patient has no conscious symptoms.

4. Symptoms of chronic urethritis: less secretion, mild symptoms, some patients have no symptoms. It is usually easy to ignore and misdiagnose.

5. Purulent discharge in the urethra: It starts as mucous and gradually becomes purulent, accompanied by redness and swelling of the urethral opening, mucosal eversion, urgency, frequency, pain, stinging pain in the urethra, mental depression, and in severe cases, chills, high fever, and difficulty urinating. The discharge of patients with chronic urethritis will decrease, and the symptoms of frequent urination, pain, and urgency will be alleviated during the non-acute attack period, accompanied only by itching or a tingling sensation, and some patients may have no symptoms. It is generally easy to ignore and misdiagnose.