What should men do if they experience stinging when urinating?

Many men often feel a stinging sensation at the urethral opening as urine is discharged when they urinate. This experience has happened to many men, but few people go back to investigate this issue. After a while, the pain subsides and they are too lazy to care about it. This is a very bad habit. It is better to receive treatment as soon as possible.

First of all, male urinary stinging is mainly a serious inflammatory disease, which is mainly caused by sexual contact with people infected with chlamydia and mycoplasma. Clinically, male urinary stinging is most likely non-gonococcal urethritis, an infectious disease of the male reproductive system, mainly because the patient does not pay attention to hygiene in daily life.

Painful urination may be related to urinary tract infection, such as some inflammation. It may also be related to urinary tract stones, which can only be confirmed after going to the hospital for examination. Urinary tract infection may have symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, pain, and urethral itching. There are many reasons for urinary tract infection, and it is necessary to identify the cause before symptomatic treatment.

Painful urination is seen in urethritis, prostatitis, bladder stones, bladder tuberculosis, foreign bodies, advanced bladder cancer, etc. Painful urination is burning or stinging. Urethritis often causes pain at the beginning of urination; cystitis often causes worsening pain at the end of urination.

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, about 4 to 5:1. 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.

Prostatitis can also cause stinging when urinating. There are many types of prostatitis, including acute and chronic. Acute prostatitis can cause stinging when urinating and requires emergency treatment to resolve. How to treat stinging when urinating caused by acute prostatitis? You should rest in bed for 3-4 days, drink plenty of water, and avoid drinking alcohol and eating irritating foods.

For men with urethral irritation, it is best not to do anything that irritates the urethra, including having sex, after a urethral infection. It is not too late to make plans after the symptoms have improved. Also, after learning that your urethra is infected, you should pay more attention to your diet and never eat foods that irritate the urethra.