Why does a man experience urethral pain after urinating?

What is the reason for stinging when urinating? Many male friends have the symptom of stinging when urinating. Many people think it is a minor problem and do not care about it. In fact, stinging when urinating is a manifestation of male health damage. There are many reasons for stinging when urinating. Let's take a detailed look at what is going on and what treatment men need.

Some men experience stinging pain during urination, which undoubtedly seriously affects the patient's life.

Causes of painful urination in men

prostatitis

If you are a driver, IT professional or someone who often sits to work, and you have experienced lower abdominal discomfort before and after urinating with stinging pain, and often have secretions from the urethra after squeezing, then you may have prostatitis and need to go to the hospital immediately to collect prostatic fluid and culture it for diagnosis.

Sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea or genital warts

If you have a history of unclean sexual behavior and then experience stinging pain when urinating, increased urethral discharge, rashes and bumps on the penis, the most likely problem is a sexually transmitted disease such as gonorrhea or genital warts.

Urethra or bladder inflammation

If the stinging pain occurs at the beginning of urination and sometimes there is difficulty in urination, it is likely to be urethritis; if the pain occurs before the end of urination, it may be bladder inflammation. The above problems require urine tests to confirm the diagnosis.

Treatment for painful urination in men

1. If urination is painful and acute prostatitis has formed prostate abscess, incision and drainage should be performed through the rectum or perineum. If urination is difficult or urine retention occurs, temporary suprapubic cystostomy should be performed to drain urine, or a soft silicone catheter should be used for indwelling catheterization.

2. To relieve the stinging pain during urination, you can pay attention to your diet and prevent recurrence.

Men's urinary pain is often accompanied by symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency, which causes great trouble to men's lives and work. Therefore, in daily life, men must pay good attention to their physical and mental health to avoid causing more serious harm. Those who are sick should actively find out the cause of the disease, and then treat it in time according to the cause.