Painful urination could be a sign of a number of different infections, some of which require treatment....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Other times, pain when urinating can resolve on its own but you won’t know that unless you get the correct diagnosis from your gynecologist as soon as possible.
Here are a few things a woman should be looking for that could be causing her painful urination, and how to ease or end it.
Here are a few things a woman should be looking for that could be causing your painful urination, plus how to ease or end it.
They are:
1. Urinary Tract Infection(UTI): Anyone can get a UTI, but this infection is very common in women and it is to be blamed for pains while urinating.
The infection occurs when bacteria make their way into the urethra (the tube through which urine flows out of your body) and then into your bladder.
The bacterial overgrowth makes urine acidic. When it’s coming out of the urethra, you’ll get the burning sensation.
In additional to painful urinating, a UTI can also cause symptoms such as a frequent and strong urge to urinate (despite the fact that you’re only producing a small amount of urine at a time), cloudy urine, or pee that’s particularly foul-smelling.
Antibiotics are the standard treatment for UTIs, but if your symptoms are mild, you may be able to get away with drinking lots of extra fluids.
In case you’re wondering if your urine pain means you have a yeast infection which is an overgrowth of yeast in the private part which typically causes more of a consistent burning sensation all the time versus pain just during urination.
2. STI: When it hurts to urinate and it’s not UTI, it’s usually an STI.
Most women always assume it’s a UTI and won’t consider that it could be an STI.
It’s a common but risky assumption to make, because you don’t want to delay STI treatment or urinary pain relief for that matter.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, and genital herpes can all make it hurt to urinate.
Other signs a woman might have an STI include itchiness, changes to your usual private organ discharge, and, in the case of herpes, blisters or sores on your private part and/or vulva.
In-office or at home STI tests, can help identify the cause of your symptoms. Treatment depends on the specific infection, but your doctor will guide you toward the right option, which might include antibiotics or antiviral medications.
3. Kidney infection: If it hurts when you urinate and you’ve got blood in your urine and back pain, a UTI may have taken a turn for the worse and moved into the kidneys.
Kidney infections medically called pyelonephritis occur when a UTI travels to either or both of these filtering organs.
Other symptoms of a kidney infection include fever, chills, and abdominal pain.
If left untreated, a kidney infection can land you in the hospital. They can spread to the bloodstream, which is very dangerous.
Your doctor will likely need a urine sample to diagnose you with a kidney infection. Antibiotics are the first line of treatment, and symptoms usually start to improve after a few days on the medication.
4. Bladder stones: When minerals in urine stick together and crystallize, the resulting bits are called stones and they can settle in the bladder.
In either case, it’s possible for stones to cause no symptoms and pass unnoticed when you urinate .
But if a bladder stone irritates the bladder lining or lodges in the wrong place, urine flow can be blocked and pain can get pretty intense, both while urinating and otherwise.
If your doctor determines you have bladder stones, he or she will likely recommend drinking lots of water to help flush out the stones.
However, larger stones may need to be removed by your doctor.
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