What should I do if my baby has urethral adhesion?

In daily life, adhesion of the urethra after the baby is born is a relatively common symptom. Adhesion of the urethra will not only affect the health of the baby's genitals, but also easily lead to urination difficulties, urination pain and other phenomena, which have a great impact on the baby's health. Adhesion of the urethra can be treated with surgery. If the situation is not serious, ointment can be applied to the adhesion area.

What should I do if my baby has urethral adhesion?

In terms of the location of adhesion, both the labia majora and minora may be adhered, but in the vast majority of patients, only the labia minora are adhered. If the labia majora and minora are adhered, only a piece of skin tissue or only the clitoris is exposed on the vulva, and urine is discharged from a certain crack. There are two types of labia minora adhesions. One is complete adhesion, in which the left and right labia minora are connected by a thin layer of gray membranous tissue. There is a small hole in the center of this membranous adhesion, and urine can be seen discharged from this hole. The other type is incomplete adhesion, but the tissue at the adhesion site is thicker. If the upper parts of the two labia minora are stuck together, covering the clitoris, urethral opening and most of the vaginal opening, urine will be discharged from the crack below the adhesion. If the lower parts of the two labia minora are stuck together, covering the vaginal opening and urethral opening, urine will be discharged from the crack above the sticking part.

Labia adhesions do not necessarily require surgery, and the treatment method depends on the thickness of the adhesion tissue. When the adhesion is very thin and the adhesion line is visible in the middle, apply estrogen or chloramphenicol ointment 1 to 2 times a day, and then use the thumbs of both hands to gently and slowly pull the left and right labia majora outward.

Male urethral adhesion

Male urethral adhesion, except for congenital ones, is generally caused by inflammatory reaction at the urethral opening. In addition to anti-inflammatory treatment, the solution generally requires going to the urology department of the hospital for urine dilation treatment. In addition, you should reduce irritating foods, avoid greasy and fishy foods, avoid fatigue, eat more vegetables and fruits, and actively supplement vitamin C.

Urethral Care

1. Just wash the area around the urethra and the surface of the catheter with clean water or saline every day when taking a bath. It is more reasonable to keep it clean every day.

2. The use of antibacterial solutions, creams, or ointments does not reduce the incidence of bacteriuria or CAUTI; cleaning with soap and water can reduce the incidence of CAUIT, especially for patients with fecal incontinence

3. Studies have shown that for patients with long-term indwelling catheters, fecal incontinence is the main risk factor for CAUTI. Daily perineal cleaning can significantly reduce the risk of CAUTI in patients with fecal incontinence.