What medicine should I take for painful urination?

Painful urination is quite common in our daily life. There are many causes of painful urination, the most common of which is bacterial infection. At this time, it will cause a stinging sensation during urination. There are many causes, the most common of which are urethritis and reproductive infection. In addition, urinary tract stones, cystitis, pyelonephritis, etc. may also lead to this phenomenon. In addition, we should also be alert to gonococcal urethritis and pain caused by some sexually transmitted diseases.

Causes of painful urination

1. If there is stinging pain at the urethral opening when urinating, or if there is difficulty urinating, the lesion is mostly in the urethra, which is common in acute urethritis.

2. If there is stinging pain in the urethra at the end of urination and urgency, the lesion is mostly in the bladder, which is common in acute cystitis.

3. If there is a stinging pain in the urethra at the end of urination, or pain after urination, or a feeling of "empty pain", or pain even without urination, the lesions are mostly in the urethra or adjacent organs, such as trigone inflammation, prostatitis, etc.

4. Sudden interruption of urination accompanied by stinging pain at the urethral opening or urinary retention: seen in bladder, urethral stones or foreign bodies in the urinary tract.

5. Difficult urination accompanied by stinging pain in the urethra: This often indicates prostate hyperplasia in elderly men and can also be seen in urethral stones.

6. Stinging or burning pain in the urethra during urination: This is common in acute inflammatory stimulation, such as acute urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, and pyelonephritis.

Clinical manifestations

1. Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease with the highest clinical incidence caused by gonococci. The main symptoms are urethritis, redness and swelling of the urethral opening, pus discharge, stinging and burning sensation. Difficulty urinating and frequent urination. If not treated promptly, it may turn into chronic urethritis. Female gonorrhea patients present with cervicitis, purulent discharge from the vaginal opening, vaginal redness, swelling, congestion and stinging, and other symptoms are not obvious. 2. Non-gonococcal urethritis is a sexually transmitted disease mainly caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma. Its symptoms are similar to those of gonorrhea, with an incubation period of 10 to 20 days. The onset symptoms are mild, including urinary pain, urethral discomfort, urethral itching, burning or stinging, urethral redness and swelling, urethral secretions, thin urethral discharge, and "sticky" discharge in the morning. Improper handling or untimely treatment may cause premature ejaculation, acute epididymitis, prostatitis, male infertility, etc.