Ten popular causes of painful urination are mostly infections that are easy to treat with antibiotics, minor surgery, pain medications, or hormonal therapy in the case of vaginal atrophy. Read on for information on these 10 popular causes of painful urination like prostatitis, chlamydia, UTI, kidney infection, kidney stones, vaginal tear and more:
Prostatitis
The prostate is a small gland near a man’s bladder that gets swollen and tender, making it painful and difficult to urinate. Your urine may also be bloody or cloudy, alongside pain in your groin and lower belly when you ejaculate or defecate. To treat prostatitis, take antibiotics to kill the bacteria that cause the infection. However, aside from bacteria, trauma from injury or surgery, particularly the nerves close to the area, can also cause prostatitis.
Chlamydia
This is a bacterial sexually transmitted disease you get from sexual intercourse with an infected person. Though most people have no symptoms, it can make your urination painful and cause discharge from the vagina or penis. For women, sex may be painful, while men have pain in their testicles. So if you have any signs of chlamydia, see your doctor for antibiotics to clear the infection and stop other serious health problems
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
UTI is a virus or bacteria that infects the bladder or the urethra (the tube through which urine leaves your body). Your urination is frequent and may burn or smell funny. Besides, your urine may also look cloudy, red, bright pink, or brown. Your doctor will perform a test for bacteria, and if positive, prescribe antibiotics to get rid of the infection.
Kidney infection
Bladder infections sometimes move up the urinary tract to the kidneys, which is more serious. Or you can get a kidney infection after surgery. Also, you may have fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and your urine may be dark, cloudy, bloody, or foul-smelling. Your doctor will likely prescribe antibiotics to treat the problem. However, prevention is better, so drink plenty of water, try to urinate often, and don’t restrain when you feel the urge.
Kidney stones
These form when too many minerals, usually calcium, build up in your body. The stones start in the kidney but may continue to grow in the bladder or in the ureter, the tube that connects the two. It can hurt to urinate if they get big enough to block the flow of urine. The surge of pain can hit your back between your hips and ribs. While smaller stones can pass on their own, you might need surgery to get rid of larger ones.
Painful bladder syndrome
This means your bladder walls get inflamed. Also called interstitial cystitis, your bladder gets swollen and sensitive, and your belly and pelvis may hurt. Besides, you may feel the need to urinate frequently, but are only able to get a little out. Though pain or burning in your lower belly or genitals might improve after you pee, the pain gets worse when you have to urinate or during sex. While there’s no cure, health professionals recommend the treatment of diet, exercise, medication, surgery, and physical therapy.
Vaginal care products
Wipes, creams, douche, and sprays at your local pharmacy offer a way to “freshen up” your private parts, especially for women after sex. These vaginal care products are mostly unnecessary. Some have harsh chemicals that can cause skin breakouts, infection, and other problems. All you need is warm water to clean the area. So, if you’re a woman, avoid scented tampons, pads, powders, and similar products, especially if you are prone to infections.
Yeast infection
Too much of a type of fungus called candida causes a yeast infection. If you’re a woman, you might itch and burn around your vagina; have pain when you pee or have sex; and notice a thick white discharge. In men, yeast infections can inflame the head of the penis and cause pain, irritation, and a white discharge. The treatment is easy, and crucial to treat the problem. Though over-the-counter drugs work, talk to your doctor first before you buy them.
Vaginal atrophy
Vaginal dryness happens to women during menopause. What happens is that the tissues of the vagina slowly start to shrink and thin out because the body has less estrogen. This can cause pain when you urinate, painful sex, itching, burning, dryness, discharge, and bleeding. Treatment involves hormone replacement therapy that can help restore strength, stretchiness, and moisture to your vagina. There are also lotions, oils, and lubricants that often make sex easier.
Vaginal tear
Childbirth is the leading cause of vaginal tear; then again sex can do it, too. Deep tears need stitches, but shallow ones can heal without stitches in a few weeks. You may see blood in the area, and vagina may sting or burn when you pee. Unless the pain is bad, keeps bleeding, or you have signs of infection (unusual discharge, fever, feeling dizzy or weak), pain medications and a sitz bath might be all you need.
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-stones/symptoms-causes/syc-20355755
