Female urethral swelling

Many women will feel soreness and swelling in the urethra when urinating from time to time. This mostly happens to young men and many older men. In addition, women have more gynecological diseases and more body secretions, so urethral edema and urethral infection may occur. This situation is also possible and needs to be confirmed through examination.

What causes urethritis in women

Urethritis is essentially a urinary tract infection, in which bacteria cause inflammation of the urethra. The more common bacterial infections are Escherichia coli and some gastrointestinal bacteria. Due to the special physiological structure of women, the urethra, vagina and anus are very close, which can easily cause bacterial cross-infection. Viral and bacterial infections are the most common causes of urethritis. In addition, urethritis can also occur when a woman has just recovered from a serious illness, has just given birth, or has other serious inflammations in the body.

What are the main symptoms of female urethritis

Women with urethritis will have symptoms of frequent urination, always wanting to urinate, and only being able to excrete a small amount of urine each time. They may also feel stinging and burning pain when urinating, and in severe cases may even have hematuria. Not only that, you may also feel slight pain near the pubic bone and bladder. If these symptoms occur, then the possibility of urethritis is very high and you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible.

How to treat urethritis

Women do not need to be too nervous or irritable after suffering from urethritis. Urethritis is not difficult to cure. The main thing is to find the cause. General urethritis is mainly caused by bacterial infection. Doctors will recommend the use of appropriate antibiotics for treatment. It can usually be cured in two weeks. Patients with severe urethritis may need one or two months. The specific treatment depends on the patient's own resistance and the degree of bacterial infection. During the treatment of urethritis, patients also need to eat a light diet and avoid sexual intercourse.

If a woman suffers from urethritis due to other reasons, she needs to cure the root cause. Once the root cause is cured, the urethritis will naturally improve gradually.