What should women pay attention to when they have urethral pain when urinating?

Many female friends often feel stinging pain when urinating and always feel that they cannot urinate completely. This is the main manifestation of urinary tract infection in women. Most of the time it is related to bad hygiene habits, especially unclean sexual life. Once a urinary tract infection occurs, special attention should be paid to life and diet to minimize the irritation to the body.

1. Good habits should be developed

Drink more water. Take in more than 3000 ml of water every day to play the diuretic effect of water, flush out parasitic bacteria in the urethra and eliminate the risk of infection.

Pay attention to personal hygiene, take a bath frequently, change underwear frequently, wear cotton underwear that is breathable and absorbent, pay more attention to hygiene during sex, and wipe clean from the vulva to the anus after defecation;

Do not hold your urine and urinate every 2 to 3 hours to prevent bacteria from growing in the urinary tract. Avoid developing bad habits such as excessive drinking, long periods of sitting, and long-term driving. When you are in a hurry to urinate, do not delay going to the toilet.

2. Eat and live properly

Regulate emotions. Since the occurrence of urinary tract infection is closely related to decreased resistance and mental stress, susceptible people should pay attention to maintaining a happy spirit and avoid excessive fatigue and long-term mental stress. This is essential to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections.

Pay attention to rest, ensure adequate sleep, and insist on physical exercise. You should also pay attention to strengthening nutrition and improving physical fitness. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and pay attention to bed rest during treatment. This is an important part of treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine has the theory that "blood returns to the liver and kidneys when lying down", which emphasizes that the blood circulation of the urinary system is enhanced when people lie in bed. This will promote the repair of the diseased area.

Patients should have a light diet and eat less irritating foods, such as chili peppers, ginger, onions, garlic, etc., and do not drink alcohol. During the remission period, it is advisable to eat more nourishing and kidney-benefiting foods, such as lean meat, fish, shrimp, fungus, etc., to strengthen the physical fitness and improve the body's immunity. During the attack period, eat mainly light, easily digestible and nutritious food, drink more light tea or boiled water, and eat some foods that invigorate qi, detoxify and promote diuresis, such as mung bean soup, winter melon soup, pears, etc. Eat less spinach, because spinach contains more oxalic acid. Oxalic acid and calcium combine to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which can easily form urinary stones in patients with chronic urinary tract infections.

3. Drug treatment should be reasonable

For most patients with urinary tract infection, the symptoms will be significantly alleviated after taking some oral medications for about 2 to 3 days, but it is best to continue treatment at this time. It usually takes about two weeks to take the medication, and then go to the hospital for a routine urine test. If the test results are found to be completely normal, you can stop taking the medication.