Female urethral pain

Urinary tract infection is a relatively common phenomenon. Anyone has the chance of suffering from this disease. There are many causes of urinary tract infection, especially for women. Because of their special body structure, the chance of suffering from this disease is much higher than that of men. When women suffer from urinary tract infection, they will experience redness and swelling of the urethra, a tingling sensation, back pain, abnormal urination, and even fever and chills.

Female urethral pain

If women experience stinging pain in the urethra due to internal heat, they should consider the possibility of urinary tract infection. The triggering factors are getting angry, drinking less water, lack of physical exercise, low immunity, and cold stimulation. When these clinical symptoms appear, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to do a routine urine test and culture test to confirm the diagnosis. In addition, you can also do a color Doppler ultrasound of the urinary system to rule out the possibility of urinary tract stones. To treat this clinical symptom, it is recommended to choose cephalosporin anti-inflammatory drugs or quinolone anti-inflammatory drugs, which are more effective.

What to do if a woman has a urinary tract infection

1. General treatment: When symptoms are obvious, you should rest in bed, drink plenty of water, urinate frequently, and alkalize urine appropriately.

2. Try to choose sensitive antibiotics based on drug sensitivity tests. Before that, SMZco, quinolone antibiotics, ampicillin, second- or third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics, etc. should be selected based on clinical conditions. For patients with more acute and severe conditions, combined intravenous administration should be used.

3. Correct the complex factors that cause urinary tract infection, such as stones, urinary tract obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, etc.

4. Treatment with traditional Chinese medicine.

In addition, treatment of urinary tract infection also includes self-treatment. The following aspects should be achieved in terms of diet and personal hygiene.

1. Pay attention to personal hygiene to avoid repeated infections.

2. Get more rest and get enough sleep to improve your resistance.

3. Drink plenty of water, more than 1500-2000 ml a day, to increase urine volume, which can not only flush and clean the urethra, but also excrete drug metabolites from the body and reduce drug toxicity.

4. It is advisable to eat light, water-rich foods and fresh vegetables and fruits, because they are rich in vitamin C and carotene, which are beneficial to control inflammation and help repair urinary tract epithelial cells. You should also eat more foods that have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and promoting diuresis and relieving stranguria, such as chrysanthemum, shepherd's purse, amaranth, winter melon, etc.

5. Avoid spicy and irritating foods such as leeks, onions, garlic, pepper, ginger, etc. Avoid warm foods such as lamb, dog meat, rabbit meat, and greasy foods to avoid aggravating inflammation.

6. Avoid the stimulation of tobacco and alcohol.

7. Try to avoid sexual intercourse during the illness to reduce congestion in the urinary and reproductive tracts and prevent mutual infection.