Follow the doctor's treatment instructions. Encourage drinking lots of water and other caffeine-free liquids. Give acetaminophen or ibuprofen as needed for discomfort. Think Prevention! It is important that you take the antibiotic exactly as your doctor tells you to, because skipping pills could make the treatment less effective and allow a kidney infection to develop.
If you are having three or more UTIs each year, your doctor may want you to begin a preventive antibiotic program. A small dose of antibiotics taken after you have sex may help reduce infections that occur after having sex. A small dose of an antibiotic taken every day helps reduce infections not associated with sex. Some people, mostly women, get these infections over and over again, and they may get some help from preventive efforts.
For example, drinking cranberry juice every day may decrease your chance of getting an infection. If you tend to get UTIs after having sex, going to the bathroom right after sex may lessen your risk. Frequent UTIs may be caused by changes in the bacteria in the vagina. Antibacterial vaginal douches, spermicides, and certain oral antibiotics may cause changes in vaginal bacteria.
Avoid using these items, if possible. Menopause also can cause changes in vaginal bacteria that increase your risk for UTIs. Using estrogen usually corrects this problem, but it is not right for everyone. Ask your doctor if estrogen therapy is right for you. Already a member or subscriber? Log in. Interested in AAFP membership? Learn more.
This handout is provided to you by your family doctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians. This information provides a general overview and may not apply to everyone. This condition is the inflammation of the prostate gland. Interstitial cystitis IC is also known as painful bladder syndrome. Symptoms of IC include pain and tenderness in the bladder and pelvic region.
In some cases, radiation therapy can cause bladder and urinary pain. This condition is known as radiation cystitis. Urethritis indicates that the urethra has become inflamed, usually due to an infection by bacteria. Urethritis often causes pain while urinating and can also cause an increased urge to urinate.
Painful urination can also be caused by epididymitis, or inflammation of the epididymis in those with a penis. The epididymis is located at the back of the testicles and stores and moves sperm from the testes. PID can affect the fallopian tubes , ovaries , cervix , and uterus.
It can cause pain in the abdomen, painful sex, and painful urination, among other symptoms. PID is a serious infection that is usually caused by an initial bacterial infection in the vagina that then moves into the reproductive organs. Obstructive uropathy is when an obstruction in the ureter, bladder, or urethra causes urine to flow back into the kidneys.
Another condition, urethral stricture , can cause narrowing in the urethra, causing similar issues with urination and pain. You may have difficulty urinating comfortably if you have kidney stones. Kidney stones are masses of hardened material located in the urinary tract. Certain medications, such as those for cancer treatments and some antibiotics, can have painful urination as a side effect.
Talk to your healthcare provider about any side effects to medications you may be taking. It can also be caused by products that you use in the genital regions. Soaps, lotions, and bubble baths can irritate vaginal tissues especially. Dyes in laundry detergents and other toiletry products can also cause irritation and lead to painful urination.
Your doctor may prescribe medication to treat painful urination. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding. High Blood Pressure. Home Family Health Painful Urination. Path to Improved Health There are several conditions that can cause painful urination. Other causes include: Medicines. Certain medicines, like some used in cancer chemotherapy, may inflame the bladder.
Something pressing against the bladder. This could be an ovarian cyst or a kidney stone stuck near the entrance to the bladder. Vaginal infection or irritation. Sensitivity to chemicals in products.
Douches, vaginal lubricants, soaps, scented toilet paper, or contraceptive foams or sponges may contain chemicals that cause irritation. Sexually transmitted infections. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, or herpes can cause urination to be painful for some people. Prostate infection Things to Consider Sometimes painful urination comes and goes on its own. If you have any of the following symptoms along with painful urination, call your doctor: Drainage or discharge from your penis or vagina.
Blood in the urine. Cloudy or foul-smelling urine. Pain that lasts more than 1 day.
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