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Stinging while peeing
Hi, I am an 18 yr old male, for about a week and a half ive had a stinging sensation while peeing, it feels like there might be a cut in my urethra or something. It feels like I am peeing glass, the sensation is not bad at all if i pee slowly, but when i pee fast it is pretty bad, but not unbearable. This makes me think that it is a cut. Also, the hole of my penis is a little puffy and red, it was worse, its slowly getting back to normal. But the stinging while peeing is not getting better, or worse. It stings more when i sit down, rather than standing. When i get an erection it stings like shards of glass are in my urethra when i squeeze it, push it down, or flex it. But after about a minute of pain, it slowly goes away and i can squeeze it and push it and everything like normal. I dont think its a UTI because i dont have urges to pee all the time when i just urinated. When im just hanging around and not doing anything its normal, i can touch it and everything with no pain. The head of my penis is getting pretty irritated i think from brushing against my boxers too, this has never happened, i dont know what to do. please help. thank you
same problems dude, they gave me male yeast infection meds and bladder infection meds for a week which helped, but now all my problems are just a slight burning while peeing and if i get an erection and like poke my urethra tube or like push my wang down i get this sharp stinging pain like inside my wang, its freakin me out and very discouraging cuz the meds are done and the docs dont know what it is, i was clean on a swab aswell
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Hi,
Pain during urination and ejaculation can be related to a UTI or an inflammation or infection of the prostate gland. The infective organisms may be located only within the prostate and come into the urethra during ejaculation. If they are not flushed away by urine, they would continue to be present in the urethra and try to grow there causing irritation and pain. The irritation within the prostate would cause inflammation of the prostate causing referred pain in areas having the same nerve supply as the prostate.
You may need to have a urinalysis done, preferably from a sample collected just after ejaculation. A prostate fluid analysis can also be done. This is to identify the organism causing the infection and may be followed by a culture sensitivity test to determine which antibiotic the organism is sensitive to.
Another associated condition that could be present is balanitis caused by infection of the glans of the penis. This can also be detected on examination by a doctor and can be treated with antibiotics.
Antibiotic therapy is prescribed for long durations in prostate infections in view of the poor permeability of the prostate gland to antibiotics. The course will be for about 15-21 days and may even be for a few weeks.
Ensure that you keep your fluid intake over 2000 ml per day and avoid prostate irritants, such as caffeine, alcohol, citrus fruits, and spicy foods. Also avoid sitting for long periods of time or on surfaces that are not well padded, as this has been known to cause prostate irritation.
If you do indulge in intercourse during the period of treatment, ensure that you practise safe sex (condoms) so as to not infect your partner.
Do keep us posted on your doubts and progress.
Pain during urination and ejaculation can be related to a UTI or an inflammation or infection of the prostate gland. The infective organisms may be located only within the prostate and come into the urethra during ejaculation. If they are not flushed away by urine, they would continue to be present in the urethra and try to grow there causing irritation and pain. The irritation within the prostate would cause inflammation of the prostate causing referred pain in areas having the same nerve supply as the prostate.
You may need to have a urinalysis done, preferably from a sample collected just after ejaculation. A prostate fluid analysis can also be done. This is to identify the organism causing the infection and may be followed by a culture sensitivity test to determine which antibiotic the organism is sensitive to.
Another associated condition that could be present is balanitis caused by infection of the glans of the penis. This can also be detected on examination by a doctor and can be treated with antibiotics.
Antibiotic therapy is prescribed for long durations in prostate infections in view of the poor permeability of the prostate gland to antibiotics. The course will be for about 15-21 days and may even be for a few weeks.
Ensure that you keep your fluid intake over 2000 ml per day and avoid prostate irritants, such as caffeine, alcohol, citrus fruits, and spicy foods. Also avoid sitting for long periods of time or on surfaces that are not well padded, as this has been known to cause prostate irritation.
If you do indulge in intercourse during the period of treatment, ensure that you practise safe sex (condoms) so as to not infect your partner.
Do keep us posted on your doubts and progress.
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