What are the symptoms of urethral infection?

Gonorrheal urethral infection is a relatively common sexually transmitted disease. It is common in both men and women. Because the main route of transmission of this disease is through sexual behavior, young people have a higher chance of getting this disease. When symptoms of urethral infection appear, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment in time and recover as soon as possible. The following are the main symptoms of urethral infection:

1. Systemic symptoms of gonococcal urethritis : Some patients with non-gonococcal urethritis will have systemic symptoms after the onset of non-gonococcal urethritis. Common symptoms include fever (body temperature around 38°C). At the same time, patients show general fatigue, discomfort, decreased appetite, nausea, and vomiting.

2. Painful urination: In clinical practice, painful urination is the main symptom of this disease and is often a symptom of early gonococcal urethritis in patients. The patient often has a burning sensation, stinging or scorching pain in the front part of the urethra. At the same time, the patient's own pain is significantly aggravated when urinating. Severe patients will have radiating pain in the lower abdomen, spine and other parts.

3. Frequent urination and urgency : These symptoms are similar to common urinary tract infections in clinical practice, with symptoms of painful urination and urgency. This is caused by the contraction of the urethral sphincter due to inflammatory stimulation, and the patient's symptoms of frequent urination and urgency occur most frequently at night after the onset of the disease. In addition, since the inflammation in patients affects the small blood vessels in the mucosa, some patients often experience symptoms of terminal hematuria.

4. Redness, swelling and pus discharge from the urethral orifice: After 12 to 24 hours after the onset of the disease, the patient's pain will be slightly relieved, and the patient will begin to discharge thin mucous secretions. After another 12 to 24 hours, the patient's body will discharge a large amount of purulent secretions, and the most important manifestation is the accumulation of pus at the urethral orifice in the morning, at which time a pus film will form at the urethral orifice, which is called "living orifice".