What causes urethritis and how to prevent it

Urethritis is a common inflammation regardless of gender. Urinary tract infection causes urethritis, which is generally accompanied by symptoms such as frequent urination, painful urination, and hematuria. When the urethra is inflamed, a certain amount of secretions will be produced, and there will be a certain feeling of heaviness and dull pain in the lower abdomen. There are many factors that cause urethritis. We must have sufficient understanding of them in order to prevent urethritis in advance.

1. What causes urethritis?

1. Urethral injury: abrasions of the urethral mucosa caused by urethral instrument examination can destroy the defense function of the urethral mucosa and lead to bacterial infection.

2. Foreign objects in the urethra: Foreign objects placed from the outside or stones in the urethra, etc., can cause urinary tract infection if left there for a long time.

3. Urethral obstruction: such as stenosis of the foreskin opening, stenosis of the external urethral opening, urethral stenosis, posterior urethral valve, urethral tumor, fusion of the female hymen and urethral opening, etc., due to poor urination, urine accumulates in the urethra, which may lead to secondary urethral infection.

4. Inflammation of adjacent organs, such as prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, vaginitis or cervicitis, can spread to the urethra, which is often a stubborn lesion of chronic posterior urethritis.

5. Often related to sexual life, unclean sexual life can easily cause urinary tract infection.

2. How can women prevent urethritis?

First, pay attention to personal hygiene habits and reduce the number of times you use sanitary pads. Sanitary pads have poor air permeability and can easily lead to a large number of vaginal bacteria multiplying, causing inflammatory reactions, and urethritis can easily occur. At the same time, female friends should also pay attention that after going to the toilet, they should wipe from front to back to prevent anal bacteria from being brought to the urethral opening and causing urethritis.

Second, develop good living habits and pay attention to vaginal hygiene, but do not rely too much on medicated washes. Just wash with clean water every day. Washes can easily destroy the growth of normal vaginal flora.

Third, make sure you have enough rest time and avoid overwork. Overwork will lead to a decrease in the body's immunity and create good conditions for bacterial invasion.

3. How can men prevent urethritis?

1. Advise the patient to avoid sexual activity before recovery; abstain from alcohol, spicy food, and drink plenty of water.

2. Make necessary isolation at home, and use bath towels, washbasins, bathtubs, toilets, etc. separately, or disinfect them after use.

3. Tell patients what safe sex is, what risky sex is, and how to avoid risky sex.