Burning during urination in women is often a symptom of cystitis Symptoms of cystitis - is not always what you think . But there are many other causes of this symptom. Only a doctor after survey can find out what is still happening in a woman's body and rid it of unpleasant sensations.

Frequent urination and burning in women

A feature of the female body is short and wide urethra (urethritis). Any infection from the urethra to quickly penetrate into the bladder and cause it infectious-inflammatory process - cystitis.

Most often the first manifestation of cystitis are sharp, with frequent painful urination, severe burning and itching in the urethra. But some types of infections (chlamydia, ureaplasma, mycoplasma) cause inflammatory processes that occur at the outset subacute or chronic.

In this case, a woman may be concerned periodically occurring slight burning sensation in the urethra. During exacerbation of a burning sensation join frequent urination and discharge from the genitals. Relapses can own, without treatment, to go into remission.

Cystitis caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can occur very rapidly, with the temperature, frequent painful urination, but they eventually become chronic, erased for.

Prolonged course of chronic recurrent cystitis can lead to complications:

• infection can spread up to the ureters and kidneys - developing pyelonephritis, which in the long course can lead to decreased function of the body;
• due to the proliferation in the bladder wall of the connective tissue is a gradual reduction of its elasticity and decreases in volume i.e. impaired bladder function as a urine reservoir.

After burning urination in women may be related to inflammation in the urethra. Sometimes an isolated process in this area is associated with urolithiasis - small salt crystals (sand), scratch the mucosa of the urethra. The open sores can be implemented infection then develops first urethritis, cystitis and then Cystitis: urgently take action   and pyelonephritis.

Acute cystitis in women, caused by non-specific infection, often held their own, but only with good immunity. Cystitis caused by STIs, do not pass on their own - a hidden infection. Chronic cystitis require timely detection and treatment. Prescriber overwhelming infection, inflammation, and restores the immune system.

Neuropathic bladder

Frequent urination in women can be functional. Most often this is due to stress, sometimes with sexual intercourse, the woman does not produce satisfaction. In some cases, such phenomena develop in childhood and are associated with perinatal brain lesions. The symptom is called "neurogenic bladder" - the name refers to the fact that there was a failure of the nervous regulation, are themselves organs of the urogenital system healthy.

A special feature of this condition is that the frequent urination are not accompanied by a burning sensation in the urethra Burning in the urethra - the penetration of infectious Pain more often associated with hormonal disorders and sometimes appear during menstruation and sometimes during sex.

Violation of the passage of urine can lead to reflux - Reverse throwing urine. Most often, neurogenic bladder develop vesicoureteral reflux. They contribute to the expansion of the ureter, the stagnation of urine and the accession of infection. So develop chronic pyelonephritis complicating with time decreased kidney function.

To prevent such a development neurogenic bladder should be treated - are assigned different drugs which have a regulating effect on the central nervous system.

Cause burning sensation when urinating - polyps and tumors of the urethra

Any tumors in the urethra can cause a burning sensation during urination - urine can cause irritation and even ulceration. Therefore, the appearance of women burning in the urethra during urination it necessarily held ureteroscopy and cystoscopy - research that can detect polyps and tumors in the urethra and bladder Urinary bladder - structure and function .

The treatment of such diseases operative - a tumor or polyp removed and sent for histological examination to exclude malignancy. If the worst fears are confirmed yet, a woman goes to the oncologist, where she was being treated in accordance with the existing standards of cancer treatment.

Burning during urination in women - it is a symptom, which should always be taken seriously. It requires timely referral to a specialist if the symptoms persist for several days.

Galina Romanenko

Burning in the urethra are found in both men and women. But it is the cause of itching in men more often inflammation in the urethra, whereas women - inflammation of the bladder. This is due to differences in the structure of the urethra in men and women.

Causes burning sensation in the urethra

Causes burning sensation in the urethra may be different. It's a different kind of inflammatory processes caused by non-specific infection (staphylococcus, streptococcus, E. coli, Proteus, etc.), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), fungal infections, kidney stones, tumors and polyps of the urethra, urethral trauma caused by medical procedures or intercourse and so on.

This is explained by the fact that the urethra in men is long, narrow and passes through a number of bodies that can squeeze it. Therefore infection hardly reaches the bladder, causing inflammation mainly in the urethra. In women, on the contrary, the urethra is short and relatively wide, allowing the infectious agent introduced into the bladder, bypassing it.

What other symptoms may appear with a burning sensation in the urethra

Light burning in the urethra in women may occur as a result of falling into the urethra with fungi of the genus Candida genitals. Thrush - common in women, most often it recurs and spreads to other organs with reduced immunity. When Candida urethritis burning in the urethra usually appears during urination and partly goes after him. In addition, for candidiasis is characterized by the appearance of white cheesy raids on mucous genitals and urethra. If candidiasis spreads to the bladder, the burning sensation to join the frequent urge to urinate.

In men, it causes a burning sensation in the urethra often are sexual infections. Continuous burning in the urethra in men is usually associated with them. Candida urethritis they are much less common than in women and is usually combined with a bacterial infection contributing to decreased immunity. Therefore, the appearance of candidiasis in men should be the occasion to complete a comprehensive survey at the urologist.

Sometimes a slight burning sensation in the urethra that occurs during urination may be associated with urolithiasis Kidney stones - why women tolerate it harder?   - In urine appear salt grains (sand) which scratch the urethra. In this case, the urine can be detected impurity levels. If not complied with sanitation in small wounds can get infected and develop non-specific urethritis or bacterial cystitis Cystitis: urgently take action .

Such an infectious-inflammatory processes are prone to long a deleted recurrent course. Sometimes a person suffering from such a disease, nothing feels or occasionally feel a slight burning sensation in the urethra, without giving it a value. This may result in failure: infection spreads up to the internal reproductive organs and urinary system. Men suffer from chronic prostatitis, and women - chronic cystitis and pyelonephritis. Very often, long flowing infections complicated urinary organs male and female infertility.

Diagnosis and treatment of a burning sensation in the urethra

Treat burning in the urethra Burning in the urethra - the penetration of infectious   only after a thorough examination and to establish a definitive diagnosis. To do this, genital and urethral swabs are taken for microscopic examination and scrapings for bakposeve. With long-term course of the disease to identify the infection is not so easy - it hides. Sometimes, in order to make the correct diagnosis and start treatment with drugs cause worsening of the disease.

If necessary, also carried out X-ray examinations.

Treatment is carried out on the results of the survey. Revealed the infection being treated in accordance with the sensitivity to certain drugs. Appointed by drugs that stimulate the immune system and the local anti-inflammatory therapy.

When urolithiasis recommended diet prevents the formation of the identified kinds of stones. If you find large rocks that prevent the passage of urine, they are crushed (lithotripsy) or surgically removed.

Burning in the urethra should be a cause for seeking medical attention.

Galina Romanenko