Can holding urine for a long time cause urethritis? What are the symptoms of male urethritis

Female genitals are short, which is easy to cause urethral infection and urethritis. But in fact, many men also have urethritis. Why do men get urethritis? Let's introduce why men get urethritis.

Why do men get urethritis?

1. Urine has a great stimulating and decaying effect on the urethra. Urine will be discharged immediately after it comes out, which may prevent the occurrence of urethritis and stop the inflammation of the urethra for a long time.

2. Excessive male, frequent room work, smoking and drinking, wearing tights, long time cycling, cycling, long time indwelling catheter, urethral foreign body, etc., urethral pressure, injury, local delivery of congestion, hypoxia, ischemia, urethral mucosa resistance to infection

3. Unsanitary, diseased microorganisms invade the urethra. These microorganisms mainly include mycoplasma, gonococcus, candida albicans, gonococcoid, trichomonas, chlamydia, and other bacteria in the male body.

4. Urethral obstruction, such as stricture of preputial orifice, stricture of external urethral orifice, stricture of urethra, posterior urethral valve, urethral tumor, fusion of urethral orifice membrane, etc., may lead to urinary obstruction and urinary accumulation in the urethra, which may lead to secondary urethral infection.

5. Inflammation of adjacent organs, such as prostatitis and seminal vesiculitis, can spread to the urethra, which is often the stubborn focus of chronic posterior urethritis.

What to do if a man has urethritis

1. People suffering from infectious urethritis should pay special attention to personal hygiene, such as washing hands after defecation, washing external genitals frequently, and disinfecting contaminated clothes. Bathing is not recommended. Clothes should be kept separately. Always change underwear, especially new underwear and underwear that has not been worn for a long time, and wash it before wearing it.

2. Remember to drink more water and increase urination after it rains with your partner. Because, a large amount of urination can wash out the bacteria that may have been contaminated, so as to prevent the bacteria from leaving in the urethra and making a fool of themselves.

3. Wear cotton underwear with good ventilation and moisture absorption, and try to wear less tights or jeans.

4. Quit smoking, alcohol and avoid spicy food. Eat more green fresh vegetables and fruits to improve male immunity.

5. Patients with urethritis can use hot water sitz bath to relieve pain.

6. When the patient has the intention to urinate, the bladder should be emptied in time to prevent bladder expansion

7. Let the patient wash after urination and defecation every time, but do not use detergent containing chemical irritants, develop good hygiene habits and remove the factors that cause infection.