In inflammatory diseases of the urethra or its glands there may appear various discharge from the urethra, usually purulent. Most of the discharge from the urethra is small, intensified with pressure on the urethra or in the morning. Inflammations of the urethra are:
1. Nonspecific, which are caused by:
- E. coli;
- Staphylococcus aureus;
- streptococcus.
2. Specific, caused by sexually transmitted infections:
- gonococcal;
- Trichomonas;
- chlamydia;
- mycoplasmas;
- herpes virus.
Types of discharge from the urethra
- Normally, clear mucus secretions may appear in the urethra in small amounts, often in the morning. Usually such discharge from the urethra is white or yellowish, does not contain pus.
- In acute nonspecific urethritis, the excretions of the urethra are not only purulent, but also bloody, intensified when pressed on it, irritate the genital tract.
- With trichomonas infection, the discharge from the urethra is frothy, slightly transparent, yellowish and in large quantities.
- When fungal infection, they are curdled. Often the curdled discharge from the urethra occurs during pregnancy due to exacerbation of thrush.
- If the discharge from the urethra is accompanied by severe pain, cuts in the lower abdomen during urination, symptoms of general intoxication, you should consult your doctor. For further diagnosis, use a smear from the urethra on the microflora and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
Treatment of urethritis
After establishing the type of pathogen that caused inflammation of the urethra, prescribe the treatment of urethritis . With nonspecific and bacterial specific urethritis antibiotics of the group of cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, macrolides are used. With trichomonadic urethritis, imidazole derivatives are used, and in case of candidiasis, antifungal agents are used.