Urethritis in women: symptoms, causes and treatment methods

It is believed that inflammation of the urethra is most often found in men, but it should be noted that in women the disease has been recorded quite often recently. The treatment of this disease requires special attention, otherwise there is a risk in return for complications, and then the chances of a full recovery will be significantly less. It is quite possible to cure the disease, but it is important to contact a specialist in time who can prescribe the only and correct treatment. Let us consider in detail how acute urethritis manifests itself in women.

What is the essence of urethritis in women?

Urethritis is called inflammation of the walls of the urethra, which is a consequence of infection. The inflammatory process is initially acute, so it is impossible not to notice the symptoms.

It is important to start treatment on time, otherwise the acute form becomes chronic, and then other pelvic organs may be affected. Treatment should be carried out by a doctor of a narrow specialty, they are prescribed antibiotics, in addition, herbal baths and therapy can be prescribed to patients to strengthen the body. In addition to the fact that urethritis in women can cause many different complications, it can also cause an inflammatory process in other organs, for example, an inflammatory process also occurs in the bladder.

Causes of the disease

The causes of urethritis in women are divided into infectious and non-infectious. Here are the main ones:

1. Sometimes urethritis begins to appear after a woman underwent surgery on the pelvic organs and, as a result, an infection was introduced.
2. The disease may be due to allergies.
3. Urethritis can occur if there is a malignant tumor in the urethra.
4. Women suffer from urethritis if they lead a sedentary lifestyle, as blood stagnates in the pelvic organs.

Pathologies associated with the infection are diagnosed much more often. In women, urethritis can develop as a result of damage to the urethra by staphylococci or Escherichia coli.

A woman may feel a deterioration in health after:

1. Immunity has decreased.
2. Undercooling of the body has occurred.
3. Genital injury.
4. Due to inadequate hygiene.

Rarely, a stressful situation or hormonal failure during pregnancy can be the cause of urethritis. A woman should take care not only of her physical health, but also of psychological.

Symptoms

The disease manifests itself in different ways, it all depends on the nature of the disease. If the acute form, then the symptoms will be most pronounced, in a chronic form, the disease can not even be paid due attention. The disease in men has brighter symptoms than urethritis in women. Symptoms in women are expressed as follows:

1. When urinating, a woman will feel severe pain.
2. Redness and irritation will appear in the genital area.
3. During sex, there will be discomfort.
4. In urine, cloudy or bloody discharge with an unpleasant odor can be considered.
5. Sometimes the body temperature rises.
6. Dizzy.
7. General weakness appears.
   

These symptoms, depending on the situation, can occur in a complex and separately. Much depends on what kind of infection caused the urethritis.

A variety of pathogens of urethritis and their symptoms

Signs of urethritis in women will differ depending on the microorganisms that provoke the inflammatory process. Here are the main ones:

1. Gonococcal infection can enter the body of the fair sex only during sexual intercourse or through household items. A woman can note a large number of purulent discharge from the vagina and urethra, and during urination there will be strong pains.
2. Trichomoniasis is asymptomatic in women. Occasionally, a sick person may notice a slight itching in the genital area.
3. Candidiasis is caused by Candida fungi and it is impossible not to notice it, as a woman will feel severe itching and burning in the genitals.
4. Urethritis can be caused by chlamydia, while the disease is almost asymptomatic.
5. Bacterial urethritis in women is caused by Koch's bacillus. If a person has nephrotuberculosis, then a slight increase in temperature and general malaise can be noted as symptoms.
   

The danger of the disease is that it can often be asymptomatic, but when relapse occurs, the patient feels frequent urination and discomfort in the genital area.

How to distinguish urethritis from cystitis?

Given the structural features of the urogenital system of a woman, it is worth noting that the disease spreads very quickly and in addition to urethritis, a woman can feel all the symptoms of cystitis. But by themselves, these two diseases are significantly different from each other. You can recognize the disease in the early stages, especially since women have other symptoms of urethritis.

1. Cramps during urination with cystitis are felt at the end of the process, and during urethritis accompany the patient throughout the process.
2. During urethritis, urination in the toilet is much less common than with cystitis.
3. Urine with cystitis is cloudy with an unpleasant odor.
4. There is pain in the lower abdomen with a pulling character only with cystitis, as the bladder becomes inflamed.

An expert will be able to make an accurate diagnosis, after which treatment will be carried out according to the results of the examination.

Diagnostics

How to treat urethritis in women can only be determined by a narrow-profile doctor, who first listens to the patient’s complaints, and then prescribes a diagnosis. An examination may indicate hyperemia of the external opening of the canal, and palpation will not only cause pain, but discharge may also appear. But a simple examination is not enough, so a woman should undergo an additional examination:

1. Blood and urine tests.
2. Allocations are given for back sowing.
3. The study of smears.
4. Ultrasound of the pelvic organs.
5. Urethroscopy is performed.
   

If the patient does not go to the doctor on time, then complications begin and the urethritis becomes chronic. A serious pathology can be considered a condition in which it bakes in the urethra, and the pain is no longer eliminated.

Treatment

How to treat urethritis in women, only a doctor will decide, but a lot depends on what kind of infection caused this unpleasant disease. A non-specific variety is treated much faster than a specific one, since in the second case it is required to treat not only the urethra, but also the genitals. In any case, the disease is treated comprehensively, and therapy includes antibiotics in conjunction with local antimicrobials. It is important not to start the disease, because the acute form is much easier to cure than the chronic one. It also happens that urethritis begins to appear at a time when a woman has a baby, this is due to a change in hormonal levels. The bacterial form of the disease can harm not only the mother, but also the unborn baby, therefore, here the doctor makes sure that the treatment regimen for urethritis in women during pregnancy is special and more sparing. Infectious urethritis during pregnancy is treated with antibiotics, but they are selected carefully and toxic drugs are practically not prescribed.

It is also important to pay attention to nutrition, and during illness and treatment in general, you will have to adhere to a special diet. Doctors prohibit the use of drinks or foods that can cause irritation of the mucous membrane. You can not eat red meat, fats, spicy foods and flour products, it is recommended to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. You can use additional methods of therapy, they are as follows:

1. Physiotherapy offers daily lotions or baths for the genitals. For baths, a decoction based on chamomile is made.
2. It is worth changing your lifestyle and giving up many bad habits.

You can’t count on a quick result, even with acute urethritis it can take at least a month to fully recover.

Drugs for treatment

Antibiotics are mainly used for urethritis in women, since treatment without them will not be so effective. Nonspecific urethritis is treated with antimicrobial agents, these include fluoroquinolones, pregnant women can be prescribed "Monural". In any other cases, the complex includes the following drugs:

1. If urethritis is gonorrheal, then cephalosporins (Cetrifaxone) are prescribed.
2. Antibiotics "Azithromycin" or "Azipol".
   
3. In order to relieve inflammation, the doctor may prescribe special uroseptic solutions that are injected inside with a catheter. Doctors recommend using such solutions as Formalin and Aquazan.
4. It is important to use drugs that increase immunity.
5. Specialists prescribe special vitamins and probiotics.
6. In addition, experts recommend using suppositories for urethritis in women who are administered vaginally.

Based on the diagnosis, the doctor will be able to compose a complex of drugs that will help to quickly eliminate the inflammatory process and remove the negative symptoms that the woman is experiencing.

Treatment with folk remedies

Self-medication, of course, is not worth it, otherwise you can do even more harm to your health. But, despite this, even among the methods of alternative medicine, there are effective ways to help remove negative symptoms:

1. Effectively removes inflammation decoction of parsley leaves. To do this, they must be poured with boiling water and held for no more than half an hour, after which they should be taken orally, three tablespoons, every three hours.
2. A good remedy for urethritis is considered to be an infusion of cornflowers. It will be enough one teaspoon of flowers in a glass of boiling water. After the broth is infused, it can be taken orally.
3. Alternative treatment of urethritis in women is not complete without linden. To relieve pain, it is enough to make a decoction of linden and drink delicious tea.
4. If you had to get sick in the summer, then you can not use this favorable time of the year. It is advisable to consume more currant berries, even teas from the leaves of this shrub are considered useful. Tea can be prepared as follows: two tablespoons of chopped currant leaves are poured with half a liter of boiling water and infused for about half an hour. Before eating, it is enough to drink a cup of this infusion to relieve inflammation and improve your condition.
5. Special herbs that can be purchased at the pharmacy will also be useful. If the collection has to be prepared independently, then it must include chamomile, which perfectly relieves inflammation, St. John's wort, immortelle and dill. Herbs must be mixed in equal proportions, and then pour a glass of boiling water. You can drink the broth half an hour before meals half a glass.

The treatment of urethritis in women at home can be different, but it is important to remember that it must be agreed with the attending physician in order to avoid complications. You can also not lose sight of the fact that alternative treatment is carried out in combination with medication.

Prevention

Of course, if the disease began to manifest itself and a person is tormented by unpleasant symptoms, then you should consult a doctor. But any ailment (and described in the article is no exception) is easier to prevent than to treat, so it’s worthwhile to think about prevention on time. Here are the basic rules:

1. It is absolutely necessary to carry out hygienic procedures with high quality and monitor the purity of the genitals.
2. Given the main symptoms, urethritis in women can occur after hypothermia, so you should be careful about your health and dress according to the weather, trying not to freeze.
3. Frequent stresses and nervous tensions can provoke a disease, and immunity itself is significantly weakened.
   
4. Pay attention to your sexual partners and do not engage in unprotected sex.
5. If there are bad habits, then they should be abandoned forever.
6. Food should be balanced, do not abuse fatty and spicy foods.
7. Women should visit the gynecologist once every six months, and for prevention, you can bypass the examination completely once a year and take all the necessary tests.

When a woman will carefully monitor her health, have one permanent partner, then urethritis can never be ill at all, which means that it will not be necessary to treat it.

In cases where there is a suspicion of urethritis in women, the symptoms can speak for themselves, an urgent need to consult a specialist. The sooner treatment begins, the greater the chances of a speedy and complete recovery. A woman should understand that her health and the possibility of having children in the future depend on this, therefore the doctor’s recommendations should be clearly implemented without deviations. Incorrect treatment or ignoring specialist advice can lead to serious complications that worsen the quality of life.