Men may have a discharge from the urethra. It happens at different times of the day, the color of their appearance and the reasons are also specific. Discharge in men in some cases can cause concern, then you should immediately consult a doctor. For example, if bleeding is observed, immediate action should be taken. Be sure to undergo an examination and a specialist will prescribe the appropriate treatment.
The reasons for the appearance of discharge can be different, the symptoms depend on the stage of the disease. During discharge from the urethra in men, self-medication should not be limited. Medicines can be taken only after examination.
But the discharge of mucus does not always indicate the presence of any disease. The following manifestations are considered normal:
- Discharge in men, when excited, appears in a small volume without foreign inclusions.
- contaminations.
- Prostorrhea of defecation, during the act of defecation, the appearance of a mucous viscous clot with stripes.
- Rarely, discharge from the urethra occurs with strong coughing, with effort, but they are all scarce, have no smell.
Color of discharge
In men, discharge can be of different colors. These are clear colored nocturnal and profuse secretions, daytime leucorrhoea, blood, traces of sperm, pus and many others. It all depends on the presence of a certain type of disease, its stage, the causes of its occurrence.
The composition of secretions is also specific, ranging from cells and blood particles to mucus, pus, and sperm.
Most often, a transparent liquid is released, which resembles mucus, but with the content of epithelium, the discharge becomes gray, their consistency is thick. With a high content of leukocytes, the color becomes yellowish and greenish, an unpleasant smell of pus is observed. Thrush and other infectious diseases, the color becomes white, the consistency is dense and a characteristic smell is observed. Discharge after urination can vary in volume. If there are a lot of them, there is an unpleasant smell, cramps, burning, then you should go to the hospital immediately.
White discharge from the urethra
White discharge may be observed during urination and at other times. If they are accompanied by strong and sharp burning, pain, itching, then these are signs of an inflammatory process. When urinating or during the rest of the day, white discharge appears with such diseases:
- Ureaplasmosis is sexually transmitted, the causative agent is a special cellular organism called ureaplasma.
- Mycoplasmosis is an infectious, quite common disease, the causative agent of which is an organism that is in an intermediate state between a virus and a bacterium. White discharge after urination or during urination may be accompanied by itching or burning.
- Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infectious disease, a smear is not enough to determine it, a blood test is required. The disease itself can be newly acquired or chronic, it is not amenable to treatment, only maintenance therapy is prescribed, drugs to eliminate the main symptoms. The causative agent is chlamydia.
White discharge in the morning and at other times of the day can be a sign that a rather dangerous disease - prostatitis - is developing. Serious and long-term treatment is required here, and the discharge itself can appear before and after urination, the process of urination itself becomes difficult, and sex life is reduced to nothing.
If left untreated, the consequences of the disease can be dangerous up to male infertility. This scenario is not always followed, but if the disease has started, is ignored and personal hygiene is not observed, the consequences can be disastrous.
Clear discharge in inflammatory processes
In infectious diseases, completely different fluids can be released, their color and composition depends on the form of the disease. For example, during venereal diseases:
- Profuse discharge of mucus and pus from the urethra, which may be accompanied by itching. This condition occurs if gonorrhea is diagnosed.
- Clear discharge from the urethra, mucous, is rarely observed with such a disease as chlamydia.
- With trichomoniasis, there is no clear discharge, often a man does not even know about the development of such a disease for a long time, until he is examined.
If there is purulent, very abundant and frequent discharge from the urethra, blood, white liquid, then you should immediately consult a specialist. If the released secret becomes more frequent, there is a burning sensation, an unpleasant smell, then epididymitis, prostatitis, orchitis, etc. can be suspected. Sh. The doctor prescribes treatment only after receiving the results of the men's examination, finding the causes of the disease. In this case, it is necessary to strictly follow all appointments and recommendations, personal hygiene will play an important role.
diagnostic process
If men urinate in the morning or during the day, discharge with blood or pus is detected, it is necessary to consult a doctor for diagnosis. The examination process includes examination of the urethral canal. It is checked whether there are manifestations of mucus or blood. Sometimes the partner of the patient is also examined to rule out infection of both. In the clinic, the following methods are used to study discharge from the urethra:
- Examining the smear obtained during the examination using a microscope.
- Carrying out a special bacteriological inoculation of the taken sample.
- conducting an antibiogram.
These measures help us determine exactly what kind of discharge is observed during urination, what is the composition of the liquid. It is necessary to conduct a comprehensive survey, this will allow you to get the most complete picture. During the consultation, it is important to understand what are the causes of the discharge, whether such a condition was observed before, with what frequency, whether there were accompanying symptoms, for example, pain and blood discharge during urination. The conducted diagnostics will make it possible to make a complete picture of the disease, which means that the appropriate treatment will be selected.
Treatment: what to do?
Treatment of discharge in men largely depends on what kind of disease caused their appearance. In some cases, when everything is within normal limits, no treatment is prescribed.
Infectious and other diseases already require examination, after which the doctor chooses the treatment of the pathology. In any case, it is impossible to delay, if you do not start treating the disease that causes the discharge in time, then the condition will go into a chronic stage and this is dangerous.
It is also possible to prevent discharge from the urethra, for this it is enough to monitor your health, follow hygiene rules, avoid obscenity, hypothermia. But self-control is also useful, if any kind of fluid is released from men, which is not normal, you should consult a doctor. It should be remembered that in a normal state, blood, pus, white liquids that have an unusual color, smell and texture cannot be excreted from the urethra in men.
If a man has fluid from the urethra, then it is impossible to postpone a visit to the hospital. When the discharge does not correspond to the norm, it is necessary to undergo an examination, after which the monitoring specialist will prescribe the necessary measures. If the disease has started, it will quickly turn into a chronic stage and it is full of complications, other pathologies may develop, up to infertility.