Men may experience discharge from the urethra. This happens at different times of the day, the color and reason for their appearance is also specific. Allocations in men can in some cases cause concern, so you should immediately see a doctor. For example, if bleeding is observed, immediate action should be taken. Be sure to undergo an examination, and the specialist will prescribe the appropriate treatment.
The reasons for the appearance of discharge may be different, the symptoms depend on the stage of the course of the disease. When there is a discharge from the urethra in men, self-medication should not be limited. Acceptance of the drug becomes possible only after the examination.
But mucus secretion does not always indicate that there is any disease. The following manifestations are considered normal:
- Provisions in men, when excited, appear in small amounts without foreign inclusions.
- Pollution.
- Prostorrhea defecation, the appearance of viscous lumps of mucosa with a band when straining hard during the act of defecation.
- Rarely, discharge from the urethra occurs with a strong cough, energy, but everything is rare, odorless.
Emission color
Provisions on men can be different colors. These are secretions at night and many transparent colors, daytime discharge, blood, semen stains, pus, and more. It all depends on the presence of a certain type of disease, stage, cause of its occurrence.
The composition of secretions is also specific, from blood cells and particles to mucus, pus, and semen.
Most often, a clear liquid is released, resembling mucus, but with epithelial content, the discharge becomes gray, the consistency is thick. With a high content of leukocytes, the color becomes yellowish and green, an unpleasant smell of pus is observed. With thrush and other infectious diseases, the color becomes white, the consistency is dense, and a characteristic odor is observed. Discharge after urination can vary in amount. If there are a lot of them, there is an unpleasant smell, cramps, burning, then you should immediately go to the hospital.
White discharge from the urethra
During urination and at other times, whiteness can be observed. If they are accompanied by a strong and sharp burning sensation, pain, itching, then these are signs of an inflammatory process. When urinating or throughout the day, discharge appears with diseases such as:
- Ureaplasmosis is sexually transmitted, the causative agent is a special unicellular organism called ureaplasmas.
- Mycoplasmosis is an infectious disease, quite common, the causative agent is an organism that is in an intermediate state between viruses and bacteria. White discharge after or during urination may be accompanied by itching or burning.
- Chlamydia is an infectious disease that is sexually transmitted, to determine it, a smear is not enough, it is necessary to take a blood test. The disease itself can be newly acquired or chronic, it is not subject 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 is developing - prostatitis. 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 sexual life is reduced to nothing.
If not treated, the consequences of the disease can be dangerous, up to the occurrence of male infertility. This scenario is far from always observed, but if the disease is initiated, neglected, and personal hygiene is not observed, the consequences can be disastrous.
Transparent discharge in the inflammatory process
In infectious diseases, a completely different liquid can be released, the color and composition of which depends on the form of the disease. For example, during sexually transmitted diseases:
- Profuse discharge of mucus and pus from the urethra, which may be accompanied by itching. This situation occurs if gonorrhea is diagnosed.
- Transparent discharge from the urethra, mucus, is slightly observed with diseases such as chlamydia.
- With trichomoniasis, there is no clear discharge, often a man does not know about the development of such a disease for a long time until he is examined.
If there is a clearly purulent, excessive and frequent discharge from the urethra, blood, white fluid, then you should immediately contact a specialist. If the secret released becomes too frequent, there is a burning sensation, an unpleasant smell, then there may be a suspicion of epididymitis, prostatitis, orchitis, etc. The doctor prescribes treatment only after the results of the male examination are obtained, the cause of the disease is found. In this case, it is necessary to strictly adhere to all appointments and recommendations, personal hygiene will play an important role.
Diagnostic process
If during urination in men in the morning or only during the day discharge with blood or pus is found, it is necessary to consult a doctor for diagnosis. The examination process includes examination of the urethra. It is checked whether there is a manifestation of mucus, blood. Sometimes the partner of the patient is also examined to rule out the infection of both. In the clinic, the following methods are used to study discharge from the urethra:
- Examination of the smear obtained during examination using a microscope.
- Perform special bacteriological inoculation for the samples taken.
- Conduct an antibiogram.
These measures help to 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 the causes of the discharge are, whether such conditions have been observed before, with what frequency, whether there are accompanying symptoms, for example, pain and blood discharge are observed during urination. The diagnostics carried out 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 the type of disease that causes their appearance. In some cases, when everything is within the normal range, treatment is not prescribed.
For infectious and other diseases, an examination is already required, after which the doctor chooses how to treat the pathology. In any case, it is impossible to delay, if you do not start treating the disease that caused the appearance of discharge in time, then the situation will enter the 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 promiscuity, hypothermia. But self-control will also be useful, if any kind of fluid is released from a man that is not normal, you should see a doctor. It should be noted that under normal conditions, blood, pus, white liquid that has an unusual shade, smell, and texture should not be released from the urethra in men.
If a man has fluid secreted 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 required to undergo an examination, after which the expert observer will prescribe the necessary measures. If the disease is started, it will quickly enter the chronic stage, and this is full of complications, other pathologies may develop, up to infertility.