Dysuria
Dysuria is the medical term for pain or discomfort when urinating. Often described as a burning, dysuria is most often caused by bacterial infections of the urinary tract. It can also be a symptom of many conditions including:
Infection of the lower urinary tract (cystitis or bladder infection): Dysuria is a common symptom of a bladder infection (cystitis). Cystitis is very common in women between 20 and 50. The infection often begins when bacteria enter through the opening where urine (urethra) during sex. They can also enter the urethra in women and girls that are cleaned with toilet paper from back to front. Once the bacteria entered the woman’s urethra, only travels a short distance to reach the bladder. In men older than 50 years, bladder infection usually is associated with growth or infection of the prostate.
Infection of the upper urinary tract (pyelonephritis or kidney infection): The kidney may become infected by bacteria usually come from a bladder infection and have come to the kidney. Kidney infections are frequently associated with the following conditions: pregnancy, prostate enlargement, diabetes, nerve problems that affect bladder function, kidney stones, bladder tumors, abnormal return of urine from the bladder into the kidneys ( called vesicoureteral reflux) or an obstruction related to abnormal development of urinary tract (usually in children). Pyelonephritis is more common in women than in men.
Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra. It is often due to sexually transmitted diseases (such as chlamydia and gonorrhea). You may also be due to contact with chemical irritants (eg, antiseptics, bubble bath or some spermicides) or irritation caused by an object such as a tube (catheter) inserted to drain urine.
Vaginitis: This is inflammation of the vagina. May be due to an allergic reaction to chemical irritants (spermicides, shower, bath soap), low estrogen levels after menopause or object as a buffer was not removed. It can also be caused by an infection. Frequent infections include:
Bacterial vaginosis, a condition related to changes in the normal bacteria that live in the vagina.
Candidiasis, also called yeast infection.
Trichomoniasis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by the organism called Trichomonas vaginalis.
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