Men may have discharge from the urethra. This happens at different times of the day, and the reasons for their color and appearance are also specific. Allocation in men is cause for concern in some cases, so consult a doctor immediately. For example, if you notice bleeding, you need to take immediate action. Be sure to do an examination and the specialist will prescribe the appropriate treatment.
The reasons for the appearance of discharge can be different, the symptoms depend on the stage of the course of the disease. If men have discharge from the urethra, self-medication should not be limited. Medicines can only be taken after an examination.
But phlegm discharge does not always indicate that there is some disease. The following manifestations are considered normal:
- In men, allocations appear in small quantities in an excited state without foreign inclusions.
- Contaminations.
- Defecation prostorrhoea, the appearance of mucous viscous blood clots with streaks during strong straining during defecation.
- Rarely, the discharge from the urethra occurs with strong coughing and straining, but it is little and has no smell.
Emission color
For men, the allocations can be of different colors. These are nocturnal and copious discharges of transparent color, daytime leucorrhoea, blood, traces of semen, pus and much more. It all depends on the presence, stage, and causes of a certain type of disease.
The composition of the discharge 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 contents of the epithelium, the discharge turns gray and has a thick consistency. With a high leukocyte content, the color turns yellowish and green, and an unpleasant pus smell is observed. In the case of thrush and other infectious diseases, the color will be white, the consistency will be thick, and a characteristic smell will be observed. The amount of discharge after urination can vary. If there is a lot, an unpleasant smell, cramps, burning, go to the hospital immediately.
White discharge from the urethra
White discharge is observed during urination and at other times. If they are accompanied by a strong and sharp burning sensation, pain, itching, then these are signs of an inflammatory process. White discharge occurs during urination or during the rest of the day in the case of the following diseases:
- Ureaplasmosis is transmitted sexually, the causative agent is a special unicellular organism, ureaplasmas.
- Mycoplasmosis is an infectious, fairly common disease, the causative agent of which is an organism in an intermediate state between a virus and a bacterium. White discharge after or during urination can be accompanied by itching or burning.
- Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease, a smear is not enough to diagnose it, a blood test is required. The disease itself can be newly acquired or chronic, it cannot be treated, 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. Here, serious and long-term treatment is needed, and the discharge itself may appear before and after urination, the process of urination itself becomes difficult, and sexual life ceases to exist.
If not treated, the consequences of the diseases can be dangerous, even up to the occurrence of male infertility. This scenario is far from always followed, but if the disease is started, ignored and personal hygiene is not observed, the consequences can be catastrophic.
Transparent discharge in inflammatory processes
Completely different fluids can be released in infectious diseases, their color and composition depend on the form of the disease. For example, during venereal diseases:
- Abundant discharge of mucus and pus from the urethra, which may be accompanied by itching. This situation occurs when gonorrhea is diagnosed.
- Transparent, slimy, little secretions from the urethra can be observed in the case of a disease such as chlamydia.
- In trichomoniasis, there are no clear secretions, often a person does not even know about the development of such a disease for a long time until it is examined.
If purulent, too abundant and frequent clear discharge from the urethra, blood, white liquid, consult a specialist immediately. If the released secretion becomes too frequent, a burning sensation, and an unpleasant odor appear, then the epididymis, prostatitis, orchitis, etc. may arise. suspect. The doctor prescribes the treatment only after the results of the men's examination have been received and the causes of the disease have been found. In this case, all appointments and recommendations must be strictly followed, personal hygiene will play a significant role.
Diagnostic process
If, in men, discharge with blood or pus was found during urination in the morning or only during the day, a doctor should be consulted for a diagnosis. The examination process includes examination of the urethra. They examine whether there are manifestations of mucus or blood. Sometimes the patient's partner is also tested to rule out infection for both. In the clinic, the following methods are used to examine discharge from the urethra:
- Examination of the smear obtained during the examination with a microscope.
- Carrying out a special bacteriological inoculation of the sample taken.
- Making an antibiogram.
These measures help to determine exactly what discharge is observed during urination, what is the composition of the fluid. A comprehensive survey should be carried out, this will allow you to create the most complete picture. During consultations, it is important to understand the causes of discharge, whether such a situation has been noticed before, with what frequency, and whether there were any accompanying symptoms, such as pain or bleeding during urination. The performed diagnostics allow to establish a complete picture of the disease, which means that the appropriate treatment is selected.
Treatment: what to do?
The treatment of discharge in men largely depends on the disease that caused their appearance. In some cases, when everything is within the normal range, treatment is not prescribed.
In the case of infectious and other diseases, an examination is already required, after which the doctor chooses the way to treat the pathology. In any case, it cannot be delayed, if the treatment of the disease that causes the appearance of the discharge is not started in time, then the condition will go into a chronic stage, and this is dangerous.
Discharge from the urethra can also be prevented, for this it is sufficient to monitor the state of health, observe hygiene rules, avoid promiscuity and hypothermia. But self-control will also be useful, if any type of fluid is released from men that is not normal, you should consult a doctor. It should be remembered that under normal conditions, blood, pus, and white liquid, which has an unusual shade, smell, and texture, cannot be released from the urethra in men.
If a person has fluid coming out of the urethra, it is impossible to postpone a visit to the hospital. If the emission does not meet the standard, an examination must be carried out, after which the monitoring specialist prescribes the necessary measures. Once the disease starts, it quickly goes into the chronic stage, and it is full of complications, other pathologies can develop, up to infertility.