Men can have discharge from the urethra. This happens at different times of the day, the color and reasons for its appearance are also specific. Allocations in men can, in some cases, cause concern, so you should immediately consult a doctor. For example, if bleeding is observed, immediate measures should be taken. Make sure you pass 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. When there is secretion from the urethra in men, self-medication should not be limited. Administration of drug becomes possible only after examination.
But mucus secretion does not always indicate that there is some disease. The following manifestations are considered normal:
- Allocations in men, when excited, appear in a small volume with no extraneous inclusions.
- pollutions.
- Defecation prostorrhoea, the appearance of viscous mucous clots with streaks during strong straining during the act of defecating.
- Rarely, discharge from the urethra occurs with strong coughing, straining, but they are all scarce, they have no smell.
discharge color
Allocations in men can be of different colors. They are nocturnal and abundant secretions of transparent color, daytime leucorrhoea, blood, traces of semen, pus and much more. It all depends on the presence of a certain type of disease, stage, causes of its occurrence.
The composition of secretions is also specific, ranging from blood cells and particles to mucus, pus and semen.
Most often, a clear liquid, similar to mucus, is released, but with the contents of the epithelium, the discharge turns grayish, its 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 turns white, the consistency is dense, and a characteristic odor is observed. Discharge after urination may vary in volume. If there are a lot of them, there is an unpleasant smell, cramps, burning, you should immediately go to the hospital.
White discharge from the urethra
During urination and at other times, white discharge may be observed. If they are accompanied by a strong and sharp burning sensation, pain, itching, these are signs of an inflammatory process. When urinating or during the rest of the day, white discharge appears with these diseases:
- Ureaplasmosis is sexually transmitted, the causative agent is a special single-celled organism called ureaplasmas.
- Mycoplasmosis is a very common infectious disease, whose causative agent is an organism that is in an intermediate state between a virus and a bacterium. 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 needed here, and the discharge itself can appear before and after urination, the urination process itself becomes difficult, and sex life is reduced to nothing.
If left untreated, the consequences of diseases can be dangerous, until male infertility occurs. This scenario is far from always being observed, but if the disease is started, ignored and personal hygiene is not followed, the consequences can be disastrous.
Transparent discharge in inflammatory processes
In infectious diseases, completely different fluids can be released, their color and composition depend on the form of the disease. For example, during observed venereal diseases:
- Profuse discharge of mucus and pus from the urethra, which may be accompanied by itching. This situation occurs if gonorrhea is diagnosed.
- Clear, mucosal, and scanty discharge from the urethra are seen with a disease such as chlamydia.
- With trichomoniasis, there are no clear discharges, 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 fluid, immediately contact a specialist. If the disclosed secret becomes too frequent, there is a burning sensation, an unpleasant odor, there may be suspicions of epididymitis, prostatitis, orchitis, and so on. The doctor prescribes treatment only after the men's examination results are obtained, the causes of the disease are found. In this case, it is necessary to strictly comply with all commitments and recommendations, personal hygiene will play a significant role.
diagnostic process
If during urination in men in the morning or only during the day discharges with blood or pus were found, it is necessary to consult a doctor for diagnosis. The examination process includes examination of the urethral canal. It is checked for manifestations of mucus, blood. Sometimes the patient's partner is also examined to rule out infection in both. In the clinic, the following methods are used to study urethral discharge:
- Examination of a smear obtained during the examination using a microscope.
- Carrying out a special bacteriological inoculation of the collected sample.
- Antibiogram performance.
These measurements help to determine exactly what type of discharge is observed during urination, what is the composition of the fluid. It is necessary to carry out a comprehensive survey, this will allow you to get a more complete picture. During consultations, it is important to understand what are the causes of discharge, whether such a situation has been observed before, how often, if there were accompanying symptoms, for example, pain and bloody discharge were observed during urination. The diagnoses performed will make it possible to draw a complete picture of the disease, which means that the appropriate treatment will be selected.
Treatment: what to do?
The treatment of discharge in men largely depends on the type of disease that caused its 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 causes the appearance of discharge in time, the condition will enter a chronic stage, and this is dangerous.
It is also possible to prevent the discharge of the urethra, for this it is enough to monitor your health, follow the rules of hygiene, avoid promiscuity, hypothermia. But self-control will also be helpful, if any kind of fluid is released by men that is not normal, you should consult a doctor. It should be remembered that in the normal state, blood, pus, white liquids that have an unusual hue, smell and texture cannot be released from the urethra in men.
If a man has fluid secreted through the urethra, it is impossible to postpone a visit to the hospital. When discharge does not correspond to the norm, it is necessary to undergo an examination, after which the observation specialist will prescribe the necessary measures. If the disease starts, it will quickly move to the chronic stage, and this is fraught with complications, other pathologies can develop, even infertility.