Men may have urethral discharge. It happens at different times of the day, the color and reasons for their appearance are also specific. Discharge in men can cause concern in some cases, then you should immediately consult a doctor. For example, if bleeding is noticed, 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 can be different, the symptoms depend on the stage of the course of the disease. When there is discharge from the urethra in men, self-medication should not be restricted. It becomes possible to receive medicines only after the examination.
But the discharge of mucus 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 without foreign inclusions.
- Pollution.
- Defecation space, the appearance of mucous viscous clots with stripes during strong straining during the act of defecation.
- Rarely, discharge from the urethra occurs with a strong cough, straining, but they are all scanty and odorless.
Discharge color
Discharge in men can be of different colors. These are nocturnal and copious secretions of transparent color, daytime leucorrhoea, blood, traces of semen, pus and much more. Everything depends on the presence of a certain type of disease, its stage, and the causes of its occurrence.
The composition of secretions is also specific, from cells and blood particles to mucus, pus and semen.
Most often, a clear liquid is released, similar to mucus, but with the content of epithelium, the discharge becomes grayish, their consistency is thick. With a high content of leukocytes, the color becomes yellowish and green, an unpleasant smell of pus is observed. In thrush and other infectious diseases, the color becomes white, the consistency is thick 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 immediately go to the hospital.
White discharge from the urethra
White discharge can be 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. When urinating or during the rest of the day, white discharge appears with such diseases:
- Ureaplasmosis is sexually transmitted, and the causative agent is special single-celled organisms called ureaplasmas.
- 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 or during urination may be accompanied by itching or burning.
- Chlamydia is an infectious disease that is transmitted sexually, to determine it, a smear is not enough, it is necessary to take a blood sample. 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 process of urination itself becomes difficult, and sexual life is reduced to nothing.
If they are not treated, the consequences of the disease can be dangerous, up to the onset of male infertility. This scenario is far from always being respected, but if the disease is triggered, ignored and personal hygiene is not respected, the consequences can be catastrophic.
Transparent discharge in inflammatory processes
In infectious diseases, completely different fluids can be released, the color and composition of which depend on the form of the disease. For example, during venereal diseases it is observed:
- Abundant discharge of mucus and pus from the urethra, which may be accompanied by itching. This situation occurs if gonorrhea is diagnosed.
- Clear discharge from the urethra, mucous, scarce is observed in diseases such as chlamydia.
- With trichomoniasis, there are no clear discharges, often a person does not even know about the development of such a disease for a long time until he is examined.
If there is purulent, too abundant and frequent clear discharge from the urethra, blood, white liquid, contact a specialist immediately. If the released secret becomes too frequent, there is a burning sensation, an unpleasant smell, then epididymitis, prostatitis, orchitis and so on can be suspected. The doctor prescribes treatment only after receiving the results of the men's examination, determining the causes of the disease. In this case, it is necessary to strictly adhere to all appointments and recommendations, personal hygiene will play an important role.
Diagnostic process
If men urinate 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 urethral canal. It is checked whether there is a manifestation of mucus, blood. Sometimes the patient's partner is also examined to rule out infection of both. In the clinic, the following methods are used to study urethral discharge:
- Examination of the smear obtained during examination with the help of a microscope.
- Performing a special bacteriological inoculation of the sample taken.
- Carrying out 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 are the causes of the discharge, whether such a situation has been observed before, with what frequency, whether there were accompanying symptoms, for example, pain and blood discharge during urination. The performed diagnostics will make it possible to create a complete picture of the disease, which means that the appropriate treatment will be chosen.
Treatment: what to do?
Treatment of discharge in men largely depends on what type of disease caused their appearance. In some cases, when everything is within normal limits, treatment is not prescribed.
Infectious and other diseases already require an examination, 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 discharge in time, then the condition will go into a chronic phase, which is dangerous.
It is also possible to prevent discharge from the urethra, for this it is enough to monitor your health, adhere to hygiene rules, avoid promiscuity, hypothermia. But self-examination will also be useful, if any type of fluid is released in men that is not normal, you should consult a doctor. It must be remembered that in a normal state, blood, pus, white fluids of an unusual color, smell and texture cannot be released from the urethra in men.
If a man has fluid that is excreted 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 observation specialist will prescribe the necessary measures. If the disease starts, it will quickly pass into the chronic phase, which is full of complications, other pathologies can develop, up to infertility.