General Medicine

Causes of burning urine

Causes of burning urine

Burning urine is also referred to as dysuria, and men and women of any age can suffer from burning urine, but it is more common in women, and is mainly associated with urinary tract infections, which often affect women, and in fact there are many other reasons For urinary burning sensation, it can be divided as follows:

Common causes of burning urine

Both men and women may experience burning urine due to the following reasons:

  • Diseases: Such as sexually transmitted infections (in English: Sexually Transmitted Infections) such as: gonorrhea, chlamydia, and genital herpes.
  • pharmaceutical: Chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the pelvic area, which may cause cystitis and burning urine.
  • other reasons: Kidney stones, and interstitial cystitis.

Causes of burning urine for women

Burning urine can affect women as a result of many reasons, the most common of which are the following:

  • Infection: such as a vaginal infection.
  • Infections: Such as urethritis and vaginitis, which may be related to nutritional factors, and may also occur due to sexual intercourse, the use of lotions, soaps, scented toilet paper, and the result of using contraceptive sponges, and spermicides. ).

Causes of burning urine for men

Men-specific causes of burning urine include prostate disease and cancer.

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Factors that increase the incidence of burning urine

There are a group of factors that can increase the chance of developing burning urine, and these factors include the following:

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  • Having diabetes.
  • getting older
  • Enlarged prostate.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Use of a urinary catheter.
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