Urethral Pain With No Infection

vanvalkenburgh · Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 18

For past two years I have suffered from urethral pain. I did the tests but there was no infection found. They told me I got some disorder, so I have done biofeedback and followed the IC diet to no avail. Now I have been in pain for 4 weeks and no one has an answer for me and the vicodin is losing its effectiveness. Have you any suggestions?

kenner · Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 14

I went to tests because of the same problem, urethral pain. They told me that there was no infection too and everything was a complete mystery. My doctor told me to see a therapist because I was having trouble with the constant urethral pain. He put me on Effexor, and within a month the pain went away. I am not saying anything, but mental health disorders can cause very real physical pain.

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I have also been having extreme urethral pain, with no infection. Doctors don't have a clue. So far I've found applying tea tree oil topically and drinking plenty of water to be my only relief.

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My pain started when I was 15. At first it was a really really bad UTI, there was blood in the urine. After that it was a monthly continuous problem, first it would be a yeast infection, then menstration, then the UTI. Well the first two porblems went away after 6 mnths. The UTI's remained, or what I though were UTI's , I had the pain and the urgency without the infection. I had every test known to man kind, bladder pain made it painful for intercourse. This was not normal. I started taking antibiotics daily to no avail. I stopped them and started taking Cranberry supplements (6 daily). The pain was still there. Then I though it was the estrogen in my birth control. I switched to progesterone only and it worked. Not cured I still get the pain every now and then but it is manageable. It must have been the estrogen. I'm not completely sure and I still take Cranberry like it's air, and drink tons of fluids. I will still get the bruning maybe once a week and it gets worse right before bed, but at least it's not everyday. I have been living with this for a long time and sometimes its hard to cope. I hope that this will make people look into there everyday activities and start altering thigs, what you eat, wear, what times you sleep, look for things that could trigger it. It may surprise you. Be your own investigator.

dorafish · Newbie Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

I have to thank the person who posted about applying topical tea tree oil. I had kidney stones two years ago, and recent blood in my urine with no other sx. I have followups scheduled for CAT scan and exploratory with my urologist for when I return from vacation, but while away began to have urethra pain without infection (had it checked at urgent care). One night it was so painful I couldn't sleep. I went on the net, and found the advice above. Had a bottle of tea tree oil with me for my warts--what a surprise and blessing to find it relieved the urethra pain!!!!

mollyso · Newbie Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 1

Hi, I'm 35 & have had constant urethra pain for 2 years now - after my hysterectomy. The pain is like a severe bladder infection & is the whole urethra tube - so when I have intercourse it is even more painful.

When I had my hysto - I had to come home with a catheter & I had alot of problems with it , pain & bleeding. When it was removed - it was stuck-adhered to my urethra tube, it hurt worse pulling it out than having kids. I been blaming my pain on this, but it may not be.

After a cat scan, biofeedback, a laproscopy, a couple of cystoscopies, they said I have polyps & inflammation where the bladder & urethra tube connect. But there is nothing they can do.

Can anyone help.

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OMG...I have the exact same thing with the exact same diagnosis!!! I started having terrible urethral pain January 2006, and went to 4 doctors before an iffy diagnosis of IC (interstitial cystitis), but during the in office cystoscopy my uro said she saw urethral polyps, but they are not the type that are removed, but indicate inflammation where the urethra joins the bladder (same as you)!!!! My uro said that these are treated with long term antibiotics, and I was given Macrobid to take 1/day for 6 months. I didn't like how it made me feel so I switched to Keflex, and now Bactrim, but I didn't really see any improvement. I was also given Urised for the pain, and it is awesome. You should ask your doctor for this. Also I suggest you alter you diet so that you aren't drinking anything acidic...ie oranges, orange juice, coffee, caffeine, tea (herbal tea with chamomile is okay) sodas... 1/2 tsp of baking soda in water also can help tremendously unless of course you have high blood pressure and can not take sodium (salt). This is a frustrating situation for me, and I can imagine for you too. There can also be an infection in the urethra is the glands that is difficult to detect, and usually is not detected with regular UTI tests. I hope you have some success with this and I understand what you are going through. You may want to check out the IC support sight: ic-network.com.

sylvester.jecha · Newbie Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

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I also had a really bad UTI about 5 months ago, with lots of blood in the urine, but the antibiotics didn't seem to cure all my symptoms, especially the constant urge to urinate. Now i have pain im my urethral and seem to be a bump on the outside to, but sometimes it gets bigger and smaller. My bladder feels tender and sometimes theres pain. Ive seen a urologist and hes keep saying its the UTI that its not going away, i also had a cystoscopy done, all he said is that my bladder wall looks swollen and inflamed and i am on antibiotics fro 3 months but i still done feel any improvement. I really don't know what this is, does any one have any idea. I was reading "Urethral Pain- Forever" mines seem familiar from the beginning, i hope you still go to this site, i really want to ask you some questions and maybe you can help me. Thanks.

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