1. Relieve Symptoms
The main symptom of urethritis is one of burning and pain upon urination. This symptom is most effectively treated with the use of pain relievers, particularly the drug pyridium, which works on the urinary tract specifically. If you cannot get an immediate appointment with a health care provider, you may relieve some of the symptoms by consuming a lot of water to flush the bacteria out of your system. You can also use the over the counter remedies like AZO Standard, which contains the active ingredient phenazopyridine hydrochloride.
2. Treat Underlying Causes
Antibiotic therapy is commonly used to clear up urethritis. As it may be impossible to pinpoint the specific strains of bacteria causing your infection and since certain bacteria have become resistant to particular antibiotics, you may need to start off taking one type of antibiotic and then switching to another one until you and your doctor can find a prescription that works for you. Medications that may be prescribed for you include azithromycin, ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, cefixime or doxycycline.
3. Prevent Spread of Infection
Avoid engaging in sexual intercourse until your infection clears. This may not do anything to cure your urethritis, but it will keep you from further aggravating your bladder region. If you do have sex while infected, be sure to use a condom to prevent infecting your partner. This is not only the decent thing to do, but it will also reduce your chances of being reinfected at a later date by this same partner. If you have multiple partners, you should make condom use a part of your regular routine to prevent urethritis along with other, more serious, sexually transmitted diseases.
4. Surgery to Correct Chronic Cases
Women suffering from chronic female urethritis may benefit from corrective surgery. One surgical procedure that has been effective in a number of cases is known as the Charles Rieser operation. It involves electrosection of the paraurethral glands. Another type of surgery performed on urethritis patients is internal urethrotomy, which is used to treat the urethral strictures that may be found in chronic sufferers.
