Why Does My Pee Burn? 11 Possible Reasons for Painful Urination

Ever sit on the toilet and find yourself worrying, Ummm… why does my pee burn? You are certainly not alone. Most people will encounter the unsettling experience of painful urination at least once in their lifetime.

Urination, as you know, shouldn’t be uncomfortable. So, if you are experiencing a burning sensation when peeing, that’s usually a sign that your body is trying to tell you something. Medically known as dysuria, a catch-all term for painful peeing, the unpleasant symptom can be an indication of several issues—both severe and less so.

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Either way, you’ll need to head to your doctor to get an accurate diagnosis, which is important because, if left untreated, “many of the causes of painful urination can get worse and have a great implication for your long-term health, such as a kidney infection or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID),” Lauren Ruggiero, MD, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at NYU Langone Health tells SELF. “If you are not noticing resolution or improvement of your symptoms a day or two after your symptoms start, then definitely see your doctor so they can help figure out what is going on.”

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Ahead, experts explain what might be causing your burning pee, as well as ways to potentially ease the sting.

“Painful urination, also known as dysuria, happens when urine comes into contact with inflamed or irritated tissue,”1 Dr. Ruggiero says. “When this occurs, your local nerves send a pain signal to your brain telling you something is wrong.”

This pain is usually felt in your urethra, i.e. the tube that carries urine out of your bladder, or in your perineum, the area between your anus and genitals. For the record: Dysuria doesn’t refer to how often you pee, but sometimes people can also have a health condition that makes them pee more than usual when they have dysuria, the Cleveland Clinic says.

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You get the whole “burns when I pee” thing. But the Cleveland Clinic says dysuria can present with other signs as well. Here is a range of symptoms that characterize painful urination as a whole:

• Stinging when you pee
• An itching feeling
• Pain when you start to pee
• Pain after you pee

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There are a bunch of different things that could be behind your painful urination. Here are the most common causes:

This is the biggest culprit behind a burning sensation when peeing, Sarah Yamaguchi, MD, an ob-gyn at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, tells SELF. As the name implies, a UTI develops when any part of your urinary tract (think kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra) gets infected, according to the Mayo Clinic. That said, it’s usually the bladder and urethra that get infected. Due to having shorter urethras, people with vaginas tend to get more UTIs than people with penises.

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