Bladder pain can be caused by various conditions, including bladder cancer, vaginal cancer, urinary tract infection, interstitial cystitis, urethral stricture, and yeast infections. Seeking medical attention and treatment is necessary for most of these conditions.
There are several conditions associated with bladder pain. Most of these require medical attention. If people are experiencing bladder discomfort, they should seek medical attention and treatment.
Several forms of cancer can cause bladder pain. Direct bladder cancer can have other symptoms associated with it, including pain when urinating, blood in the urine, much darker colored urine, and frequent need to urinate. These symptoms by themselves don’t necessarily mean that a person has bladder cancer, but they certainly are indications of urinary tract disease.
Vagina cancer can also have bladder pain as one of its symptoms. Other indications of this cancer may include pain during intercourse or subsequent bleeding, abnormal bleeding at other times, pain in the pelvis, and sometimes a noticeable lump in the vagina. Vaginal cancer is usually not symptomatic in the beginning and may never cause bladder pain unless the cancer has spread to the bladder.
A more common cause of bladder pain is urinary tract infection (UTI), which can also produce changes in urine color, difficulty urinating, and a feeling of fullness in the bladder. Sometimes these infections are “silent” and have no symptoms until they get significantly worse. In a specific form of UTI, cystitis, the bladder becomes inflamed and can make the pain worse. Cystitis is a common urinary tract infection and can very often be resolved with antibiotic treatment if it results from a bacterial infection.
Interstitial cystitis is not usually the result of a bacterial infection and is a disease that continues to baffle doctors. It can cause mild to severe pain and also cause feelings of fullness, frequent need to urinate, and pain in the pelvis. In men, this condition can create discomfort in the scrotum in addition to bladder pain.
One possible cause of bladder pain that occurs more often in men is urethral stricture. The urethra can become inflamed or injured in such a way that it narrows. Other symptoms associated with urethral stricture are difficulty urinating and a burning sensation or pain when urinating.
Some yeast infections such as torulopsis can develop into painful bladder symptoms. The fungus involved occurs naturally in many parts of the body, but in people who have lower immunity, the yeast can cause numerous painful symptoms and affect bladder functioning. Other causes of bladder pain include direct injury to the bladder, surgery performed on the bladder, or, in some cases, the pain is associated with very full bladders that cannot empty properly. For example, women who have had an epidural delivery may experience great discomfort and may require catheterization to empty a very full bladder if a catheterization was not performed during labor and delivery.
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