Pain when Urinating or Dysuria means difficulty or pain in the process of expelling urine. The amount of urine may be reduced, it may be expelled painful­ly or it may be ejected in small quantities each time, the sufferer left with the urge to empty his bladder all the time. The three main causes of Dysuria are: (i) cystitis-inflammation of the bladder; (ii)inflammation of the urethra; (iii) vener­al diseases like gonorrhoea. Another cause is the enlargement of the prostate gland, a structure which lies at the neck of the bladder in men and surrounds a part of the urethra lying within the pelvis. Hyperacidity may also cause Pain when Urinating or Dysuria in some cases because the excessive amount of acid present in the urine produces the feeling of pain in the process of its ejection from the bladder. The main symptoms of Pain when Urinating or Dysuria are: (i) scanty urine; (ii) pain in the process of urination; (iii) pain in the penis (and in woman, in the ovaries); (iv) passage of urine flecked with blood; (v) a feeling of heaviness in the region of the kidneys and sometimes, the scrotum; and (vi) the ever-present urge to pass the urine.

Pain when Urinating or Dysuria  Natural Remedies:

Whatever the cause of retention of urine, the following remedies would help:

One gram each of Black Mustard and Nitre and two grams of raw Sugar are mixed together. Two grams of this mixture is taken with water every two hours till relief is obtained. In addition, if the urine has been retained for some time, six Grams of Nitre should be dissolved in water and a cloth pad soaked in it placed on the pelvis. Alternatively, 20 grams of Hairs of the Corncob (ear of maize) should be boiled in water and given to the patient. Another remedy recommended for scanty or painful urine is the juice of Biskhapra leaves. Twenty or 30 grams of this juice-mixed with water or milk should produce copious urine giving immedi­ate relief to the sufferer.

Practitioners of Indian systems of medicine have prescribed Shilajit for this condition. Pashanabheda (Bergenia Ligulata) root powder is also useful in one teaspoonful doses.

Droppings of Mice and mixed with water, Ear Wax of a Buffaloe and equal quantities of Salt Peter and pulp of the root of Banana tree are also excellent external remedies for painful urine. They should be made into paste and applied to the pelvic region.

A patient suffering from Pain when urinating or dysuria (of whatever origin) must desist from eating beans and pulses. Green vegetables like spinach, tomatoes and ladyfingers should also be avoided. The intake of liquids, particularly water, must be increased. Liquor and acid-forming foods, condiments, chilies etc. should not be taken.