Does urinary catheter intubation for men hurt?

Men’s ureteral intubation can appear a certain degree of pain, mainly related to the male urethra is narrow and long, the urethra has a number of narrow and curved parts, the application of surface anesthesia drugs can relieve the pain. Catheterization operation, due to the anatomical characteristics of the urethra itself, the urethra in the narrow and curved parts of the urethra, easy to be obstructed when inserting the urethra, can irritate and damage the urethral mucosa. Prostatic hyperplasia and other diseases due to increased resistance in the urethra, can also be inserted in the urinary catheter pain symptoms. When indwelling urinary catheterization, attention should be paid to local disinfection and care, urinary catheterization can be applied to the local application of local anesthetic drugs such as lidocaine hydrochloride gel, which helps to relieve the pain symptoms of ureteral intubation, intubation should be carried out regularly after the urethral orifice care, to avoid the occurrence of urinary tract infections. Men usually have pain and other discomforts when performing ureteral intubation, can be operated by the doctor moderate use of surface anesthesia drugs, can reduce the pain when inserting a urinary catheter, the specific pain varies from person to person.