How painful is a catheter?

Answer 1

That depends on how you feel about "pain". Some people whine when they clip their nails, while others can nail their foot to a board without flinching.....that is completely subjective. The best way I can equate it for you is to say that I wouldn't call it "painful" at all...I would call it more uncomfortable than anything. If you have ever had a UTI (urinary tract infection) and experienced that feeling of urgency (feeling like you have to pee all the time), well, that's what it feels like -- you need to pee. I realize that it looks and sounds like a scary procedure, but it really isn't bad at all -- it is very fast, and once you get past the embarassment of the deal its all over. I would like to make a suggestion if you will be having the procedure done. Always watch what your nurse is doing. Insertion of a cath is a sterile procedure, which means that every item that comes in contact with your genital area must be completely germ free to avoid infection. If your nurse breaks his/her sterile field, they are putting your health at risk....so watch what they do. The most important thing is to make sure they wash their hands & wear STERILE gloves -- the gloves in the room are not good enough. It is really important beause the incidence of hospital acquired infections is increasing, and one MAJOR cause of those infections is improper catheterization. You can protect yourself by monitoring that your nurse wears sterile gloves and always keeps his/her hands above their waist, never touching anything outside of the sterile field set up for the procedure, until they are finished, of course. Nurses are well trained in this arena, but all it takes is one small mistake to cause an infection....

Answer 2

No, it shouldn't hurt to remove a tampon as long as you're using tampons correctly.

Tampons should be changed every 4-6 hours and you should be using the lowest absorbency for your flow - if the tampons aren't saturated in blood after 4-6 hours you're using too high an absorbency, the tampon will dry-out the vagina thus causing damage and so pain upon removal.

You need to make sure to relax when inserting and removing a tampon, if you're tense the vaginal muscles tense causing vaginal walls to clench around the tampon so making it difficult or even painful to remove the tampon. If your hymen is in tact it may get caught, so just move it out the way.

Answer 3

It hurts to go pee after a catheter is removed because your skin is irritated. A catheter causes irritation because it is invasive.

Answer 4

I was sleeping when they put it in but when they took it out it was very uncomfortable and a little painful

Answer 5

It shouldn't, it might be mildly unconformable though. If it dose hurt you might have an infection.

Answer 6

It can if the catheter is too large or if the person inserting it is not trained.

Answer 7

im a guy/