{"id":19307,"date":"2019-10-10T08:05:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T08:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/besthealth.guide\/?p=19307"},"modified":"2021-10-13T06:11:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T06:11:53","slug":"14-symptoms-of-chlamydia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besthealth.guide\/14-symptoms-of-chlamydia\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Symptoms of Chlamydia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection that affects more than 200,000 Americans each year. Male and females can get the disease. It is more common for young females to get the disease. It can’t be spread by sharing food, drinks, or kissing. It is transmitted through sexual activity. It can be contracted in the mouth, rectum, and urethra. It is important to not have sex when treating chlamydia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you have unprotected sex, the disease will spread to him or her. During childbirth, a woman can give it to her child. A person may not even know they have the disease because he or she may not have any symptoms. By not having any symptoms, chlamydia will stay in your body longer. It may spread have spread to other organs by then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if a man doesn’t ejaculate, chlamydia can still spread to the female. Chlamydia can still spread to the female through oral sex.
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1. Urinating will be painful when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By it being painful to urinate, you may not want to urinate as often. Even if you need to urinate, the pain will keep you from urinating. It is best to seek medical treatment, so the doctor can give you a urine <\/a>test. The urine test is needed to find out why you are experiencing pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A blood test needs to be given as well because the doctor may mistake painful urination with it being a UTI. The medicine given for a UTI won’t clear up chlamydia. The person will need to go back to the doctor for further tests. That’s why it’s important to have blood and urine tests done at the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blood tests will more than likely show that the person has chlamydia. Antibiotics will be prescribed to get rid of the bacteria, which is what chlamydia is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. Lower abdominal pain is a symptom of having chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You may be tempted to use over-the-counter pain medication, such as Tylenol <\/a>to relieve the pain. The pain will persist since it’s a bacterial infection. Abdominal pain shouldn’t last for a long period of time. It isn’t a good idea to take over-the-counter pain relievers for a long time. It can cause your other organs to become affected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is best to take a trip to your doctor so that he or she can give you a thorough examination. The examination needs to include getting blood tests. The results will show that you have chlamydia. Even before you are diagnosed, it is best to not have intercourse. It is even worse on a woman because if she is pregnant, it could have spread to her unborn child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pain in the lower abdominal area may be intense, especially if you waited too long to seek treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Bleeding between periods is a common symptom. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A woman can bleed between periods if she is taking birth control pills. Birth control pills need to be taken at the same time each morning. If the woman isn’t on birth control pills this should concern her. It doesn’t matter if the bleeding is light or heavy. She shouldn’t be bleeding after her period. It may be scary to go to the gynecologist<\/a>, but he or she will find out what is wrong with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure that the gynecologist gives you a complete physical. The gynecologist may not give you a pap smear since you are bleeding. Blood and urine tests are the best options. The gynecologist may suggest coming in for a pap smear when you’re not bleeding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pap smear can tell the gynecologist what is really going on in your body. He or she will call you back into the office in a couple of days to let you know what the results are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4. Pain felt when a woman has sexual intercourse. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is best to not have sex at all when pain is felt. You may think that having oral sex will prevent pain. It may, but you are spreading chlamydia <\/a>to your partner. Sex shouldn’t be painful. It is best to go to your doctor immediately because the problem won’t go away on its own. In fact, if it’s left untreated, you won’t be able to have sex anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As stated before, oral sex won’t help your situation. Women sometimes are afraid to speak to their doctor about their personal lives. Some doctors are uncaring and make their patients afraid to tell them what is going on in their bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pap smear is needed. In fact, a complete physical exam should be done. During the exam, you may experience pain since you are already having pain since the vagina is used during sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5. Discharge from the penis will occur when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The discharge may be a different color than what it is supposed to be. The discharge may occur every time you use the restroom. It may be constant as well. The discharge may happen anywhere, at any time. The discharge may have an foul smell to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colognes may help mask the scent, but it is a good idea to not place colognes on the penis or even in front of the pants. Colognes can still get through the pants and irritate the penis. This may make you want to scratch, which then you will have to deal with redness<\/a>, itchiness, and discharge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you seek treatment, all three symptoms will need to be addressed. Chlamydia will spread even without having intercourse. If you touch your penis with dirty hands, the bacterial infection will get worse and make it difficult to treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. Vaginal discharge in women is another symptom you will have with chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The vagina will have a foul smell. Even when you shower the smell won’t go away. This will become embarrassing, especially when around people. This is similar to having a yeast infection<\/a>. The woman will end up buying yeast infection cream and notice that it doesn’t go away. The next step is to see a doctor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the doctor may diagnose it as having a yeast infection. If the symptom has lasted longer than a week, it should cause concern. The doctor may give you a prescription for vaginal discharge, but it won’t help either. Once you and your doctor figure out that yeast infection cream doesn’t work, other steps need to be taken, such as having a complete examination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some doctors don’t examine their patients. They just look at them and hand out a prescription that doesn’t work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7. Itching in the vaginal area happens when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The itching <\/a>may be intense where it will become uncomfortable when you are out. It will cause you to close yourself off from others. It is not a good idea to put the powder in the vagina area. It will just make the itching worse. You don’t want to scratch the area either because blisters and redness will occur. With blisters, they will end up bursting and cause the condition to get worse. Over-the-counter solutions are not going to clear chlamydia. The bacteria will spread more because when you scratch the area your hands are more than likely dirty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the itchiness won’t go away on its own, make an appointment to see your doctor. The doctor will examine the vagina area to see exactly what is going on. Make sure the doctor takes blood tests because just looking at the vagina will not give an accurate diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8. Rectal bleeding is a symptom of chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rectal <\/a>bleeding can show up in your stools and on toilet paper when cleaning yourself. Some rectal bleeding usually goes away if there is a minor condition in the body. With chlamydia, the bleeding never goes away. The bleeding may even become heavy. If it does, it may appear on your undergarments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a serious condition that needs to be checked out immediately. Your doctor will more than likely send you to a specialist who can check your colon. The results should show that you have chlamydia. Blood work by your doctor may be done as well. If the disease has been caught early, antibiotics will take care of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctor will tell you what things you need to do to help with the bleeding. Don’t have any kind of sex while you’re taking the antibiotics or at least seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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9. Redness in eyes will occur when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It may seem as you have pink eye, but it will persist. It is a good idea to not use over-the-counter eye drops. It will make your eyes redder. It may even affect your vision the longer you wait to seek treatment<\/a>. Instead of going to an eye specialist it’s best to go to your family physician. It is best to not rub your eyes either. When you rub your eyes with dirty hands, you’re putting more germs into your eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of times when your eyes become red, they will become sore. You will want to wear dark sunglasses when you are outside. You don’t want to irritate your eyes even more by letting the sun hit your eyes. Let your doctor know what’s going on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A thorough check-up needs to be done. The doctor will ask you a series of questions that should help the doctor figure out what you have chlamydia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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10. Itchy eyes are another symptom you will have when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is a good practice to not rub your eyes at all. Even if the itchiness is unbearable. When you rub your eyes, dirt will get in your eyes and make your eye condition worse. It is not a good idea to let your eye doctor examine your eyes because he or she won’t be able to diagnose <\/a>chlamydia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At home, you can use a warm compress to help with the itchiness, but it won’t take chlamydia away. Don’t wait too long to see your family doctor. It is easier for chlamydia to go away when it’s treated early. By waiting too long, it can affect your vision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the eyes are itchy and it’s minor, it will go away in a few minutes. During this time, don’t use over-the-counter eye drops. The itchiness will get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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11. Frequent urination in men is a symptom you will experience when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Even if you don’t drink a lot of beverages, you could still urinate frequently. You may even experience burning or pain when you urinate a lot. If you have a job, it may be best to stay home until you get it under control. The only way to get it under control is by seeing your doctor.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctor will thoroughly examine every part of your body to see what the problem is. The results will come back that you have chlamydia. During this, your doctor may tell you to not have sex<\/a>. Since it hasn’t cleared, you can transmit it to your partner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best thing you can do is to let your partner know that you have chlamydia, so he or she can get tested as well. If your partner has it, when you are clear of it, you will get exposed to it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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12. Redness at the tip of the penis is another symptom you will have when chlamydia is present. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Besides redness<\/a>, you may have pus-filled blisters and itchiness. Even if all of these are present, you shouldn’t touch the area. For instance, you may believe that if you burst the blisters, it’ll make the itchiness go away. The only thing you’re doing is irritating your penis more. When you have to touch your penis to clean it, use clean hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never touch your penis with dirty hands. Once you notice that the redness on the tip of your penis isn’t going away, you need to visit your doctor. If you can’t get an appointment, go to the emergency room. At the hospital, they will give you a number of medical tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results will show that you have chlamydia. You don’t have to stay in the hospital overnight, but you will be given a prescription to clear the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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13. Periods are painful when you have been exposed to chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is normal for some women to have painful periods. Young women usually have painful periods, but it usually goes away the older she gets. The woman will usually take an over-the-counter pain reliever, such as Motrin to help her with the pain. The pain may be so intense that she will be unable to go to work or school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When periods are painful, the woman will experience heavy periods. Once her period goes away, she needs to see her doctor who can examine her to see the reason for her painful periods. The longer you wait to go to the doctor, the periods will continue to be painful. Your doctor can do a series of medical tests to see what illness you may have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chlamydia will be diagnosed and antibiotics <\/a>will be prescribed. Once it clears your doctor may educate you on how to prevent it from happening again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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14. Weight loss will occur when you have chlamydia. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The reason for weight loss is that the disease hasn’t been treated. Chlamydia will make you ill the longer you wait to seek treatment. This can happen to men and women, but this is common in women. A woman may think she is progressing in her weight loss, especially if she was already on a weight loss<\/a> journey. It isn’t healthy to lose too much weight at one time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rapid weight loss needs to be addressed with your doctor. Even if you believe there’s nothing wrong, you need to be sure it’s nothing serious. Since you have chlamydia, it’s causing you to not be hungry. You may even notice that you’re vomiting whenever you try to eat anything. It might be a good idea to go to the emergency room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the emergency room, the medical staff will give you a thorough examination, including imaging tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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