{"id":19666,"date":"2019-12-03T05:29:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/besthealth.guide\/?p=19666"},"modified":"2021-10-14T02:01:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T02:01:21","slug":"14-signs-that-you-have-gonorrhea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besthealth.guide\/14-signs-that-you-have-gonorrhea\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Signs That You Have Gonorrhea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gonorrhea is one of the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections in the world, and thousands of cases are diagnosed and reported every year. 
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If you experience some of the signs or symptoms on this list and you can tie it to having recent unprotected sex a few weeks before, you should get yourself screened for the condition.
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While having to admit that you picked up an STD can be embarrassing to most people, that’s no reason to avoid a diagnosis. Untreated gonorrhea can be passed on to other people and the number of health effects that it can cause could sometimes prove to be fatal where the condition doesn’t get treated fast.
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If you suspect that you might have gonorrhea, the first step is to get tested for the condition. From there, it’s easy to treat with the right course of antibiotics and symptoms will disappear once the course has been completed. 
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Here are 14 signs that you might have contracted gonorrhea.
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1. An Unexplained Fever<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The body develops a fever when the immune system<\/a> responds to the presence of an intruding virus or infection in the body. It’s the body’s natural attempt to rid itself of the disease, but fever can also put far too much strain on the organs and heart \u2013 and prolonged fever can switch into a coma and death.\u00a0
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A fever can tell you that there’s an underlying issue in your body triggering it. Any signs of a prolonged fever that lasts for several hours or resists conventional treatment with paracetamol should mean that you see your doctor regardless of the other symptoms you may or may not experience with it. 
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An unexplained fever can be a potential sign of gonorrhea infection (especially if combined with other signs at the same time), but where it doesn’t point to an STD, it can also be indicative of many other generalized infections inside the body. <\/strong>
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2. A Compromised Immune System<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A compromised immune system is another one of the first generalized symptoms of an infection <\/a>somewhere in the body that might be indicative of any number of a different range of infections. The body’s immune system can respond badly to any kind of infection trying to get in, but it can also sometimes respond badly to its own cells (which creates an immunity-response that resembles allergy symptoms, but to the body’s own cells).
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A compromised immune system is going to mean that you get sicker more often and that you are a lot more likely to stay sick for longer. If you encounter the flu with a lowered or compromised immune system, you’ll be more likely to get sick where someone with a stronger immunity might not have gotten the same bout of flu.
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If you combine a compromised immune system together with some of the more specific symptoms of gonorrhea like a discharge, get yourself tested.
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3. Lower Back Pain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pain in the lower back is a symptom that people will often wrongly diagnose or attribute to the wrong conditions; even doctors can sometimes make this mistake when they write down a diagnosis without taking all of the experienced signs and symptoms into effect.
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If you experience lower back pain but you can’t imagine that you’ve recently hurt your back, see your doctor immediately and take note of any of the other symptoms and signs that you experience at the same time. 
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Sometimes lower back pain can be indicative of an underlying infection instead, and other times lower back pain<\/a> could even indicate internal organ issues that only manifest as pain in the lower back but come from another part of the body.
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If you can combine this with any other symptoms of gonorrhea, get tested immediately.
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4. Abdominal swelling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the first outward signs of a gonorrhea infection can be swelling <\/a>of the lower abdomen. Gonorrhea can affect the entire reproductive system, and if you were paying any attention during the diagrams they showed you in class, most of the human reproductive system is located on the inside of the body, more or less at the same site where the swelling would be located.\u00a0
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Gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted conditions are likely to cause inflammation throughout the genital area, and this can extend to pain and swelling in the abdominal area that has no other cause. 
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A lot of women might describe the initial gonorrhea symptoms as feeling similar to period cramping at first, but then realize that it’s not the moment when other symptoms appear. 
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At the first signs of any abnormal abdominal swelling, make an appointment with your doctor for the proper tests to be done as soon as possible.
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5. Flushing of the Skin<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Flushing of the skin is one of the generalized medical symptoms that you might experience together with a vast range of different infections, although also might experience if you have contracted a gonorrhea <\/a>infection.\u00a0
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The sign might be combined with other ones such as a fever and skin sensitivity at the same time, and if the cause of this is due to gonorrhea, you’re likely to experience obvious typical symptoms such as pain while urinating and an unpleasant genital discharge at more or less the same time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Flushing of the skin might also be due to many other conditions that aren’t as serious as gonorrhea, or they can be an indication of health conditions affecting the heart and circulation when they aren’t because of a gonorrhea infection. 
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See your doctor at the first sign of any symptoms whether you think you might know what they are or not.
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6. Pain While Urinating<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you experience any kind of pain or discomfort while urinating, one of the first things that you should look at is a routine bladder infection. It’s one of the  most common types of infections out there, and everyone goes through at least once during their lifetime \u2013 sometimes bladder infections and the subsequent discomfort can even appear several times of the year whenever the body’s natural pH levels aren’t what they should be.
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Where it’s not diagnosed as a bladder infection, you’re likely to experience other obvious symptoms of gonorrhea such as the typical discharge. The sign is also likely to get worse if the initial infection doesn’t get treated soon after the first onset of your symptoms.
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If you experience regular pain while urinating, change your diet first and consider any other factors that it could be such\u00a0 as a regular washing powder or fabric allergy triggering bladder <\/a>infections.\u00a0
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If any other symptoms of a typical gonorrhea infection are combined with this one,  see your doctor immediately.
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7. Testicular Swelling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The swelling of the testicles <\/a>is a common symptom that can be associated with a gonorrhea infection at any stage. It might be one of the first signs that you notice or one of the last ones that you think to check for \u2013 but either way, the first course of action should be an appointment with your doctor if you experience testicular swelling and you aren’t sure why.\u00a0
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Swelling can be due to a variety of different causes that include direct injury (which is surprisingly common for anyone in sport), but it can also be due to an underlying infection or testicular cancer. 
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If you experience testicular swelling together with typical gonorrhea signs or symptoms, get yourself tested ASAP. If the symptom appears on its own instead, you should still see your doctor find the cause \u2013 especially if you have a family history of cancers or other genetic health issues.
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8. Enlargement of the Glands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The body contains a fairly large glandular system that runs on the same line on both sides of the body. These glands run through under the neck, under the armpits, and in the thighs \u2013 although there are many more of them in-between, above and under these too. 
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What do the glands really do? 
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One of their main functions is to trap any signs of infection: Lymph nodes <\/a>and glands act as a protective barrier or wall against infections and viruses.\u00a0
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When you’re sick, your glands will usually swell up as a result and in response to trying to get rid of an infection. It can commonly accompany a gonorrhea infection, although can also be typical of many others. 
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Where testicular cramping in men and abdominal cramping in women can be combined with severe glandular swelling, it might be a case of the mumps. At the first onset of symptoms, see your doctor.
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9. Discoloration of the Eyes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The eyes are a lot more than just the windows to the soul: They can also act as a window directly into the body. Doctors who traditionally deal with the eyes can also tell you a lot about the body’s internal organs \u2013 and all they have to do is a proper eye examination to know it. 
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The eyes can betray a lot about what’s going on under the skin, including organ issues like anything affecting the liver or kidneys. Eye discoloration is common where some of the body’s organs are affected or compromised. 
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Discoloration of the eyes can accompany many different types of bodily infections, including gonorrhea and other STDs<\/a>. If you spot discoloration of your eyes or any changes in your vision, see your doctor.\u00a0
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Make a list of any of the other symptoms you might have been experiencing at the same time to make your doctor’s job of diagnosing the right condition easier.
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10. Discharge in the Underwear<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most of the symptoms that have been mentioned in this article so far have been generalized signs of an infection that you might also notice if you have contracted a gonorrhea infection \u2013 but because they’re generalized symptoms, there are a thousand different things they could be caused by, and gonorrhea is only one of them.
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There are also a handful of more specific signs that can eliminate most of the other possible causes and leave only a few disorders over, one of which is gonorrhea.
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One of the more specific signs that you should keep an eye out for is a discharge or staining found in the underwear. It’s one of the most unpleasant symptoms, but also one of the most characteristic that might point to an STD as the cause. 
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If you experience any type of discharge in your underwear, see your doctor to get tested and find the right treatment<\/a>.\u00a0
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11. Direct Genital Discharge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the other handful of more specific symptoms that might point towards an STD includes direct discharge from the genitals. You’re likely to be able to combine some of the more general symptoms out of this article or list together with direct genital discharge if gonorrhea is the potential cause \u2013 and the discharge associated with gonorrhea tends to have a very specific unpleasant smell to it. 
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If you experience any kind of genital discharge, you know for sure that it’s not supposed to be there, and it isn’t the kind of medical symptom that you can ignore. 
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Although some people consider it an embarrassing symptom, it’s important to remember that embarrassing is nothing when a medical condition is a danger to health<\/a>.
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See your doctor immediately and discard or very thoroughly sterilize any clothing that might have come into contact with it. This is why underwear exchange isn’t allowed at most retail stores. 
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12. A Persistent Genital Rash<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A genital rash can be caused by a few things and might be something as simple as a fabric or chemical allergy if you can’t combine it with any other serious symptoms. If you experience it, the first step is to eliminate some of the other possibilities for what you imagine it might be (or to see if you experience any other symptoms that could go together with it). 
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A persistent rash surrounding the genitals can commonly be indicative of serious health problems, and where it’s combined with typical gonorrhea-like symptoms such as genital discharge, the rash might indicate that you have contracted the STD.
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The rash<\/a> can usually be treated separately with specific creams in order to afford some relief for the itching, although the condition has to be treated for the symptom to go away entirely.
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Cured of gonorrhea but still experiencing a rash? It might be time to go back to the start of the process and check your fabric and washing powder in the very rare event that this is the case. 
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13. A Burning Sensation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pain while urinating is a common symptom associated with some sexually transmitted conditions like gonorrhea and some other generalized conditions such as a bladder infection \u2013 but pain while urinating isn’t the only type of pain that you’re likely to experience. 
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A burning sensation<\/a> is common with gonorrhea and many other sexually transmitted conditions. It can also be considered typical to experience some of the other handful of typical symptoms including genital discharge together with the burning sensation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s one of the other very typical symptoms that are hard to ignore once they’ve started: Most people will eventually go to the doctor once this symptom starts, but it could do serious damage to your health if you wait for any longer than this.
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See your doctor at the first signs of discomfort whether your symptoms are multiple or even f you only experience a few of the symptoms on this list. 
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14. Other Signs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are a few rare cases per year where a gonorrhea infection doesn’t present with any obvious symptoms<\/a>. You might not experience signs such as the characteristic discharge or pain while urinating \u2013 and you might not know that you’ve been walking around with gonorrhea for several weeks or months by the time you might think to go to the doctor for something entirely unrelated.
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There are also cases where the signs and symptoms of having gonorrhea don’t show up immediately, but instead take a few days, weeks or months after exposure to the disease. This is especially dangerous in cases where people spread around a condition they don’t know they had. 
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If you experience either of these two situations, you might have a few more phone calls to make than the average person who can pinpoint more or less when they would have contracted the condition. 
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Gonorrhea can be treated, but you’re taking unnecessary risks by not letting previous sexual partners know when you have had an STD treated.
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