Does it hurt to insert a catheter?

When inserting the catheter, there will be slight pain, especially in patients with urethral obstruction. The resistance is relatively large when the catheter is inserted, and the pain may be more obvious, but this pain is tolerable. Before the catheter is inserted, it is necessary to apply liquid paraffin on the surface of the catheter to play a lubricating role, reduce pain, and reduce damage to the urethral mucosa to prevent urethritis. After the catheter is inserted, it is still necessary to pay attention to drinking more water to flush the urinary tract to prevent infection. If the catheter pain is obvious, hematuria symptoms, oral antibiotics to prevent infection treatment.