- Pain while peeing and often peeing small amounts can be caused by a bladder infection.
- For men:
- Call your general practitioner and bring a urine sample (collected first thing in the morning) the same day.
- If a man has a bladder infection, antibiotics are always needed.
- For women:
- You can wait to see if the symptoms will disappear on their own.
- Call your general practitioner and bring a urine sample (collected first thing in the morning) sooner if you have a lot of pain or discomfort.
- Your general practitioner can prescribe antibiotics to help your symptoms disappear faster.
- Call your general practitioner if peeing is painful and:
- you have a fever or feel ill
- you have pain in your side
- Dutch healthcare practices in general may differ from what you are used to in your home country. Learn more.
Bladder infection
- Cystitis
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)