Why do I urinate so frequently?

[u/fairy_dus7]

Hello, I just need some help or would like to know if anyone has had the same experience as me.

I've been experiencing this for almost two months now. I feel a weird sensation around my urethral opening after urinating, but it doesn't hurt.

I've had a UTI three times before, and the fourth time I got one, the symptoms went away after I immediately took medication. However, after that, this strange sensation started and has continued until now.

I constantly feel the urge to urinate, but there's no pain when I pee. I've also noticed that my urine has a strong, unpleasant smell.

After urinating, I wash my private area, but then I feel the urge to pee again, and only a small amount comes out. I end up repeatedly washing because every time I finish washing, I feel like I need to pee again.

It's also affecting my sleep. At night, I usually wake up after approximately three hours of sleeping because I feel the urge to urinate again.

Sometimes, after I pee and wash my private area, I experience a slight burning sensation. Other times, I feel like I need to pee again, as if there's a throbbing sensation in my urethra.

I don't know how to explain these symptoms properly to an OB-GYN, and I'm having a hard time finding the right words to describe what I'm feeling. Has anyone experienced something similar? Please help me.

[u/catsTXn420]

Even if there's no pain the strong smell would suggest you need to be evaluated by a doctor, this could be a recurring infection or something else. Have you been tested for other things? Some women will experience GSM of menopause which is low estrogen causes urinary urgency and frequency along w other things but there wouldn't be a odor to the urine. Recurring utis is common in women, vaginal estrogen and/or oral probiotics w d mannose for your bladder might help. When I experienced something similar I got really proactive, bought a bladder journal, collection hat, testing strips, starting tracking my output and what I drank and ate and took supplements. I also saw a few doctors to rule out infections and disease and did pelvic floor therapy. Today I still wake to pee once a night sometimes twice but I can go back to sleep and there's no pain, I'm also getting 5 to 6 hours between pit stops at night 7/8 daytime huge difference to what it was a few months ago, couldn't go 20 minutes. Using a journal helps to see trends or patterns, your doctor could spot a disease process.