Dear Burning, Painful peeing is bad in the sense that you're experiencing discomfort or pain; however, the good news is that cause is most likely easy to treat. For women and men, burning when you pee is usually a symptom of an infection, like a urinary tract infection (UTI) or a sexually transmitted infection (STI).Symptoms may include: 1  Burning when you try to pee. 2  Needing to pee every few minutes.3  Needing to pee with hardly anything coming out. 4  Some (or a lot of) blood in your pee (pink pee). 5  Strong odor to your morning's first pee.ymptoms may include: 1  Burning when you try to pee. 2  Needing to pee every few minutes. 3  Needing to pee with hardly anything coming out. 4  Some (or a lot of) blood in your pee (pink pee). 5  Strong odor to your morning's first pee.