Men can get urinary tract infections too.
Urinary tract infection, or urinary tract infection, is a general term for infections in all parts of the urinary system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. Both men and women can get urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections are one of the most common infectious diseases, with 130-175 million people worldwide suffering from urinary tract infections each year, and are now the second most common infectious disease after respiratory infections.
Urinary tract infection is a type of disease caused by various pathogenic microorganisms that grow and multiply in the urinary system and invade the mucous membranes or deep tissues of the urinary tract. Common symptoms include frequent urination, urinary urgency, painful urination, discomfort in the suprapubic area and lumbosacral pain.
The symptoms of urinary tract infection in young men need to be differentiated from the lower urinary tract symptoms caused by prostatitis, and middle-aged and elderly men need to be differentiated from the lower urinary tract symptoms caused by prostate hyperplasia and other diseases.
Men with urinary tract infections may also experience symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, urinary pain, hematuria, and even chills and high fever, and if abnormal urinary symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time for treatment.