A urinary tract infection is an inflammation of the urinary tract caused by bacteria in the urinary tract. The normal urinary tract is sterile, but when bacteria enter the urinary tract, it can cause inflammation of the urinary tract. Bacteria can travel through the urinary tract to the bladder and sometimes up to the kidneys, causing pyelonephritis.
When bacteria cause urinary tract infections, they often remain in the kidneys or urinary stones or in the prostate, growing in these organs and causing chronic urinary tract infections.
I. Symptoms of urinary tract infection?
The symptoms of urinary tract infection include:
1. Pain, which occurs in the bladder or lower back.
2. Burning sensation, a burning sensation when urinating.
3. Urination often feels like a stabbing sensation.
4. Nocturia, getting up at night to urinate.
5.Hematuria.
6. Cloudy urine or foul-smelling urine.
In severe cases, fever and chills often occur, along with severe back pain and severe pain under the ribs. However, some patients have no symptoms of urinary tract infection at all. Does the presence of these symptoms mean that I have a urinary tract infection? No, having the above symptoms does not necessarily mean that you have a urinary tract infection. Other causes such as smoking, drinking alcohol, coffee or bladder inflammation can also cause the above symptoms.
How do I know I have a urinary tract infection?
The diagnosis of a urinary tract infection is very simple, as long as the general urine test can be used to diagnose whether you have a urinary tract infection.
What causes a urinary tract infection?
Urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria running into the urinary tract, the common bacteria is E. coli, other common bacteria is in the gastrointestinal tract.
Which patients are more likely to get urinary tract infections?
If you have an enlarged prostate, urinary tract stones or kidney stones and women, you are more likely to get urinary tract infections.
How to treat urinary tract infections?
Most antibiotics can cure urinary tract infections. The most important thing in the treatment of urinary tract infections is to avoid the occurrence of chronic urinary tract infections, and to avoid the occurrence of chronic urinary tract infections, bacteria must be removed effectively. During this period you must work with your doctor to remove the bacteria from the urinary tract to achieve effective and complete treatment.
How many types of urinary tract infections are there?
There are two types of urinary tract infections:
1. Cystitis. Cystitis most often occurs when there is a burning sensation in the urine or a stinging sensation in the urine.
2, kidney inflammation and pyelonephritis, pyelonephritis occurs less often, but when pyelonephritis occurs more serious, there will be high fever, back pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, sometimes misdiagnosed as upper respiratory tract infection or the flu, then you must seek treatment from a nephrologist to effectively treat.
What tests are needed for urinary tract infections?
In addition, women who have urinary tract infections more than twice a year also need to be further examined. Men who have urinary tract infections must also be further examined, including ultrasound and urography, to find out if there are any abnormalities in the urinary tract.
Who is more likely to get urinary tract infections?
The following patients are more likely to get urinary tract infections:
1.Female.
2. Older people.
3. Patients with diabetes mellitus.
4.Patients with urinary stones or prostate enlargement.
5. Patients who need to use a urinary catheter.
Women are more likely to get urinary tract infections, especially women, because the urethral orifice is shorter and more likely to get urinary tract infections than men. The incidence of urinary tract infections in women increases after menopause because women’s estrogen secretion decreases after menopause, making the urinary junction less protected and more likely to get urinary tract infections.
Why are women prone to repeated urinary tract infections?
The main reason why many women have recurrent urinary tract infections is because bacteria remain in the urinary tract, and the bacteria will remain on the epithelium of the urinary tract and recurrent urinary tract infections occur.
How to avoid urinary tract infections?
1.Drink water.
2, reduce glancing urine.
3.Shower after intercourse.
4, use the shower.
Why do men get urinary tract infections?
The most common causes of urinary tract infections in men are enlarged prostate, prostatitis or any obstruction in the urinary tract, which can easily cause urinary tract infections in men, so men who have urinary tract infections must be further examined.
12. Why do urinary tract infections occur in children?
Children between the ages of four and eight are prone to urinary tract infections, mainly due to congenital abnormalities in the urinary tract, which are especially common in young girls.
How do children know they have urinary tract infections?
Parents must be aware of the following conditions in children:
1. Fever
2.Lack of concentration
3.Foul smell in urine
4. Blood or foam or mucus in the urine. Sometimes the child may have pain in the lower extremities, and a urinary tract examination must be performed at this time.
Can urinary tract infections cause uremia?
Urinary tract infection can also cause uremia, but it is very rare. As long as it is treated effectively, urinary tract infection will rarely cause further damage to the kidneys and cause uremia.