Urinary tract infections | treatment | medical center by Dr.Naveed

 

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect your urinary tract, including your bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) or kidneys (kidney infection). UTIs may be treated with antibiotics, but they're not always needed.

Check if it's a urinary tract infection (UTI)
Symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) may include:pain or a burning sensation when peeing (dysuria)
needing to pee more often than usual during the night (nocturia)
pee that looks cloudy, dark or has a strong smell
needing to pee suddenly or more urgently than usual
needing to pee more often than usual
If a GP thinks you may have a urinary tract infection (UTI), they may do a urine test, although this is not always needed.
A GP may also:
offer self-care advice and recommend taking a painkiller
give you a prescription for a short course of antibiotics
give you a prescription for antibiotics but suggest you wait for 48 hours before taking them, in case your symptoms go away on their own.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are usually caused by bacteria from poo entering the urinary tract.

The bacteria enter through the tube that carries pee out of the body (urethra).

Women have a shorter urethra than men. This means bacteria are more likely to reach the bladder or kidneys and cause an infection.

Things that increase the risk of bacteria getting into the bladder include:

having sex
pregnancy
conditions that block the urinary tract – such as  kidney stones
conditions that make it difficult to fully empty the bladder – such as an  enlarged prostate in men and constipation in children
urinary catheters (a tube in your bladder used to drain urine)
having a weakened immune system – for example, people with diabetes or people having chemotherapy
not drinking enough fluids
not keeping the genital area clean and dry

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