Ahmadu Patience Mustapha
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A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that occurs when a
bacterial enters into any part of the urinary tract, including the
kidneys, urethras, bladder, or urethra.
If you are a woman, your chance of getting a urinary tract infection,
or UTI, is high, some experts rank your lifetime risk of getting one
as high. Infection in the upper tract generally affects the kidneys
(pyelenephritis), which can cause fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, and
other severe symptoms. The lower urinary tract consists of the bladder
and the urethra.
Risk factors for urinary tract infection include being female,
menopause, and sexual intercourse, some types of birth control,
douches, diabetes, urinary catheters, kidney stones, genitourinary
surgery, or structural abnormalities of the urinary tract. It is
important to note that women are more in risk of urinary tract
infection than men, because they are susceptible of getting urinary
tract infection but both essentially need to know the causes of
urinary tract infection. Women’s urethra is shorter than that of men’s
and nearer to the anus, thus the higher probability of getting the
infection. Women’s sexual activity puts them at an increased risk of
getting the infection, too.
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS INCLUDE:
Pain or burning when urinating
Frequent urination
Sudden urge to urinate
Frequent urge to urinate without much urine passing
Urine that is milky/cloudy/bloody/foul smelling
General feeling of being unwell
Back pain, side, or groin pain
Blood in the urine
Pelvic pain in women
Rectal pain in men
UTI SYMTOMS IN MEN
Symptoms of an upper tract urinary infection in men are similar to
those in women. Symptoms of a lower tract urinary infection in men
sometimes include rectal pain in addition to the common symptoms
shared by both men and women.
CAUSES OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION
1. Menopause, women’s urinary tract after menopause is more vulnerable
because of lower levels of estrogen.
2. Blockages of your urinary tract, you are at risk of getting urinary
tract infection if you are suffering from enlarged prostrate or kidney
stone as those block your urine flow.
3. An increased risk is seen for those who have urinary catheter.
4. Holding your urine over time allows the bacteria time to multiply
rapidly since the urine is high in proteins and glucose.
5. Age –older adults are more likely to get UTIs
6. Kidney stones
7. Diabetes, especially if poorly controlled, which may make it more
likely for you to get a UTI
8. Pregnancy
9. Abnormally developed urinary structures from birth
10. A weakened immune system.
UTI PREVENTION
Everyone can take the following steps to help prevent UTIs:
Drink six to eight glasses of water daily.
Don’t hold urine for long periods of time.
Talk to your doctor about managing any urinary incontinence or
difficulties fully emptying your bladder.
However, UTIs happen much more frequently in women than in men. The
ratio is 8:1. This means that for every eight women who have UTIs,
only one man does.
for more info visit: healthline, emedicine, webmd
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