Understanding urinary infection (UIT)
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. Although urine contains a variety of fluids, salts, and waste products, it usually does not have bacteria in it. When bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine, they cause a UTI. The most common type of UTI is a bladder infection which is also often called cystitis. Another kind of UTI is a kidney infection, known as pyelonephritis, and is much more serious. Although they cause discomfort, urinary tract infections are usually quickly and easily treated by seeing a doctor promptly.
Symptoms & Signs
For Bladder Infections
- Frequent urination along with the feeling of having to micturate even though little or no urine actually comes out. (I had this)
- Nocturia: Need to urinate during the night. (I had this)
- Urethritis: Discomfort or pain at the urethral meatus or a burning sensation throughout the urethra with micturition (dysuria). (I had this)
- Cystitis: Pain in the midline suprapubic region. (I had this)
- Pyuria/Hematuria: Pus or blood in urine.
- Pyrexia: Mild fever
- Discharge from the urethra. (I had this)
- Cloudy and foul-smelling urine
- Increased confusion and associated falls are common presentations to Emergency Departments for elderly patients with UTI.
- Some urinary tract infections are asymptomatic.
For Kidney Infections
- Emesis: Vomiting is common. (I had this include nausea = dizziness)
- Back, side (flank) or groin pain. (I had this)
- Abdominal pain or pressure. (I had this)
- Shaking chills and high spiking fever.
- Night Sweats.
- Extreme Fatigue.
The main factor behind this is caused by organism (bacteria) called pathogens or (E.coli). it has to be treated by antibiotic as well as other semi-synthetic penicillins, many cephalosporins, carbapenems, aztreonam, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, nitrofurantoin and the aminoglycosides.
I im actually taking ciprofloxacin to battle against them!
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