signs of urinary tract infection

22 year old girl with serious urinary tract infection

Doctor Yang, urology, The First Hospital in Fuzhou, who diagnosed Xia Yun's urinary tract infection.

Tieu Van (22 years old) is a dance teacher, living in Fuzhou, China. Two months ago, Xiao Yun had a fever, she went to the local clinic to pick up the medicine and continued her work. Half a month ago, Xiaowu was re-sick with nausea and vomiting, she went to the hospital and received the results of the above symptoms of urinary tract infection.

Doctor Duong found that the patient had creatinine value of 2464umol / L, 50 times higher than the average person. At the same time, both patients' kidneys had fibrosis, atrophy of the interstitial organization and appeared many cysts. The patient's kidney is only half the size of a normal person's kidney.

During the treatment, Tieu Van had to go to the hospital three times a week to conduct hemodialysis (removing wastes like creatinine, urea, free water from the blood). Half a year later, Xiaowen needs to conduct kidney transplants.

Tieu Van is a young girl, without a family history. Why can she get a urinary tract infection?

When Dr. Yang understood Xiao Yun's living habits, Xiao Yun remembers the time she followed her family to Fuzhou at 11 years old. Parents are busy with work so they don't have time to take care of Tieu Van. Every day, Tieu Van has a meal and a snack is a bim bim. When going to university, Tieu Van often stayed up late until 1 hour to sleep. When graduating and working, Tieu Van retains her old habit of staying up late and eating late.

Doctor Duong explained: "The patient's kidney problem has occurred for a long time. Because there is no obvious manifestation, plus the patients are young so they are not aware of protecting their health."

What are the signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections (urinary tract infections)?

Common symptoms include:

Frequent urination;

Minor;

Urgent little;

Uncontrolled flow;

Urine is cloudy or smelly;

Pus or blood in the urine;

The patient, especially women, will feel pain in the pubic bone.

In addition, depending on the infection, different symptoms will appear:

If the kidneys become infected, the patient may have fever, nausea, vomiting, or shivering or back pain, if the bladder becomes infected, the patient will feel pressure on the front of the pelvic area (lower abdomen). ), frequent urination but urination and bleeding;

If the urethra is infected, the patient will urinate and have discharge from the urethra.

There may be other symptoms not mentioned. If you have any questions about the signs of illness, consult your doctor.

What factors increase the risk of urinary tract infection (urinary tract infection)?

There are many factors that can increase the risk of urinary tract infections (urinary tract infections), including:

Sex: female urethra is shorter than male, so the pathway of bacteria to the bladder is shorter, making it easier for women to be sick than men;

Unsafe sex;

Use of contraceptives: women who use diaphragms or spermicides are more likely to get the disease;

Menopause: after menopause, a deficiency of estrogen causes changes in the urinary tract, making it more susceptible to infection;

Urinary tract abnormalities: Infants with urinary tract defects make urine not excreted as normal or cause urine to stagnate in the urethra at high risk;

Obstruction of the urinary tract: gravel or prostate enlargement can cause urine to stagnate in the bladder;

Immunodeficiency: diabetes and other conditions that weaken the immune system may increase the risk of urinary tract infections;

Catheterization: found in people who cannot urinate on their own and must have a catheter to drain urine. These may be hospitalized patients, patients with neuropathy who are unable to control urination and patients who are paralyzed.