Urinary Tract Infection Complications

A UTI, or urinary tract infection is an infection in any urinary system part, such as your bladder, kidneys, urethra, and ureters.

Physicians usually treat these infections with antibiotics. However, you can take the necessary measures to diminish your chances of getting a urinary tract infection initially.

Urinary tract infection complications do not always result in symptoms and signs, but when they are the cause, they may entail:

A persistent and strong desire to urinate; when urinating, a burning sensation; passing small, frequent urine amounts; urine with a cloudy appearance; urine which appears bright pink, red, or a cola in color, which indicates blood; urine with a strong stench; and in the center of the pelvis, pain around the pubic bone in women.

Urinary tract infections may be mistaken for other conditions or even overlooked in older adults.

When treated in a proper and prompt matter, lower urinary tract infections hardly result in complications.

However, left untreated, urinary tract infection complications can have critical consequences.

Infections that recur, namely in women who experience more than two urinary tract infections in a period of six months, or more than four within one year, can be problematic.

Kidney damage that is permanent from an acute or chronic infection of the kidneys due to a urinary tract infection untreated; an increase of risk in pregnant mothers of delivering premature or low birth weight infants can also be problematic.


Urethral narrowing or stricture in men from urethritis recurrent; and sepsis, which is a complication of an infection that can threaten a life, namely if that infection operates its way to your kidneys up the urinary tract.

You can take these necessary measures to diminish your risk of UTI dilemmas:

Especially water, drink plenty of liquids. Consuming water helps dilute your urine; this can ensure that you will urinate more regularly, which allows bacteria to be flushed from the urinary tract prior to the beginning of an infection.

By drinking cranberry juice, studies may not be conclusive, which preventing urinary tract infection can be due to cranberry juice, but surely cannot be harmful.

From front to back, wipe; subsequent to a bowel movement and urinating, this can help prevent bacteria around the anal area from spreading to the urethra and the vagina.

Soon after intercourse, empty your bladder. Drink a full glass of water, also, to help flush out the bacteria.

You do not want feminine products that are potentially irritating.

Using douches and powders, as well as other feminine products and deodorant sprays, can irritate the urethra in the genital area.

Change your method of birth control.

Unlubricated or treated with spermicide condoms, and diaphragms, can be contributory to growth of bacteria.

It is vital that the doctors and nursing home medical staff identify many of the apparent signs and symptoms of patients sustaining urinary tract infection complications.

Urinary tract infection treatment, often, stipulates antibiotic medications to ward off bacteria.

Whenever there is a neglect to diagnose a urinary tract infection promptly and begin treatments, it can cause catastrophic results, which include severe harm, or even death.

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