Urinary Tract Infection

Dealing with a urinary tract infections

As any doctor will tell you, a urinary tract infection (UTI) is not an unusual ailment. Hundreds of people visit their doctors every day about this issue. Just as any other part of your body can get infected – your sinuses, for example – so can your urinary tract. The urinary system, which is comprised of your kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra, can be easily treated is an infection is present.

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Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms

While an infection can affect any part of your urinary system, most urinary tract infections are centered in the lower parts of the urinary tract, including the urethra and the bladder. This is a good thing because bladder infections can be much more painful – and infections that spread to the kidneys can cause more serious health issues and permanent injury.

Both women and men can get urinary tract infections; however, a urinary tract infection in a man is much less common. Symptoms for both genders are the same, though, and can include:

A very strong and constant urge to urinate that does not ease; this urge quickly returns even immediately after urination has taken place
A burning or tingling sensation while urinating
Urinating frequently, but only in very small amounts
Cloudy and strong-smelling urine
Blood in the urine
Bacteria in the urine

For urinary tract infections that are in the bladder or the kidneys, these symptoms are still likely to occur. In addition to them, a person with a bladder- or kidney-based UTI will also possibly have pain or discomfort in the side and abdomen as well as a fever and spates of nausea or vomiting.

Urinary Tract Infection Treatment

In most cases, antibiotics will be prescribed to treat a urinary tract infection. For more serious infections, a pain medication may also be prescribed. Postmenopausal women may find that their doctors recommend estrogen therapy to minimize a recurrence of the infection.

To help you feel more comfortable while the antibiotics get to work, it is a good idea to drink plenty of water (while avoiding caffeine, alcohol, soft drinks and citrus juices) and use a heating pad on any area of pain or discomfort. Some people also recommend drinking cranberry juice because cranberries are believed to have a beneficial effect in the urinary tract.