Symptoms of urinary tract infection in the elderly?

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Urinary tract infection is also a common disease in middle-aged and elderly women, which is not only related to the physiological anatomy of women, but also related to the changes of endocrine system and immunity of elderly women; At the same time, these also make the symptoms of urinary tract infection in elderly women different from those in young women. In general, the symptoms of urinary tract infection in elderly women are complex, with many complications, and the treatment is also more difficult. Therefore, urinary tract infection can seriously interfere with the normal quality of life of patients, and bring a lot of trouble for them.

Symptoms of urinary tract infection in the elderly?

The symptoms of urinary tract infection in elderly women are similar to the above, but in addition, the resistance of elderly women is decreased, which can be combined with loss of appetite, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc; Also can appear urethra mouth is dry, micturition is not enough; And elderly women's urinary tract infection is easy to relapse, difficult to cure, and low resistance, more complications, such as sepsis, renal papillary necrosis.

The main manifestations of upper urinary tract infection were fever, even high fever and shivering, backache, frequent urination, urgency and pain, fatigue, etc; The lower urinary tract infection is mainly dysuria, frequent urination, urgency, few fever or low back pain. If the urinary tract infection is not cured, the above symptoms can be repeated and become chronic urinary tract infection.

In the anatomy of female genitourinary system, the urethral orifice, vaginal orifice and anus are close to each other, and the female urethra is short and straight. These anatomical factors lead to bacterial breeding and upward infection with the urethra, resulting in acute urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection can be divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection according to anatomical position. The former refers to pyelonephritis, while the latter is cystitis.

matters needing attention

Elderly women are often associated with other systemic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes or cardiopulmonary disease. When dealing with urinary tract infection, they need to be careful, choose appropriate drugs, and pay attention to regulating their health. More psychological counseling to overcome shyness or other psychological burden.