What symptoms can urinary tract infection cause?

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Urinary tract infection refers to the growth and reproduction of pathogens in the urinary tract, and invasion of urinary tract mucosa or tissue caused by inflammation, is the most common bacterial infection, urinary tract infection is divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection, upper urinary tract infection refers to pyelonephritis, lower urinary tract infection includes urethritis and cystitis. Pyelonephritis can be divided into acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis, which are more common in women. What symptoms can urinary tract infection cause? Let's talk about it.

What symptoms can urinary tract infection cause?

1、 Cystitis: commonly referred to as lower urinary tract infection. The main manifestations of cystitis in adult women are urinary tract irritation, i.e. frequent micturition, urgency, pain, leucocyturia, occasionally hematuria, even gross hematuria, and discomfort in the bladder area. Generally, there is no obvious symptom of systemic infection, but a few patients may have low back pain, low fever (generally no more than 38 ℃), and the white blood cell count often does not increase. More than 30% of cystitis is self limited and can be cured within 7-10 days.

2、 Acute pyelonephritis: manifestations include the following two groups of symptoms: ① urinary system symptoms: bladder irritation such as frequent micturition, urgency of micturition and pain of micturition, low back pain and (or) lower abdominal pain; ② Symptoms of systemic infection: shivering, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc., often accompanied by increased white blood cell count and rapid ESR. Generally, there is no hypertension and azotemia.

3、 Chronic pyelonephritis: the course of chronic pyelonephritis is very hidden. Clinical manifestations can be divided into the following three categories: ① urinary tract infection: only a few patients can intermittently develop symptomatic pyelonephritis, but the more common manifestations are intermittent asymptomatic bacterial urine, and (or) intermittent urgency, frequent urination and other symptoms of lower urinary tract infection, waist and abdomen discomfort and (or) intermittent low fever. ② Chronic interstitial nephritis, such as hypertension, polyuria, nocturia increased, prone to dehydration. ③ Related manifestations of chronic kidney disease.

matters needing attention

Underpants should not be too small or too tight, and chemical fiber fabrics should not be used as underpants. The fabric of underpants should be cotton and hemp fabrics with good moisture absorption and air permeability. Pay attention to personal hygiene, wash frequently, change underwear frequently, wipe toilet paper from front to back after defecation to avoid contamination of urethra