Brief overview Symptoms: pain and burning when urinating, frequent urge to urinate, feeling ill, in more complicated cases: Fever, chills, flank pain (pyelonephritis) Treatment: Depends on the cause, generally: drink plenty of fluids, frequent urination, rest; otherwise usually antibiotics or other medication as well as herbal alternatives Causes and risk factors: Mostly infection by intestinal … Urinary Tract Infection: Symptoms, Treatment
Brief overview Symptoms: Frequent, painful urination of small amounts of urine, cramp-like pain in the bladder, often unpleasant smelling, cloudy urine (rarely with blood), sometimes fever. Causes and risk factors: Mostly bacteria, sometimes other pathogens, often due to carriage of bacteria from the anal region; risk factors: frequent sexual intercourse, urinary drainage obstructions, bladder catheters, … Urinary Tract Infection: Symptoms & Causes
Brief overview Symptoms: Itching, burning and/or redness of the urethral outlet, pain when urinating, purulent discharge from urethra, possible abdominal pain, fever, chills. Causes and risk factors: Mainly caused by bacteria, mostly gonococci, but also chlamydia (sexually transmitted diseases), risk factors: unprotected sex, indwelling catheter, insertion of sharp objects into the urethra. Treatment: Depending on … Urethritis: Symptoms & Treatment
Brief overview Symptoms: Similar to renal pelvic inflammation: pain in the kidney area and in the abdomen, cramps in the lower abdomen, pain during urination, sometimes also fever and chills Causes and risk factors: Mostly due to ascending bacteria of a bladder infection, also due to ureteral stones, bladder catheters, congenital malformations of the ureters … Urinary Tract Infection: Symptoms & Treatment
