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The Urinary Tract play an important part in maintaining the health of your body as it carries away urine from the kidneys- The Urinary Tract is made up of Kidneys, the Ureter, the Bladder, and the Urethra.
As the kidney filters blood urine is formed which collects in the kidneys and runs through the Ureter to be stored in the bladder until urination. During urination the urine exits the bladder through the Urethra.
A urinary tract infection usually begins when bacteria enters the Urethra and an infection occurs. When the Urinary Tract is infected this results in inflammation.
Inflammation of the urethra walls or bladder is called a lower UTI.
If a lower urinary tract infection proceeds up into the Ureter or Kidneys then this is called an upper UTI. An upper UTI can be very serious.
The majority of women will experience a urinary tract infection at least once during their lifetime.
Approximately 60% of women will experience a bladder infection in their lifetime
An estimated 20-40% of women who have had one previous episode are likely to experience an additional episode.
25-50% of woman who have had two episodes will experience multiple repeated episodes3.
Source:
1. Urinary tract infection syndromes: occurrence, recurrence, bacteriology, risk factors, and disease burden. B, Foxman. s.l. : Infect Dis Clin North Am, 2014.
2. Clinical presentations and epidemiology of urinary tract infections. SE, Geerlings. s.l. : Microbiol Spectr , 2016.
Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection can be painful, disruptive, and in the most extreme cases, life threatening.
Early detection and intervention is the key to avoiding the symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection.
Here are some of the symptoms you might experience when you have a Urinary Tract Infection…
People suffering a UTI may find they need to urinate more often than normal.
People suffering a UTI may suffer a constant dull pain in the pubic region.
People suffering a UTI may suffer pain when they urinate.
People suffering a UTI may find they need to urgently urinate.
An untreated UTI may move into the upper urinary tract. Upper urinary tract infections are often more serious. Here are some of their symptoms5…
People suffering a severe UTI may suffer chills.
Back pain may indicate the infection has reached the kidneys.
People suffering a severe UTI may suffer fever.
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