| Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be divided into | | | | a urinary tract infection every time they have |
| upper tract infections, which involve the kidneys, | | | | sex. |
| and lower tract infections, which involve the | | | | Allergy is postulated to sometimes affect bladder |
| bladder, urethra, or prostate. However, in practice, | | | | wall mucosa and result in inflammation. Allergen |
| and particularly in children, differentiating between | | | | may include food(s) and environmental sources. |
| the sites may be difficult or impossible. Moreover, | | | | Certain medical conditions or diseases can make a |
| infection often moves from one area to the | | | | person prone to UTIs. Diabetics, who occasionally |
| other. | | | | spill sugars into their urine may be at risk for |
| Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by | | | | developing infection. Similarly, woman who are |
| bacteria in the urinary tract. Women get UTIs | | | | pregnant or have gestational diabetes, have been |
| more often than men. UTIs are treated with | | | | known to experience frequent UTIs. In men, an |
| antibiotics. Drinking lots of fluids also helps by | | | | enlarged prostate may lead to UTIs. |
| flushing out the bacteria. Urinary conditions and | | | | Infection In some instances, lower urinary tract |
| dieases are explored includes: urinary tract | | | | infection can precipitate subsequent development |
| infections, incontinence, and bladder cancer, as well | | | | of FLUTD. However , in cats infection can also |
| as other conditions and diseases affecting the | | | | develop secondarily to ongoing FLUTD |
| urinary system. Includes facts about causes, | | | | Symptoms of Urinary Diseases |
| symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, prevention, and | | | | The main urinary tract infection symptom is pain |
| alternatives treatments for urinary diseases and | | | | during urinating; urethritis develops if the infection |
| conditions. | | | | is not treated; this disorders are not related to |
| The urinary system consists of the kidneys, | | | | genital herpes and other viruses. Antibiotics and |
| ureters, bladder, and urethra. The key players in | | | | other medications are used as a treatment. |
| the system are the kidneys, a pare of | | | | In children, symptoms of a urinary infection may |
| purplish-brown organs located below the ribs | | | | be overlooked or attributed to another disorder. A |
| toward the middle of the back. The kidneys | | | | UTI should be considered when a child or infant |
| remove liquid waste from the blood in the form | | | | seems irritable, is not eating normally, has an |
| of urine, keep a stable balance of salts and other | | | | unexplained fever that does not go away, has |
| substances in the blood, and produce a hormone | | | | incontinence or loose bowels, or is not thriving. |
| that aids the formation of red blood cells. Narrow | | | | The child should be seen by a doctor if there are |
| tubes called ureters carry urine from the kidneys | | | | any questions about these symptoms, especially if |
| to the bladder, a triangle-shaped chamber in the | | | | there is a change in the child's urinary pattern. |
| lower abdomen. Urine is stored in the bladder and | | | | When bacteria enters the ureters and spread to |
| emptied through the urethra. | | | | the kidneys, symptoms such as back pain, chills, |
| Causes of Urinary Diseases | | | | fever, nausea, and vomiting may occur, as well as |
| In most cases, bacteria first begin growing in the | | | | the previous symptoms of lower urinary tract |
| urethra. An infection limited to the urethra is called | | | | infection. |
| urethritis. From there bacteria often moves on to | | | | The lining of the bladder, urethra, ureters, and |
| the bladder, causing a bladder infection (cystitis). If | | | | kidneys become irritated with a urinary tract |
| the infection is not treated properly, bacteria may | | | | infection, just like the inside of the nose or throat |
| then go up the ureters to infect the kidneys | | | | with a cold. If your child is an infant or is only a |
| (pyelonephritis). | | | | few years old, the signs of a urinary tract |
| Women who change sexual partners or begin | | | | infection may not be clear, since children that |
| having sexual intercourse more frequently may | | | | young cannot tell you just how they feel. Your |
| experience bladder or urinary tract infections | | | | child may have a high fever, be irritable, or not |
| more often than women in monogomus | | | | eat. |
| relationships. Although it is rare, some women get | | | | |