Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Disease February 15th, 2010
kemihInfeksi tract infection urinary tract (UTI) is a type of infection is very common. UTI can occur in the renal tract (ureters), bladder (bladder), or outside the urinary tract (urethra).
The main bacterial cause of UTIs is the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) which are scattered in the human feces and used to live in the colon. Women are more susceptible to UTIs because the urethra female urethra is shorter than men, so bacteria are easier to reach. Infection can also be triggered by stones in the urinary tract that contain bacteria colonies. In contrast, chronic UTI can also lead to stone.
Other microorganisms called Chlamydia and mycoplasmal can also cause UTIs in both men and women, but tend to only in the urethra and reproductive system. Different premises E coli, two bacteria that can be transmitted sexually, so that treatment should be the same on the husband and wife.
UTI Symptoms
UTI sufferer may complain of the following things:
* Pain during or after urination
* Anyang-anyangan (to pee, but there is no or little urine comes out)
* Color of urine thick / dense as water tea, sometimes there is blood red bial
* Pain in the waist
* Fever or chills, which may indicate infection has reached the kidneys (accompanied by pain in the lower back of the ribs, nausea or vomiting)
Medical
UTI treatment is usually done by giving antibiotics doctors. Traditionally, people often use for betel leaf water is believed to have antiseptic power. However, such traditional medicine should not be too reliable. If you feel the above symptoms, immediately went to the doctor.
Prevention
* Expand drinking water
* Berceboklah the way from front to back to prevent bacteria from the rectum into the vagina or urethra.
* Clean your vital tool before contact
* Urinate after sexual intercourse to cleanse bacteria from urinary tract
* Do not hold your pee when you want to pee
* Bathroom with bailer / shower, no bath tub with
