A strong urge to urinate but only a little

In daily life, some people do not pay much attention to personal hygiene and only take a bath once every ten days or half a month, or do not change their underwear for a long time, and their underwear is tight and not breathable. These people are more likely to suffer from urinary tract infections. Once the urinary tract is infected, the patient will always want to urinate, but the amount of urine each time is not much, and there is a burning sensation at the urethral opening. These symptoms of frequent, urgent and painful urination make patients extremely painful and their mood becomes very irritable and restless.

1. What causes urinary tract infection?

1. Clothes that are not breathable cause urinary tract infection

One of the causes of urinary tract infection is that the clothes you wear are not breathable, which causes bacteria to grow in your underwear, providing an environment for them to survive and grow. Therefore, it would be much better to choose pure cotton and breathable clothes.

2. Spicy food can cause urinary tract infection

You should be more careful about your diet, because spicy food can easily irritate the urethra, especially for urinary tract infections that already have symptoms, which can make the condition worse.

3. Drinking less water can aggravate urinary tract infection

Many people feel that if they drink less water, they will produce less urine. When there is less fluid to flush the urethra, there will be soil left for bacteria to grow, which will lead to urinary tract infection.

4. If you are a woman, some may have urinary tract infections caused by sanitary pads.

The sanitary pad itself is thick and not breathable, and the female urinary tract is relatively short, so it provides an environment for bacteria to breed, allowing bacteria to grow and multiply, leading to urinary tract infection.

5. Urinary tract infections in pregnant women and elderly women

This type is quite special. They have almost no symptoms when suffering from urinary tract infection. These people need to be paid special attention because their physical health is more important than that of ordinary people.

6. Another reason is that the spouse causes urinary tract infection in women

Sometimes spouses do not pay attention to hygiene, which is also harmful to women. Bacteria may enter their urethra and cause urinary tract infection, resulting in symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating.

2. Clinical manifestations of urinary tract infection

1. Acute simple cystitis

The onset is sudden, and the onset in female patients is often related to sexual activity. The main manifestations are bladder irritation signs, namely frequent urination, urgency, pain when urinating, discomfort in the bladder area or perineum, and a burning sensation in the urethra; the degree of urinary frequency varies, and in severe cases, urge urinary incontinence may occur; the urine is turbid, there are white blood cells in the urine, terminal hematuria is common, and sometimes it is hematuria throughout the process, and even blood clots are discharged. Generally there are no obvious systemic infection symptoms, and the body temperature is normal or there is a low fever.

2. Acute simple pyelonephritis

1) Urinary system symptoms include bladder irritation signs such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination; hematuria; low back pain on the affected side or both sides; obvious tenderness or percussion pain at the costovertebral angle on the affected side;

2) Symptoms of systemic infection such as chills, high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc. are often accompanied by increased white blood cell count and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

3. Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a hidden urinary tract infection, which is more common in elderly women and pregnant women. Patients do not have any symptoms of urinary tract infection, and the incidence rate increases with age.