The Alarming Rise of UTIs: What You Need to Know

did you know that UTI are the second most common infectious diseases after the upper respiratory tract infections well if you didn't know don't worry in this video I'm taking you through what you need to know about urinary tract infections first of all you need to know what are UTI these are infections caused by bacteria when these bacteria enter the urinary tract through the external openings which are the urra bacteria come from the skin around the perano region and even around the genitalia perhaps you may wonder which bacteria are responsible for utti is jisha coli which is commonly known as eoli a gra negative bacteria is the most prominent in UTI infections UTI is no no man or woman however if you are a woman you may need to worry why about 50% of all women at least once in their lifetime have a UT infection compared to only 12% of men's population but why is it so anatomically women are more disadvantaged when it comes to the issue of UTI for instance the human urethra the woman urethra is closer to the rectum compared to men and therefore bacteria can easily move from the rectum to the genitalia secondly the ureth in women is short and therefore bacteria can easily get to the urinary blander now how do you know you have UTI one of the most most common symptoms of urinary tract infections Is frequent urination once there are bacteria in the urinary blander the blood soils and you get irritated the moment you have a small amount of urine therefore you keep on urinating the burning sensation while urinating is also a very common symptom of utti eyes remember this pain only comes at the start of urination any pain after urination could not be an indication of a UTI but other infections or other diseases of the urinary blander and the prostate gland among men symptom number three is blood urine bacteria eat up the urinary blander and therefore you may have some blood in the urine however blood in urine may be an indication of other diseases such as chronic cancer especially of the prostate gland or the urinary blunder other possible indications of UT High include the continued hge to urinate even with an empty blunder medical diagnosis of UTI the moment you realize you have the symptoms of UTI as mentioned above it is good that you see your physician so that they can determine whether whatever you feeling or you're going through is an UTI once your urine sample is collected a medical laboratory professional will analyze the urine through two methods one macroscopic observation and two microscopic whereby in the macroscopic lucos sites may be seen through aoristic tests while in the microscopy for a positive case there will be so much Parcels in the urine per hpf above normal UTI being uh bacterial infections they are normally treated using antibiotics especially the Sone while your doctor May determine the most appropriate antibiotic to use for you UT medication must be taken carefully and as per the instructions of the physician otherwise IR responsible intake of the medication may lead to some side effects which may include or n vomiting and to some extent it may lead to drug resistance of the bacteria therefore kindly take the medication as per the prescription prevention of any disease is the most significant therefore how can we prevent UTI for one all positive cases must be treated completely then we should encourage people to urinate immediately after sexual activity adequate intake of water and other hydrates avoiding doging among women showers instead of birth will do better and gas should be Tau to do a front back wipe in the cleaning of the perano region thank you very much for following the tutorial in case you have any question about U please ask in the comment section I welcome to join me in the promotion of health and better lives through subscription and sharing of this information thank you and bye-bye see you in the next episode