Symptoms and causes of urinary tract infection in men

Urinary and reproductive tract infections are common urinary and reproductive tract diseases in daily life. Once a urinary tract infection occurs, it will cause great harm to the patient's physical and mental health, and will also affect the patient's daily life. Only if we understand some of the causes and symptoms of urinary tract infections can we detect and treat them in time. So, what are the causes of urinary and reproductive tract infections? What are its symptoms?

There are many ways to cause urinary tract infection. The causes of genitourinary system infection are as follows:

1. Urinary and reproductive system infections are very common in women:

Women with high blood pressure have shorter urethra and are more susceptible to bacteria than men.

There is E. coli in the female urethra opening, and sexual intercourse is the key cause of infection.

Add-on: Pregnancy is a key cause of genitourinary tract infection.

2. Urethral malformations or functional defects can cause bladder-urethral reflux, which is an abnormal phenomenon in which urine flows back from the bladder to the renal pelvis during urination, and can also easily lead to urinary and reproductive system infections.

3. Urinary tract obstruction is the key cause of urinary and reproductive system infection and the key cause of the infection. Due to stones, tumors, stenosis and other reasons, the urine stream is blocked, and the bacteria are not easily discharged from the bladder and multiply in large numbers, which is easy to cause infection.

4. Indiscriminate use of phenacetin may cause renal papillary necrosis, making the diseased renal tissue more susceptible to infection, possibly due to damage to the defense function.

5. When checking the equipment in the bladder, after inserting a catheter or ureteroscope, an upper urinary tract infection may occur. After continuous indwelling catheterization for 10 days, the urethra will definitely be infected.

6. Diabetes is more likely to cause urinary tract infection. For diabetics, urethral devices should be avoided.

7. Prostate disease. The key reason for the increase in the proportion of urinary tract infections among middle-aged and elderly men is bacterial infection of prostatitis and prostatic hyperplasia.

8. Other factors, such as:

High blood pressure reduces the body's immunity, making it easier for urinary and reproductive system infections to occur.

Blood, gynecological inflammation, balanitis and prostatitis are the most common causes of genitourinary system infections.

Patients with chronic renal disease are more susceptible to infection.

Being overweight due to high blood pressure and vascular disease reduces kidney blood volume, making infection more likely.

Kidney damage caused by full-term hypokalemia, hypercalcemia and indiscriminate use of analgesics can also cause urinary and reproductive system infections.

Common symptoms of urinary tract infection mainly include:

1. Urinary tract infection can cause abnormal changes in urine, such as painful and burning sensation during urination, frequent urination, lower abdominal pain, frequent feeling of being unable to hold urine or unclear urination, etc., including bacterial urine, purulent urine, hematuria and urinary incontinence.

2. Urinary tract infection will cause abnormal urination. Urinary tract infection often causes abnormal urination, such as frequent urination, urgency, inability to hold urine, and pain during urination. Urinary incontinence and urinary retention may also be seen. Chronic renal failure caused by chronic pyelonephritis may cause more urine in the early stage, and less urine or no urine in the middle and late stages.

3. The kidney and kidney-related diseases are considered as low back pain, which is one of the common causes of urinary tract infection. When the renal membrane, renal pelvis, and urethra are overly tense or the supporting force is increased, the waist can be painful. Urinary tract infection is generally not likely to cause low back pain. Inflammation of the kidney and kidney-related areas, such as renal abscess, perianal nephritis, perianal cyst, and subacute pyelonephritis, often causes persistent and severe pain in the waist. The low back pain caused by chronic pyelonephritis is often characterized by soreness.

4. Abnormalities may be found in urine from time to time, such as bacteriuria, purulent urine, hematuria, pneumaturia, etc.