How to treat urinary tract infection in men

Urinary tract infection refers to the symptoms caused by bacteria or viruses invading the urethra. Urinary tract infection is usually divided into acute and chronic, and also divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection. In fact, both men and women may suffer from this disease, but women are more likely to suffer from urinary tract infection because of the special physiological structure of women. So, what are the symptoms of urinary tract infection in men? What is the best way to treat male urinary tract infection?

Urinary tract infection is caused by direct invasion of bacteria (rarely by fungi, protozoa, and viruses).

Urinary Tract Infection Symptoms

1. Acute pyelonephritis: 1. Rapid onset; 2. Chills and fear of cold; 3. Fever; 4. General malaise, headache, fatigue; 5. Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting; 6. Frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination;

7. Low back pain and discomfort in the kidney area; 8. Pressure pain in the upper ureter; 9. Pressure pain in the ribs and waist; 10. Percussion pain in the kidney area; 11. Pressure pain in the bladder area;

2. Chronic pyelonephritis: 1. The symptoms of acute attack may be the same as those of acute pyelonephritis, but are usually much milder, and may even lack fever, malaise, headache and other systemic manifestations. Symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency and pain are also not obvious; 2. Edema; 3. Hypertension;

3. Bladder and urethritis: frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, pain in the bladder area, and urethral discharge.

What tests are needed for urinary tract infection?

1. Pressure pain in the ribs and waist, and percussion pain in the kidney area;

2. Routine urine examination: increased white blood cells and purulent urine;

3. Stain the urine sediment smear to find bacteria;

4. Urine bacterial culture found bacteria;

5. If the urine colony count is >105/ml, and the patient has symptoms such as frequent urination, >102/ml is also meaningful; cocci 103-104/ml is also of diagnostic significance;

6. One-hour urine sediment count of white blood cells> 200,000;

7. Routine blood test showed elevated white blood cells and left shift of neutrophil nuclei;

8. Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate;

Urinary Tract Infection Treatment

1. Symptomatic supportive treatment;

2. Treatment targeting pathogens (cefazoline sodium, norfloxacin);

3. Maintain water electrolyte balance;

4. All patients are encouraged to drink more water. Patients who drink less water should be given infusion to ensure that the daily urine volume is above 2000ml.

5. Some patients can take Chinese medicine.

The above is an introduction to how to treat male urinary tract infection, so you should pay more attention to hygiene, take a bath frequently and clean your genitals. If you have a urinary tract infection, you should seek medical treatment in time and do not delay the disease. Otherwise, hematuria and white urine will appear in the later stage, and the treatment will be more difficult at that time, and the chance of cure will also be reduced.