How to treat urinary tract infection in men

Urinary tract infection, as the name suggests, is caused by direct invasion of the urethra by some bacteria, viruses, protozoa, etc. Urinary tract infection is also divided into two types, one is upper urinary tract infection and the other is lower urinary tract infection. This is a disease that both men and women may suffer from. Relatively speaking, the probability of women suffering from it is much higher than that of men. For male patients with urinary tract infection, is there any good treatment?

Causes of 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.

Why do women have a higher chance of getting urinary tract infections than men? The main reason is that women's body structures are different from men's, especially the urinary and reproductive systems, which are relatively special. The urethra is very short. This makes it easy for bacteria to invade and cause diseases. In addition, the urethra opening of women is closer to the anus, so it is more susceptible to bacterial infection.