03/05/2026
đˇ What is UTI? (UTI āĻā§?)
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ urinary system-āĻāϰ infection â āϝā§āĻŽāύ:
Kidney
Ureter
Bladder (most common)
Urethra
đ Most cases are bladder infection (Cystitis)
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đˇ Causes (āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ)
UTI usually āĻšāϝāĻŧ bacteria (mostly E. coli) āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§
Common reasons:
Poor hygiene (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ-āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ)
Holding urine for long time (āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻā§āĻĒā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž)
Less water intake (āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž)
Sexual activity
Diabetes
Pregnancy
Catheter use
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đˇ Symptoms (āϞāĻā§āώāĻŖ)
Burning sensation during urination (āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϰāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻž) đĨ
Frequent urge to urinate (āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ)
Lower abdominal pain (āĻĒā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻž)
Cloudy or foul-smelling urine
Fever (especially in severe cases)
Sometimes blood in urine (hematuria)
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đˇ Who are at higher risk? (āĻāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤā§?)
Females (short urethra)
Diabetic patients
Elderly
Pregnant women
Patients with kidney stones
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đˇ Prevention (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ)
âī¸ Drink plenty of water (āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠2.5â3 litre āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ)
âī¸ Do not hold urine (āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻā§āĻĒā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž)
âī¸ Urinate after in*******se
âī¸ Maintain proper ge***al hygiene
âī¸ Wear loose & cotton underwear
âī¸ Avoid excessive use of harsh soaps/chemicals
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đˇ Hygiene Care (āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž)
đ For females:
Always wipe front to back after toilet
Keep ge***al area dry & clean
đ For males:
Clean ge***al area regularly
Maintain proper hygiene especially if uncircumcised
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đˇ Basic Treatment Idea (āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻžāϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž)
â ī¸ Always consult doctor â self-medication avoid āĻāϰā§āύ
Antibiotics (as prescribed)
Pain relief meds (e.g. urinary alkalizers)
Plenty of fluids
đ Severe cases may need:
Urine test (R/E, culture)
Ultrasound
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đˇ When to see doctor immediately?
đ¨ High fever
đ¨ Vomiting
đ¨ Severe pain
đ¨ Blood in urine
đ¨ Recurrent UTI
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đˇ Simple Advice (āϏāĻšāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ)
âWater is the best medicine for preventionâ đ§
Hygiene maintain āĻāϰā§āύ
Early symptoms ignore āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž