But left untreated, a urinary tract infection can have serious consequences. When treated promptly and properly, lower urinary tract infections rarely lead to complications. Urinary surgery or an exam of your urinary tract that involves medical instruments can both increase your risk of developing a urinary tract infection.
This may include people who are hospitalized, people with neurological problems that make it difficult to control their ability to urinate and people who are paralyzed. People who can't urinate on their own and use a tube (catheter) to urinate have an increased risk of UTIs. Diabetes and other diseases that impair the immune system - the body's defense against germs - can increase the risk of UTIs. Kidney stones or an enlarged prostate can trap urine in the bladder and increase the risk of UTIs. Babies born with urinary tract abnormalities that don't allow urine to leave the body normally or cause urine to back up in the urethra have an increased risk of UTIs. After menopause, a decline in circulating estrogen causes changes in the urinary tract that make you more vulnerable to infection. Women who use diaphragms for birth control may be at higher risk, as well as women who use spermicidal agents. Having a new sexual partner also increases your risk. Sexually active women tend to have more UTIs than do women who aren't sexually active. A woman has a shorter urethra than a man does, which shortens the distance that bacteria must travel to reach the bladder. Risk factors specific to women for UTIs include: Urinary tract infections are common in women, and many women experience more than one infection during their lifetimes. Also, because the female urethra is close to the vagina, sexually transmitted infections, such as herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia and mycoplasma, can cause urethritis. This type of UTI can occur when GI bacteria spread from the anus to the urethra.
Infection of the urethra (urethritis). All women are at risk of cystitis because of their anatomy - specifically, the short distance from the urethra to the anus and the urethral opening to the bladder. Sexual intercourse may lead to cystitis, but you don't have to be sexually active to develop it. However, sometimes other bacteria are responsible. coli), a type of bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This type of UTI is usually caused by Escherichia coli (E. The most common UTIs occur mainly in women and affect the bladder and urethra. When that happens, bacteria may take hold and grow into a full-blown infection in the urinary tract. Although the urinary system is designed to keep out such microscopic invaders, these defenses sometimes fail. Urinary tract infections typically occur when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra and begin to multiply in the bladder. Part of urinary tract affectedĬontact your doctor if you have signs and symptoms of a UTI. Types of urinary tract infectionĮach type of UTI may result in more-specific signs and symptoms, depending on which part of your urinary tract is infected. UTIs may be overlooked or mistaken for other conditions in older adults. Pelvic pain, in women - especially in the center of the pelvis and around the area of the pubic bone. Urine that appears red, bright pink or cola-colored - a sign of blood in the urine. Passing frequent, small amounts of urine. Creo que fue hace más o menos un año cuando Begoña me regaló el libro del que he sacado esta receta, no estoy muy segura de la fecha porque aunque vivimos bastante lejos, nos las arreglamos para encontrarnos tres o cuatro veces al año.por lo menos.Įl libro se llama simplemente Pie, está escrito por Angela Boggiano y está lleno de deliciosos pasteles salados (también algunos dulces) de la mejor tradición inglesa, aunque también aparecen recetas de otros países.Įl caso es que a mi me vuelven loca toda clase de pasteles, empanadas y empanadillas, así que ya os podéis imaginar lo que me gustó este libro, lo malo fue que entonce yo estaba a dieta, así que después de echarle un vistazo y babear un poco, lo guardé en el armario de los libros de cocina y de vez en cuando le echaba una ojeada, suspiraba un poco y lo volvía a guardar…Pero como a todo le llega su momento y como ahora ya me puedo permitir algún pecadillo de vez en cuando, me he decidido a estrenarlo con este pastel de pollo y puerros que ha resultado estupendo, con una masa nada empachosa y un relleno jugoso y muy sabroso.Urinary tract infections don't always cause signs and symptoms, but when they do they may include:
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