Urinary infections exacerbated by cold

10.11.2012 05:03

In winter, most conditions worsen due to temperature changes, of which the second most common infections among the body occupying it urinary tract infections, the most affected by the disease are women.



According to the Center Focus information, statistics indicate that one in five women are likely to develop the disease in their lifetime, while for men there is a less frequent but more intense impact.

Urinary infection is a condition caused by various pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and parasites. Depending on the location of the camera urinal can talk about: urethral infection, bladder infection and kidney infection or pyelonephritis.
"The most common cause may be infection with Escherichia coli bacteria existing in the human intestine that when you reach the urinal tract infection causes. Klebsiela Other microbes are harmful, pseudomonas, staphylococcus, chlamydia or parasites such as Tricomonas" the explained Dr. Theophilus Red, internal medicine specialist at Focus Medical Center.

Symptoms vary depending on age, sex and location of the different levels tract infection. These include: the need to urinate frequently, painful urination, burning, tingling, different color of urine, pain in lower abdomen, pain in lodges coliative back, especially when looking directly kidney infections (unilateral or bilateral) .
"Urinary infections may occur more frequently in people with kidney stones or those that have removed large quantities of sand by microlitiaza urine. Also present in situations where the bladder can not completely eliminate residual urine and remains where they can develop microbes, but also for urinal tract abnormalities, especially in children. Moreover, the incidence of urinary tract infections increases with age, "added Dr. Theophilus Red.

Diagnosis of urinary tract infections is based on the symptoms described by the patient on clinical examination by physician or laboratory. Within them, making uroculturii is mandatory, because it has meant to indicate that antibiotic manufacturer germ infection is most sensitive. Violation of this rule may result in development of resistant microbial strains that caused infection, making treatment.

To avoid chronic urinary infections through their ascent to the kidney, the first recommended treatment is the hygienic-dietary, based on fluid intake sufficient to create a proper money urinary diuresis (plain water, tea cherry tails, silk corn). Based on antibiogram data analysis is performed urine culture and antibiotic treatment.

The main cause of urinary tract infections is excessive exposure to cold