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Urinary Tract Infection

Urinary Tract Infection - Symptoms


What are the Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?

The most commonly occurring symptoms are -

  • A strong persistent urge to urinate
  • Frequent urination
  • Painful, burning feeling in the urethra during urination.
  • Often, women feel an uncomfortable pressure above the pubic bone, and some men experience fullness in the rectum
  • The urine itself maybe foul smelling, cloudy or reddish if blood is present
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More specific symptoms include -

  • Acute pyelonephritis- flank pain, high fever, severe chills, night sweating and nausea or vomiting.
  • Cystitis- pressure in the lower abdomen and strong-smelling urine
  • Urethritis- pus in the urine. In men, urethritis may cause penile discharge. (5 Trusted Source
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