{"id":514,"date":"2020-03-30T06:24:07","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T06:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2022-05-05T13:08:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:08:35","slug":"urinary-tract-infection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/conditions\/urinary-tract-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Urinary Tract Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 content-column vce-row-content--top vcv-state--show-resizer\" id=\"el-6b19f979\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-6b19f979\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-4-05p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-a64516a9\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a64516a9\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a64516a9\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-90-95p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-314f22cb\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-314f22cb\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-314f22cb\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-607dbc41\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-607dbc41\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-1-3 vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-16630c0a\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-16630c0a\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-16630c0a\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-d0fb68d7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d0fb68d7\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"padding-bottom: 62.3037%; width: 764px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image vcv-lozad\" data-src=\"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conditions_UrinaryTractInfection.jpg\" width=\"764\" height=\"476\" src=\"\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conditions_UrinaryTractInfection.jpg\" alt=\"The urinary tract highlighted in the human body\" title=\"\u200bUrinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Women: What Is It and How to Manage\" \/><noscript>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image\" src=\"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Conditions_UrinaryTractInfection.jpg\" width=\"764\" height=\"476\" alt=\"The urinary tract highlighted in the human body\" title=\"\u200bUrinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Women: What Is It and How to Manage\" \/>\n      <\/noscript><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-2-3 vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-f5c55c24\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-f5c55c24\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-f5c55c24\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-c98ade6d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c98ade6d\"><p>Urinary tract infections, or \"UTIs\", are infections that affect the bladder and\/or the kidneys.<\/p><p><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Burning when you urinate<\/li><li>Needing to urinate frequently<\/li><li>Blood in the urine<\/li><li>Fever or feeling unwell<\/li><li>Back pain<\/li><li>Nausea or vomiting<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Diagnosis:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Start with contacting your family doctor or walk in clinic. They may order urine tests and will initiate treatment.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Treatment:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Most urinary tract infections are treated with antibiotic medications. Bladder infections are typically treated for 3-7 days, depending on your medical history. Kidney infections may require hospitalization or intravenous antibiotics.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Prevention:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Drink more fluid, especially water! (Your urine should be clear like water coming out of the tap)<\/li><li>Urinate every 2-3 hours, even before you feel like you have to go<\/li><li>Ensure you are having a bowel movement daily<\/li><li>Urinate after sex<\/li><li>Vaginal estrogen for women who have gone through menopause<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Management Strategies:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Cranberry Supplement: extract, tablets<ul><li>Note: Juice, such as Ocean Spray, does not contain enough cranberry extract to be efficacious. Juice can also be an irritant to the bladder due to the acidity and sugar content.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>D-Mannose<ul><li>Available in health food stores and online<\/li><li>May reduce the risk of recurrent urinary tract infections<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Postcoital Antibiotics<ul><li>Appropriate for use in healthy women, when their urinary tract infections are temporally related to intercourse<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>We typically do NOT recommend continuous antibiotic prophylaxis for the following reasons:<\/p><ul><li>Numerous studies demonstrate that after discontinuing antibiotics prophylaxis, the incidence of infections returns to baseline<\/li><li>There are possible long term side effects to antibiotic use<\/li><li>Risk of antibiotic resistance in patients using long term antibiotics<\/li><\/ul><p>We recommend that patients work on conservative and other preventative strategies, prior to considering a trial of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis.<\/p><p><strong>More Information:<\/strong><\/p><p>Up to date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uptodate.com\/contents\/urinary-tract-infections-in-adolescents-and-adults-beyond-the-basics?search=urinary%20tract%20infections&amp;amp;source=search_result&amp;amp;selectedTitle=5~150&amp;amp;usage_type=default&amp;amp;display_rank=5\">Click Here<\/a><\/p><p>Mayo Clinic: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/urinary-tract-infection\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20353447\">Click Here<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-5p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-286af0de\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-286af0de\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-286af0de\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Urinary tract infections, or &#8220;UTIs&#8221;, are infections that affect the bladder and\/or the kidneys.Symptoms:Burning when you urinateNeeding to urinate frequentlyBlood in the urineFever or feeling unwellBack painNausea or vomitingDiagnosis:Start with contacting your family doctor or walk in clinic. They may order urine tests and will initiate treatment.Treatment:Most urinary tract infections are treated with antibiotic medications&#8230;. <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/conditions\/urinary-tract-infection\/\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":497,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1101,"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions\/1101"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northislandurology.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}