Bacteria(bak-TIHR-ee-uh), a type of germ that gets into your urinary tract, cause a UTI. This can happen in many ways: Wiping from back to front after a bowel movement (BM). Germs can get into your urethra, which has its opening in front of the vagina(vuh-JEYE-nuh).
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Urinary Tract Infections (UTI's) can happen to anyone. Learn about symptoms, causes and home remedy treatments for bladder and kidney infections in women, infants, and men. menu
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What Causes Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)? The vast majority of UTIs start when pathogens (usually bacteria like E. coli ) reach the urethra and then travel up (retrograde) the urethra to the bladder.
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This can happen in many ways: 1  Wiping from back to front after a bowel movement (BM). Germs can get into your urethra, which has its opening in front of the vagina(vuh-JEYE-nuh). 2  Having sexual intercourse. Germs in the vagina can be pushed into the urethra. 3  Waiting too long to pass urine.
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Other factors that also may increase a woman's risk of developing UTI include pregnancy, having urinary tract infections as a child, menopause, or diabetes. Common Symptoms Symptoms include a strong urge to urinate that cannot be delayed, followed by a sharp pain or burning sensation in the urethra when the urine is released.
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A UTI is an infection anywhere in the urinary tract. The urinary tract makes and stores urine and removes it from the body. Parts of the urinary tract include: Kidneys — collect waste from blood to make urine. Ureters(YOOR-uh-turz) — carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
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The most common cause of UTIs are bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagina, and which can spread and enter the urinary tract through the urethra. Once these bacteria enter the urethra, they travel up, causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract.
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Parts of the urinary tract include: 1  Kidneys — collect waste from blood to make urine. 2  Ureters(YOOR-uh-turz) — carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder. 3  Bladder — stores urine until it is full. 4  Urethra(yoo-REE-thruh) — a short tube that carries urine from the bladder out of your body when you pass urine.
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A urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when one or more parts of the urinary system (kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra) become infected with a pathogen (most frequently, bacteria). UTIs most commonly occur in females; about 50% of all females get a UTI during their lifetime.
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More in Women's Health. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that occurs when bacteria invade the urinary tract system. While the majority of UTIs are not serious, they can often cause severe symptoms, such as pain and/or burning upon urination. About half of all women will have at least one UTI in their lifetime while many women suffer through several infections.
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causes of an uti
The most common cause of UTIs is once it enter the urethra, they travel up, causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract. When the UTI bacteria enter the urethra, they travel up, causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract.