Danger of an untreated Urinary tract infections

Have you at any point in life suffered from urinary tract infection, or UTI, you know that it's normally treated by best urologist in Lucknow with a prescription med. However, you might have wondered what occurs if you choose not to treat it. Will a UTI disappear on its own?

What is UTI?

Urinary tract infections are more common infection affecting the bladder, kidneys and the tubes that are linked to them.

Anybody can get urinary tract infections but they are more common in women. Some women suffer from them regularly.

Urinary tract infections can be uncomfortable and painful yet usually pass within the few days and can be treated easily with antibiotics.

What happens if you don’t get treated for UTI?

Kidney damage

The bacteria that leads to UTIs might enter your body through your urethra (the tube where you pass urine), however they don't stop there. The bacteria can go up into your bladder, causing an infection there known as cystitis, through your ureters, and up into your kidneys.

An infection in your kidneys, called as pyelonephritis, may damage them permanently. Damaged kidneys bring up your risk for kidney failure and hypertension. Pregnant women with UTIs are especially at risk for a kidney infection.

Sepsis

At the point when the UTI infection isn't controlled, it can spread into your blood stream and circulate through the other part of your body, influencing all your organs and making a perilous condition known as sepsis. If you foster sepsis, you might have symptoms like fever, chills, dizziness, and confusion. Sepsis obstructs your organs' normal, healthy function and may even cause them to close permanently.

Urethral narrowing

However, it's more common in men, an untreated UTI in your urethra can lead to scarring, prompting a condition known as stricture, which is a limiting of your urethra that makes it more hard to pass urine. Symptoms incorporate decreased stream, spraying, pain and not having the option to empty your bladder completely.

Complications with pregnancy

A UTI might transmit bacteria to your developing embryo, raising your risk for a child that has a low birth weight or is born prematurely. If you're pregnant, your specialist checks for UTIs when you come in for your regular prenatal exams.

Preventing a UTI

To keep your urethra, bladder, and kidneys healthy and UTI free, the specialists offers the following tips:

1. Get hydrated yourself
2. Urinate when you feel the urge
3. Try not to hold it when you want to urinate
4. Void your bladder totally
5. Clean genitals before sex and urinate afterward
6. Wear cotton underwear
7. Always wipe from front to back to avoid spreading the fecal organisms to bladder
8. Take showers instead of baths

Consult Dr.Mayank Mohan Agarwal, the Urogynecologist in Lucknow for Urology treatment