Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Men: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Written by Markham Heid

• The Two Types of Urinary Tract Infection
• UTI Symptoms
• Diagnosing a UTI
• Treatment for a UTI
• UTI Causes and Risk Factors
• UTI Complications
• Preventing a UTI
• More

Your urinary tract includes the parts of your body that make urine and carry it out of your body.

For men, these parts include your kidneys and bladder, as well as your ureters and urethra. Ureters are the twin tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Your urethra is the single tube that carries urine from your bladder past your prostate and to the tip of your penis.

If unhealthy bacteria build up anywhere in your urinary tract, this can cause an infection. And while urinary tract infections (UTIs) are much more common in women, men can also get them.

Doctors usually refer to UTIs as either “upper tract” or “lower tract. ” An upper-tract infection is one that happens in the ureters or kidneys. A lower-tract infection is one that happens in the bladder, prostate, or urethra.

Depending on the location of your UTI, you may have one or more of these symptoms:

• Frequent bathroom trips
• Feeling like you have to pee all the time
• Pain, burning, or discomfort while peeing or just after
• Pain or tenderness below your stomach
• Wetting the bed
• Cloudy or smelly urine
• Blood in your urine
• Fever
• Nausea
• Pain in the sides or upper back

Some men don’t have any symptoms at all.

Your doctor will ask about your symptoms. They will also ask about your sexual history because sex can raise your risk for a UTI.

Urine tests can confirm whether you have a UTI. If your doctor thinks the problem might be related to your prostate, you may get a prostate exam. Rarely, you may also need to get an X-ray or ultrasound so your doctor can get a better look at your urinary tract.

Doctors usually treat UTIs with antibiotics you take by mouth. Your doctor will probably choose an antibiotic based on the likely source (such as your bladder) and the bacteria that most commonly cause your UTI. You’ll probably start taking those antibiotics before you get the results of your urine test. (Your doctor may change the prescription if the test shows that the bacteria causing your UTI aren’t targeted by your first antibiotic.)

If you have a lower urinary tract infection, you’ll probably only need antibiotics for a week or less. If you have an upper-tract infection, you may need to take antibiotics for up to 2 weeks.

In rare and severe cases, you may need to take antibiotics by IV in a hospital.

The most common cause of a UTI in the urethra is a sexually transmitted disease. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two STDs that can cause a UTI. STDs are also the most common cause of UTIs in younger men.

Prostate problems can also cause UTIs. An enlarged prostate (BPH) is common in older men and can block the flow of urine. This can increase the odds that bacteria will build up and cause a UTI.

Prostatitis, which is an infection of the prostate, shares many of the same symptoms as UTIs.

Diabetes and other medical issues that affect your immune system can also make you more likely to get a UTI.

If untreated, a lower urinary tract infection can spread up to your kidneys. Doctors can usually treat kidney infections. In rare cases, an untreated kidney infection can lead to chronic kidney disease or kidney failure. A kidney infection can be serious, because it could cause sepsis (an infection in the bloodstream). If that happens and you feel very sick, you may need to be treated in a hospital.

You can’t prevent all UTIs, but you can help make them less likely. Wearing a condom during sex can protect you from STDs, which can lower your risk for a UTI. Treating prostate problems can also lower your risks.

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Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) in Men: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment

Written by Markham Heid

• The Two Types of Urinary Tract Infection
• UTI Symptoms
• Diagnosing a UTI
• Treatment for a UTI
• UTI Causes and Risk Factors
• UTI Complications
• Preventing a UTI
• More

Your urinary tract includes the parts of your body that make urine and carry it out of your body.

For men, these parts include your kidneys and bladder, as well as your ureters and urethra. Ureters are the twin tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Your urethra is the single tube that carries urine from your bladder past your prostate and to the tip of your penis.

If unhealthy bacteria build up anywhere in your urinary tract, this can cause an infection. And while urinary tract infections (UTIs) are much more common in women, men can also get them.

Doctors usually refer to UTIs as either “upper tract” or “lower tract.” An upper-tract infection is one that happens in the ureters or kidneys. A lower-tract infection is one that happens in the bladder, prostate, or urethra.

Depending on the location of your UTI, you may have one or more of these symptoms:

• Frequent bathroom trips
• Feeling like you have to pee all the time
• Pain, burning, or discomfort while peeing or just after
• Pain or tenderness below your stomach
• Wetting the bed
• Cloudy or smelly urine
• Blood in your urine
• Fever
• Nausea
• Pain in the sides or upper back

Some men don’t have any symptoms at all.

Your doctor will ask about your symptoms. They will also ask about your sexual history because sex can raise your risk for a UTI.

Urine tests can confirm whether you have a UTI. If your doctor thinks the problem might be related to your prostate, you may get a prostate exam. Rarely, you may also need to get an X-ray or ultrasound so your doctor can get a better look at your urinary tract.

Doctors usually treat UTIs with antibiotics you take by mouth. Your doctor will probably choose an antibiotic based on the likely source (such as your bladder) and the bacteria that most commonly cause your UTI. You’ll probably start taking those antibiotics before you get the results of your urine test. (Your doctor may change the prescription if the test shows that the bacteria causing your UTI aren’t targeted by your first antibiotic.)

If you have a lower urinary tract infection, you’ll probably only need antibiotics for a week or less. If you have an upper-tract infection, you may need to take antibiotics for up to 2 weeks.

In rare and severe cases, you may need to take antibiotics by IV in a hospital.

The most common cause of a UTI in the urethra is a sexually transmitted disease. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two STDs that can cause a UTI. STDs are also the most common cause of UTIs in younger men.

Prostate problems can also cause UTIs. An enlarged prostate (BPH) is common in older men and can block the flow of urine. This can increase the odds that bacteria will build up and cause a UTI.

Prostatitis, which is an infection of the prostate, shares many of the same symptoms as UTIs.

Diabetes and other medical issues that affect your immune system can also make you more likely to get a UTI.

If untreated, a lower urinary tract infection can spread up to your kidneys. Doctors can usually treat kidney infections. In rare cases, an untreated kidney infection can lead to chronic kidney disease or kidney failure. A kidney infection can be serious, because it could cause sepsis (an infection in the bloodstream). If that happens and you feel very sick, you may need to be treated in a hospital.

You can’t prevent all UTIs, but you can help make them less likely. Wearing a condom during sex can protect you from STDs, which can lower your risk for a UTI. Treating prostate problems can also lower your risks.

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Men value smiles, women value shoes

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Anna GERASIMENKO

February 24, 2015 16:00

When they first see each other, what do men and women pay attention to?

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Women absolutely know that men love with their eyes. So they behave accordingly: they desperately bare their knees even in cold weather and strike on the spot with a deep, like a swoon, neckline. After all, men, according to women’s magazines, it is these parts of the female body that suggest borscht and other happiness in marriage.

But scientists (first, of course, British, and then American from the University of Boston) studied the gentle male soul and found out where they really look. The conclusions are not exactly sensational, but give some food for thought.

Comments leader of the public movement “Frivolnaya Rossiya” Alexander Monogamov.

1. Optimism is our everything

British scientists have proved that a smiling woman seems much more attractive to a man than a mysterious or fatal one. With a smile, a woman, as it were, sends a signal: “I am happy! I’m an optimist”. And the man is not a fool, why does he need a depressive bore? Smiling women are easier to deal with, everyone subconsciously knows this (psychologists would probably have turned down the fact that mothers smiled at men in childhood with a gentle “uti-way”, since then they have been looking for a smiling mother in a woman). And with a smiling woman, a man feels more confident.

A.M.: – Sometimes a smile is such that even a not very experienced man understands: a woman, sorry for the harshness, is just stupid. So here, too, it is important not to overdo it.

2. Those eyes are the opposite…

Yes, yes, jokes aside! According to statistics, 70 percent of men first of all look a woman in the eye, and then evaluate everything else. Try to meet his gaze for a few seconds and catch on (at this time, also smile, to be sure), and you have every chance of continuing the “banquet”.

A.M.: – Women often confuse similar concepts – “eyes” and “look”. Eyes can be anything – brown, blue, green. But any man who is sure that he loves only blue-eyed beauties can fall head over heels into a green-eyed one if he reads what he needs in her eyes. Therefore, we learn to move our eyes, squint slyly, etc.

3. Curls curl, curls curl . ..

Curls, styling, masks from raw eggs and black bread – we don’t try in vain, girls! It is very important for men that a lady has beautiful, well-groomed hair. Perhydrol washcloth in the tail will not strike even the most unassuming. And men also love it when their hair is long, soft and smells good. Option with gel-cemented styling “Don’t touch, what are you!” hardly like the strong half of humanity.

A.M.: – And then there are women who wear their hair in a crew cut and look insanely sexy. Hairstyle should suit you. Hair length is not the key.

4. Size doesn’t matter

You women are lucky, you can see women’s breasts at any moment, jealous of Joey’s girlfriends from Friends. But, according to a study by scientists, men look at the chest after the eyes and smile (of course, provided that your perches do not fall out of the neckline). Men convince that the size is not the main thing and in general the chest is not a decisive plus, so we continue to smile!

A. M.: – Chest – exactly what a decisive plus, let’s be frank. Other things being equal (look, smile), a woman with beautiful breasts will win. The chest is not a decisive factor, so it will be more accurate. An ugly woman with large breasts is still an ugly woman, albeit with large breasts.

5. Fake woman

Do you remember how upset Richard Gere’s character in Pretty Woman was when he discovered that Julia Roberts was wearing a wig? Dyed hair, false eyelashes, acrylic nails, silicone lips? He will definitely notice! For many men, unnaturalness speaks of high expectations and expensive “service”. Despite the fact that false eyelashes can make the look more expressive, the very fact that they are not real scares away (imagine, a man wakes up in the morning, and there are eyelashes lying on the pillow and a pair of nails – brr).

A.M.: – Do false eyelashes scare men away? Oh, I’m begging you. Just don’t take them off with me. With silicone, everything is simple – it is a question of the skill of the surgeon. Poorly done – no smile will help. And what kind of smile with such inflatable mouths?

6. Ah, legs – fortunately, the roads!

Most men are attracted to long, slender legs. By the way, gentlemen see not only the length of the legs! The modern macho will appreciate the smoothness of the skin, and, of course, a pedicure (this may not be at the first meeting).

A.M.: – Leg length is good. The smoothness of the skin is also good. But there are also beautiful calves, thin ankles … I generally keep quiet about the hips. But this, as the young author of the text notes, “perhaps not at the first meeting.”

7. Leather – velvet!

Scientists have proved more than once that smooth skin is an indicator of a woman’s health, and for a man it is important even on a subconscious level (after all, obeying the call of ancestors, a man chooses a mother for his future children). So do not forget about cleansing, creams, never sleep with makeup on your face, get enough sleep – and no stress!

A. M.: – Golden words, you can’t fault it.

8. Meet by clothes

Statistics say that 80 percent of men love it when a woman is dressed like Charlotte from the Sex and the City series – feminine classics – skirts, shirts, dresses, pumps. Men do not approve of too revealing outfits. And do not forget to choose the right toilet water. Men hate it when a woman smells strongly of perfume, like in a perfume shop.

A.M.: – It’s hard to guess with clothes. I personally think that plaid shirts kill a woman’s beauty, and someone might like it. Candid outfits won’t frighten us (after all, by this term we don’t mean leopard leggings with a pink top?) But as for perfumes – the true truth, be careful with smells. Especially the ones that don’t suit you.

BTW

Women notice an engagement ring and shoes

British psychologists have found out what women look at when evaluating a man. It turned out that a real lady needs six looks:

1 look into the eyes.

2nd look – clothes and the presence of a wedding ring.

3rd look – hairstyle.

4 look – hands.

5 look – shoes.

6 look – gait and gestures.

But these are British ladies! But a study by scientists in Boston showed that American women first look at the lips of a man, and then at the buttocks.

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18 men who were separated by one fluffy joy from “we won’t get animals” to “wee-way, my sweet” / AdMe

Animals make our life brighter and teach a lot. However, there are people who resist being turned on, even if you crack. But the heroes of our today’s selection proved that even an inveterate brutalist can melt his heart at the sight of a charming animal.

Bright Side hopes that fluffy troops have also entered your house, but for now, look at those men who prevented this in every possible way, until the pet laid their severity on the shoulder blades.

“’I don’t want cats, they leave their fur everywhere.’ And now he can’t go to work until he takes a cute photo with the cat.”

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-yu-yu!

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“She’s definitely 100% not his dog at all”

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“You’d better find this puppy somewhere else, because he won’t live here.” 6 years later, he is still here. Meet Dad and Hades”

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“He said he didn’t want me to take care of abandoned kittens because I might get attached to them. Guess who is now lisping with them and wants to leave everyone?”

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“1 year ago: ‘I’m not a dog lover.’ A few months ago: “Don’t get a dog.” 2 months ago: “Okay, okay, let’s get a puppy.” Today: “She is my daughter, and if I eat, then she eats”

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“Absolutely doesn’t like cats” and “doesn’t trust” them”

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“My father doesn’t wanted a dog.

15 years later they are best friends and do everything together”

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“From ‘we can’t have a cat because I’m allergic’ to ‘I don’t want to disturb him'”

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“My dad was walking back and forth all day asking, ‘Where’s my package?!’ Here’s the package he’s been waiting for.”

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“Well, if you need a puppy, get one. But don’t expect me to do anything for him. Is it your dog. I don’t want to have anything to do with her.” Wilma loves him the most.”

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“We don’t need a kitten. Meet the second kitten who kept the first one company”

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“My father, who now boasts that all our rescued animals love him the most”

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“I didn’t choose her”

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ate it for almost 2 weeks.