Recognizing UTI Symptoms in Women: Causes, Signs & Relief

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly seen in women when bacteria enter the urinary system. Urinary tract infection (also called cystitis) is a broad term but includes infections of the urethra, kidneys, bladder, and ureters.

Early Signs

• The most common early signs seen in females are an urgency to urinate, burning with urinating, urinating small amounts of urine, cloudy or foul-smelling urine, and blood in the urine. However, some women may not have any recognizable signs and not know they have a problem.

Later signs

• After the infection has begun to progress, some symptoms are high fever, chills, side or back pain, nausea, vomiting, pelvic pressure, and lower stomach pain.

Source

• The usual source of these infections in women are contaminants from bacteria that travel through the urethra and begin to multiply.

Types and specific signs

• The most common types of urinary tract infections affect the bladder and urethra. Specific bladder symptoms are stomach pain, low fever and frequent urination. The sign of a UTI in the urethra is burning with urination.

Treatment

• The treatment for UTI signs that include bladder infections is usually antibiotics. Anti-nausea and anti- pain medicines are also used to treat other symptoms.