What Is a Urinary Tract Infection?
4. Symptoms
The symptoms of a urinary tract infection will depend largely on which part of the urinary tract is infected. For example, when the bladder is infected, the patient is likely to experience pain when urinating. Other symptoms of cystitis include discomfort in the lower abdomen and pressure on the pelvis. There may also be blood in the urine.
Patients with urethritis are likely to experience a discharge coming from their genitals, and a burning sensation when urinating. Acute pyelonephritis is an infection of the kidneys, and this can cause fever and chills, nausea and vomiting, and a pain in the upper back on the side of the infected kidney.
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