Dr. Esteban Kosak 
The urinary infection is that common?
Urinary tract infection (UTI), or urinary infection, which is the name the general population gives to this disease. It is among the most common bacterial infections in both hospital and non-hospital settings. UTI tends to diminish with appropriate antibiotic treatment in people without underlying ailments such as anatomical malformations. However, it is pretty good at infecting again.
Importantly, the overlooking of this infection would end in a widespread, and more severe disease, as pyelonephritis. This kidney infection could mean a real-life-threatening situation in some cases. Therefore, whenever symptoms or suspicious of suffering this infection, direct consultation with the doctor is always a recommendation.
It is important to note that taking a medication without consultation with your doctor. In this case, of urinary infection, it plays against you. The evidence shows that while more antibiotics are given to patients with no infection or diagnosis. It enhances the mechanisms of the invading bacteria for doing even better next infection. What am I trying to tell you? That, if you are self-medicating, you are giving some kind of superpowers to bacteria ordinarily residing within your urinary tract. These superpowers will be used against you each time a further infection comes up. And, every infection is going to be worse than the previous one.
I did this tool, which is a urinary infection symptoms checker. It would help you determine how likely it is that you have this infection. It is free, and it would only take a few minutes.
- Question of
Are you a female?
- Yes
- No
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Have you had a urinary infection diagnosis before? (or cystitis)
- Yes
- No
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Are you experiencing a white or green fetid discharge through your genital orifice?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
- Yes
- No
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Do you currently or in the past have used a urinary catheter?
- Yes
- No
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Do you are over 65 years?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have been diagnosed with a vaginal infection in the past month?
- Yes
- No
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Do you tend to withhold from urinating during the day?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a fever? (preferably use a thermometer which needs to shows more than 101,3 °F or touch your forehead and determine if the temperature is increased)
- Yes
- No
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Do you are having an increase in how many times per day you urinate?
- Yes
- No
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Do you are having pain while urinating?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a frequently urgent need to urinate?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have pain in the lower back?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have nausea or vomits?
- Yes
- No
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