Why is the bacterial count in women's urine high?

When women find that the bacteria level is high during routine urine tests, they will naturally worry that such results will have a certain impact on their health. But in fact, there are more normal and abnormal bacteria in urine, but they are not necessarily caused by urinary tract infections due to some inflammatory stimulation. Therefore, without a confirmed diagnosis, do not blindly define it or use medicine indiscriminately.

1. Why is the urine routine bacteria high?

Experts say: If the bacteria in the urine test exceed the standard but it is just a normal increase in the number of bacteria, it will not be a problem for us, so don’t worry. However, if it is an inflammation caused by the bacteria exceeding the standard in the urine test, then everyone should pay attention and go to the hospital for examination in time. The earlier the treatment, the better. There are many normal and abnormal bacteria in urine. But it may not necessarily cause inflammation. Only an increase in white blood cells can indicate a urinary tract infection.

2. Precautions before inspection

1. Drinking water and eating do not affect the results of routine urine tests, so pregnant women can eat and drink water before the examination.

2. It is best to collect midstream urine. According to the order of urination, urine can be divided into the front section, middle section and back section. Because the first and second stream urine are easily contaminated, midstream urine is generally collected when doing urine routine and urine bacteriological examinations.

3. Urine should be collected in clean and dry containers, such as the disposable urine cup and urine test tube provided by the hospital.

4. Time of urine collection: Routine laboratory tests can be done at any time when urine is excreted. In order to observe the results before and after, kidney disease patients are generally required to use the first urine sample in the morning for testing.

5. The retained urine should be sent to the laboratory for examination as soon as possible, because if it is left for too long, problems such as glucose being decomposed by bacteria, tubular destruction, and cell lysis may occur, affecting the accuracy of the test results. Therefore, when doing a routine urine test, paying attention to the correct standards for collecting urine samples is the key to ensuring the accuracy of the urine test results.

6. Urine specimens must be clean. Women should clean their vulva to avoid mixing in leucorrhea. If there are a large number of polygonal epithelial cells in the urine sediment, they may have been mixed into the leucorrhea, and it is advisable to collect a clean urine sample for re-examination.

7. In patients with urinary tract infection, pyuria is often intermittent, so it is advisable to conduct repeated examinations before drawing a conclusion.

8. The use of antibiotics may affect the accuracy of the examination. Therefore, pregnant women should stop taking medication before doing a urine test and inform their doctor if they are taking any medication.