Why does a woman urinate frequently, painfully, and blood in the urine?

The weather is hot and humid, and bacteria grow and multiply quickly, so it is easy to cause urinary tract infection. During the hot summer season, the number of patients with urinary tract infection increases significantly, especially among women. In fact, if you experience symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating, sometimes accompanied by back pain and lower abdominal distension, then you are most likely suffering from a urinary tract infection. So, how do we prevent and treat it? Next, the editor will tell you.

If urinary tract infection is not treated properly, it can easily become chronic, and in severe cases it can cause serious consequences such as renal failure and uremia. Therefore, women should pay special attention to preventing urinary tract infections during the hot summer season.

Summer heat can easily cause urinary tract infection in women

First of all, from the external factors, the high temperature, frequent sudden heavy rains and high air humidity create good conditions for the growth and reproduction of bacteria. Bacteria are parasitic at the end of the urethra of normal people, but because the urethral epithelial cells have strong resistance and the bacteria can be washed away with each urination, infection generally does not occur.

However, when the summer heat is unbearable, it consumes energy and damages body fluids. People often have a relatively reduced resistance due to reduced sleep, loss of appetite, and other reasons, coupled with excessive sweating.

Women's vulva is particularly rich in sweat glands, so it is easy for the vulva to be moist for a long time, and bacteria take advantage of the opportunity to enter. If you do not pay attention to replenishing water in time, the urine will be concentrated, urination will be reduced, and the effect of flushing bacteria will be reduced, thus causing urinary tract infection.

Secondly, it has something to do with women’s physiological structure. The female urethra is short, only about 3 to 5 centimeters, and the urethral opening is large, so bacteria can easily ascend and invade the bladder. The female urethral opening is close to the vagina and anus, and the adhesion and sensitivity of urothelial cells to bacteria are higher than those of men.

Menstrual blood is also a good culture medium for bacteria. If you do not pay attention to the cleanliness of the vulva, bacteria will easily grow. During sexual intercourse, the urethral opening moves inward, the vagina and bladder neck become congested, and the urethra is too short, which can easily induce inflammation. During pregnancy, young girls or after menopause, infection is also prone to occur due to changes in estrogen and pH values.

Thirdly, with the improvement of living standards, life pressure increases, and due to various reasons, bad habits such as sitting for long periods of time and driving for long periods of time are developed. Some people are too busy with work to urinate, while others are unwilling to leave the "battlefield" to play cards or chess. However, it is very bad for health if you cannot urinate in time when you feel the urge to urinate.

As the saying goes, "running water does not stagnate." Normal urination can not only excrete metabolic products in the body, but also has a self-cleaning effect on the urinary system.

Holding urine is more harmful to women than men. Holding urine for a long time will cause more and more urine to accumulate in the bladder. If the urine containing bacteria and toxic substances cannot be discharged in time, it will easily cause diseases such as cystitis, urethritis, urinary pain, hematuria or enuresis.

In severe cases, urinary tract infection can spread upward to the kidneys, causing pyelonephritis and even affecting kidney function.

A complete guide to preventing urinary tract infections

1. Good habits should be developed

Drink more water. Take in more than 3000 ml of water every day to play the diuretic effect of water, flush out parasitic bacteria in the urethra and eliminate the risk of infection.

Pay attention to personal hygiene, take a bath frequently, change underwear frequently, wear cotton underwear that is breathable and absorbent, pay more attention to hygiene during sex, and wipe clean from the vulva to the anus after defecation;

Do not hold your urine and urinate every 2 to 3 hours to prevent bacteria from growing in the urinary tract. Avoid developing bad habits such as excessive drinking, long periods of sitting, and long-term driving. When you are in a hurry to urinate, do not delay going to the toilet.

2. Eat and live properly

Regulate emotions. Since the occurrence of urinary tract infection is closely related to decreased resistance and mental stress, susceptible people should pay attention to maintaining a happy spirit and avoid excessive fatigue and long-term mental stress. This is essential to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections.

Pay attention to rest, ensure adequate sleep, and insist on physical exercise. You should also pay attention to strengthening nutrition and improving physical fitness. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and pay attention to bed rest during treatment. This is an important part of treatment.

Traditional Chinese medicine has the theory that "blood returns to the liver and kidneys when lying down", which emphasizes that the blood circulation of the urinary system is enhanced when people lie in bed. This will promote the repair of the diseased area.

Patients should have a light diet and eat less irritating foods, such as chili peppers, ginger, onions, garlic, etc., and do not drink alcohol. During the remission period, it is advisable to eat more nourishing and kidney-benefiting foods, such as lean meat, fish, shrimp, fungus, etc., to strengthen the physical fitness and improve the body's immunity.

During the attack period, eat mainly light, easily digestible and nutritious food, drink more light tea or boiled water, and eat some foods that invigorate qi, detoxify and promote diuresis, such as mung bean soup, winter melon soup, pears, etc.

Eat less spinach, because spinach contains more oxalic acid. Oxalic acid and calcium combine to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which can easily form urinary stones in patients with chronic urinary tract infections.

3. Drug treatment should be reasonable

To completely treat urinary tract infection, the symptoms can usually be alleviated by taking medicine for two days, but the disease is not completely cured. Treatment should be continued for one to two weeks. The medication can be stopped only when the routine urine test is completely normal for two to three consecutive times.

Otherwise, if urinary tract infection is not treated properly, it can easily become chronic. In severe cases, it may even cause serious complications such as sepsis and septic shock. Chronic pyelonephritis can also lead to chronic renal failure. When you are sick, don’t take medicine blindly. Store some common medicines at home, such as Sanjin Tablets, Isatis Root, etc.

Finally, the editor needs to remind everyone that during this period of hot and humid weather, people's resistance is relatively reduced due to reduced sleep, loss of appetite, etc. At this time, seeking coolness and swimming may be risk factors for disease, which can easily lead to urinary tract infection or recurrence of urinary tract infection. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job of prevention and pay attention to hygiene in daily activities.