what causes a unriany tract infections?

Answer 1

Causes
The urinary tract is the body's filtering system for removal of liquid wastes. Women are especially susceptible to bacteria which may invade the urinary tract and multiply resulting in infection.
Although most urinary tract infections or UTIs are not serious, they are painful. Approximately fity percent of all women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime with many women having several infections throughout their lifetime. Fortunately, these infections are easily treated with antibiotics that cause the symptoms to quickly disappear. Some women seem are more prone to repeated infections than others and for them it can be a frustrating battle.

What Causes Urinary Tract Infections?

The most common cause of UTI are bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagina which can spread and enter the urinary tract through the urethra.


Urinary Tract Infections May Be Caused By Your Bad Habits!

Once these bacteria enter the urethra they travel upwards causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract.
Sexual intercourse is a common cause of urinary tract infections because the female anatomy can make women more prone to urinary tract infections. During sexual intercourse bacteria in the vaginal area is sometimes massaged into the urethra by the motion of the penis.

Women who change sexual partners or begin having sexual intercourse more frequently may experience bladder or urinary tract infections more often than woman in monogomus relationships. Although it is rare, some women get a urinary tract infection every time they have sex.

Answer 2

infections are always cause by microorganisms.
or do you want to know how you get it? an urinary tract infection can be anywhere from the kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra. Common organisms that cause UTIs include: Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Less common organisms include Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterococcus spp. UTIs are most common in sexually active women, and increase in diabetics and people with sickle-cell disease or anatomical malformations of the urinary tract. Women are more prone to UTIs than males because in females, the urethra is much shorter and closer to the anus than in males. The article on vulvovaginal health has some health tips for preventing UTIs. A common cause of UTI is an increase in sexual activity, such as vigorous sexual intercourse with a new partner. The term "honeymoon cystitis", although somewhat demeaning, has been applied to this phenomenon.

Answer 3

Usually a bacteria. They are most common in women and can occur a lot as a superinfection after a course of anti-biotics which depleat a person's normal flora and allow for overgrowth of certain organisms. A good way to try to prevent them is to keep yourself clean and dry and also to drink a lot of water, which keeps the kidneys processing fluids and therefore keeps flushing out your urinary tract so that it is harder for the bacteria to fester in there. Some people may be more prone to UTI's because of the layout of their urinary tract. Hope this helped out some. Here's a link for more info:

Answer 4

Bacteria entering your urethra. Drinking lots helps.
It flushes out and keeps the tract clean. If your getting constant
infections see your Doctor. It could be something more serious.

Answer 5

There are many causes for UTI's ...some women get them regularly, others will never have one.
This website has some very helpful information:
http://familydoctor.org/190.xml

See a doctor and they will give you antibiotics to clear it up. You'll learn to recognize the symptoms should you ever get another, which will make it much easier and faster to diagnose.
Hope this helps !!

Answer 6

Bacteria. You can prevent it by drinking water and going when you have to go, not holding for long periods of time.

Answer 7

Holding your urine in too long so that the bacteria can grow.

Answer 8

Could be taking antibiotics, could be if a man is not circumcised she could get germs from him, it could be that she stays hot down there, not enough ventilation. And I am sure many other things.

Answer 9

bacteria, try cranberry juice, it helps kill them off, if not go to the dr and get meds.

Answer 10

bacteria