UTI Urinary Tract Infections in Women

Kauvery Hospital

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are common yet often misunderstood health issues that affect many women. Recognizing the signs, understanding treatment options, and knowing prevention tips are crucial to managing and avoiding UTIs, ultimately improving women’s health and well-being. Regular visits to the lady doctor or gyno specialists will help avoid the problem.  Common UTI symptoms • Severe lower abdominal pain • Burning sensation while passing urine • Increased frequency of passing urine • Blood in urine (severe cases)

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00:00Vanakam, Dr. Anita, Consultant Gynecologist, Kaveri Hospital. In this video, we will discuss

00:05about urinary tract infections in women, commonly called UTI. What is UTI, urinary tract infections?

00:13Common are women ke urinary tract infections or common in women than males. Why is it so? Because

00:19the length of the female urethra is much shorter than the male urethra. So women tend to have

00:24urinary infections quite common. So what are the symptoms of urinary tract infections? So urinary

00:30tract infection varayla, mori women ke enna symptoms irukalaan. So symptoms paathingana,

00:36that will be severe lower abdominal pain, adhaavadu pain in the abdomen and burning sensation

00:44while passing urine, increased frequency of urination and sometimes even in severe urinary

00:50tract infections, women just pass blood in the urine called hematuria. So inda madari

00:56symptoms irukalaan, uru women vandhu first approach pandrada a gynecologist. So onguluk inda madari

01:02urinary tract infection symptoms irukalaan, consult your doctor, don't self-medicate with over-the-counter

01:09antibiotics. Because the problem with antibiotic in urinary tract infection is, sometimes the

01:16antibiotics might work. But ongulode antibiotics and the kind of infection you are having is

01:22different irukalaan, onguluk symptoms mattu rilevaahu, but the urinary tract infection will

01:27not be treated. So first consult your doctor, then get a urine routine examination done. Then

01:34after checking on with your doctor, you will be put on medications which will help you with

01:40the symptoms. Adhaavadu urinary tract infection irukala vera pain kaahavu, plus ongulode symptoms

01:45rilevaaradukun, your doctor will prescribe medications. And on the course of medications,

01:50correct period of time full la eduttu moodikano. The problem is sometimes patient might stop the

01:57medications even before the prescribed number of days. Now over usage of antibiotics is also

02:03not advised. At the same time, inappropriate use of antibiotics. Adhaavadu, five days course

02:09irukun. Patients will finish it only for two days or three days. Yenna ongulukkhi symptoms

02:14better aaan oduane, medications edukkiradha stop panniruvaangu. So indha madhuri, medications

02:20are premature or stop pannirudhiyo, avoid pannanou. So that the urinary tract infections is completely

02:26treated and the urinary tractors cleared of the infection. Thank you.

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