The so-called urinary tract infection, also known as urinary tract infection in the clinic, refers to the inflammatory reaction induced by bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infections, the most common of which is bacterial urinary tract infection.
Clinically, the classification of urinary tract infections is more detailed and complex, but regardless of which type of urinary tract infection, the incidence rate of females is significantly higher than that of men. Because of this, many people mistakenly believe that only women can get urinary tract infections!
But is this really the case? wrong!
In healthy cases, whether male or female, the urine inside the bladder is sterile. The tube that drains the urine in the bladder out of the body is the urethra, which does not have an infectious pathogen, or when there are only a few pathogens, it will not cause infection.
However, any part of the urethra can become infected, and it is also clinically divided into upper urinary tract and lower urinary tract infection.
Usually, pathogens invade the urethra in two ways, but by far the most common pathway is to have heard the opening of the urethra outside the female and the opening of the male stem through the lower end of the urinary tract - the male ying stem opening.
The pathogen then begins to spread upwards with the urethra, eventually causing an infection along the trachea line. This means that men also develop urinary tract infections.
So the question is, the male urethra is clearly narrow and slender, the urethral sphincter is more developed, why is there a urinary tract infection?
1, do not pay attention to personal hygiene
As mentioned above, the most important cause of urinary tract infections is bacterial invasion. If men do not pay attention to personal hygiene for a long time, such as not changing underwear, not paying attention to genital cleaning, etc., it may lead to urinary tract infections and injuries.
2. Holding urine for a long time
This is a problem that many people have, holding urine seems to save their time, but it is dangerous. Because there is not only water in the urine, but also a certain amount of metabolic waste. They accumulate in the bladder for a long time, and they also breed a large number of bacteria, which develop downwards, causing a lower urinary tract infection.
However, once the long-term retention of urine regurgitates, as the ureter enters the kidneys, it will cause renal tissue infection and may even induce pyelonephritis.
Not only that, but relevant studies have shown that nearly 1/3 of all uremia patients in China have the bad habit of holding urine for a long time. Therefore, when everyone feels that there is a sense of urine, the urine should be discharged in time to avoid long-term holding of urine.
All in all, urinary tract infection is a disease that both men and women may suffer from, and male friends cannot let down their vigilance, and it is necessary to stay away from the above two bad habits in life.
In addition, if there is a sudden appearance of symptoms such as urinary frequency, urgency, and pain in urination, it is likely that the urinary tract infection has found its own signal, and it is necessary to seek medical examination in time.