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WHY DO YOU URINATE?

The urinary system plays a major role in the human body with vast functions which includes removing waste, regulating the body's electrolytes and also it maintains water balance. You wonder if the urinary tract performs all these great functions.
The urine is normally free from pathogenic microorganisms (pathogenic microorganisms are harmful).

Urine production starts from the Kidney which helps to filter blood and separate waste, after which it passes the waste (urine) through the Ureter to the Bladder where it is stored and passed out through the Urethra. To learn more about Urinary system

BACTERIA PRESENT IN URINE CAUSING URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI)

You might have heard of urinary tract infection (UTI), if not i'll explain in a very understanding manner.

A person is said to be having a urinary tract infection (UTI) when Bacteria enters the body through the urethra into the bladder and other parts of the urinary system, causing inflammation to the urethra, prostate, bladder, or kidneys. For more details click.

There are certain bacteria that cause Urinary Tract Disease (UTI). These bacteria include Escherichia coli, gram-negative Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Serratia and gram-positive cocci, E. faecalis, S. saprophyticus, and Staphylococcus aureus.

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URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS CAUSED BY BACTERIA

These Bacteria cause several Urinary tract infections which includes

• Urethritis
  The inflammation of the urethra by microorganisms. read more

• Cystitis
  A bladder infection by microorganisms mostly bacteria read more

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• Acute urethral syndrome
  It is a condition where bacteria affect the urethra read more

• Pyelonephritis
  This is a bacteria infection of the kidney leading to inflammation. read more

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Bacterial infections leading to UTI consist of several signs and symptoms which include.

• Pain while urinating
• Passage of blood and avoidance of large amount of urine
• Swelling of urethra
• Chills
• Fever
• Flank pain
• Colicky abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting

TREATMENT OF UTI

• Use of Antibiotics

• Occasionally surgery is used in chronic cases

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To read more on this topic, check out

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Urinalysis
Learn more about urinalysis
Bladder infection
Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection

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THANKS TO @jrhughes FOR TAKING TIME TO READ AND CORRECT MY POST.