Patient's question:
Main symptoms are frequent urination and stinging pain during urination. Often feel the urge to urinate, and it's very uncomfortable with stinging pain when urinating. The urine is light yellow with slight turbidity. Everything else is fine. It has been 5 days since the onset.Doctor's answer:
The establishment of a urinary tract infection depends on the number of pathogenic bacteria, their virulence, and the local and systemic resistance of the body. Keeping the external genitalia of women clean and maintaining a certain amount of urine and urination can reduce bacterial adhesion, which is of great significance for preventing urinary tract infections. For urinary tract infections related to sexual activity, emptying the bladder immediately after intercourse and taking a single dose of antimicrobial medication, such as Compound SMZl tablets or Norfloxacin 0.2g, can help prevent recurrent infections. For those with frequent urinary tract infections, preventive medication with half the usual dose of antimicrobial drugs, such as Compound SMZl tablets or Norfloxacin 0.2g, taken once daily for 6–12 months, can reduce the recurrence rate by 95%. At the same time, it is important to actively identify and correct the underlying causes of frequent urinary tract infections.Currently, the treatment of urinary tract infections often involves classified therapy, where the infection is categorized into different types such as cystitis, acute pyelonephritis, male urinary tract infections, complicated urinary tract infections, urinary tract infections during pregnancy, and asymptomatic bacteriuria, and corresponding treatments are provided to make the therapy more targeted.