Your Urinary Tract
nullrine is made in your kidneys and then
travels through the ureters to your bladdernull
nullour bladder stores the urine, until itnulls carried
out of your body through the urethranull
nullrinary tract infections usually begin in
the bladder and urethranull If left untreated,
they can spread to the ureters, kidneys,
or the prostate nullin mennullnull
nullhere are three types of nullnullIs:
1. urethritis——an infection of the urethra
2. cystitis——an infection of the bladder
3. pyelonephritis——an infection of
the kidneys
Symptoms
 null p ressureorpaininyourlower
pelvisorabdomen
 null null requentorurnullentneedtourinate
 null n eedtourinatenullbutonlyasmall
amountonullurinecomesout
 null c loudyandnulloulnullsmellinnullurine
 null u rineleakanulle
 null p ainorburninnullwhenurinatinnull
 null b loodinurine
 null p enisdischarnullenullinmennull
nullontact your doctor immediately if your
symptoms get worse, or if you have a
nulleverabove1nullnullnullnullnullchillsorvomitinnull.
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