Age range for urinary tract infections

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From a urinary tract infection occurs when there has been an infection of the bladder, urethra, ureter, one and / or renal pelvis. Most common pathogens are bacteria that are found in every healthy human gut. You get for example by smear infection or a bladder catheter most often multiply in the urinary tract, you there, and lead to urinary tract infection. Favoring the age-related changes influence in this area, lead to bacteria that penetrate more easily into the urinary tract and the immune system can no longer be so easily defeated. Not as important cause of infection in the elderly is also declining personal hygiene and sexual health.


Many age-typical diseases contribute to the development of urinary tract infections.
Independent of age, there are a variety of circumstances that favor infection in the urogenital system. These include certain diseases, as well as genetic factors or medical interventions. Favoring effect:

    Diabetes mellitus
    Blockages, closures or relocations in the urogenital system
    Stone disease (urolithiasis)
    Pregnancy
    Prevention with gels and pessaries or diaphragms
    Manipulation by medical instruments, such as cystoscopy or catheterization
    weakened immune system or immune diseases
    the immune debilitating diseases
    Metabolic diseases such as gout
    anatomical abnormalities, often in male infants
    Genetic factors


The symptoms often appear atypical and are frequently ignored by those concerned.
Urinary tract infections occur in older people very often. From the 65th Age is about 25 percent of women and 10 percent of men are affected. Burning pain on urination is a common symptom of urinary tract infections. Also, pollakiuria (frequent urination, nocturia (nighttime urination), strangury (not suppressible bladder emptying) and blood in (hematuria) are among the classic symptoms of a bladder infection. Not infrequently, it can also cause pain in the lower abdomen. Fever occurs in uncomplicated UTIs only in individual cases before. These typical symptoms can be easily overlooked in the elderly because they occasionally by those affected are perceived poorly and ignored. Often the symptoms are not as pronounced, as is the case at a young age. Often indicated only one gradual deterioration of general health, incontinence, discomfort in urination, depression and blood pressure vermindertet indicates an infection.


Drink plenty of fluids is the best prevention. Antibiotics against the bacteria.
The occurrence of a urinary tract infection is favored particularly by inadequate fluid intake (see "drying"). Be a sufficient quantity of drinking at least 2 liters a day to ensure that kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra well "flushed". This pathogen can adhere and proliferate less well. For the treatment of urinary tract infection, it is especially important to drink plenty to flush the urinary tract pathogens found. If this alone is not sufficient or if the disease is already at an advanced stage, taking antibiotics for a few days is necessary. Previously, a pathogen can be carried out.