How is urethral infection caused

summary

Urethral infection refers to the growth and reproduction of pathogens in the urinary tract, and invasion of urinary tract mucosa or tissue caused by inflammation, is the most common bacterial infection. Urinary tract infection is divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection, upper urinary tract infection is pyelonephritis, lower urinary tract infection includes urethritis and cystitis. Pyelonephritis can be divided into acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis, which are more common in women. So what is the cause of urinary tract infection? How is urethral infection caused? Next, let's give you a detailed introduction one by one.

How is urethral infection caused

1. Holding urine can lead to urinary tract infection. If the urine stays in the bladder for a long time, in case a small amount of bacteria invade, it will have more time to reproduce and invade other tissues. In addition, bladder pressure increases, urine will flow upstream to the ureter, if there are bacteria invasion, it will cause pyelonephritis.

2. Menstruation and sexual activity. Menstrual blood is the best culture base for bacteria. Menstruation should pay attention to health, especially the cleaning and disinfection of personal care products, is an important measure to reduce bacterial invasion. Sexual activity can push bacteria from anterior urethra to urethra and bladder through mechanical piston movement.

3. Because the female urethral orifice is close to the vagina and anus, vaginal secretions are easy to use, and bacteria are easier to reproduce. Male urethral orifice is far away from perineum, so it is not easy to suffer from urethral infection. Therefore, the female prevention of urinary tract infection is frequently plus cleaning, try to reduce bacteria, in order to reduce the chance of disease.

matters needing attention

Urethral infection needs early diagnosis and treatment. There are many causes of urethral infection, so we should pay more attention to it. Through the above detailed introduction of the causes of urinary tract infection, please do a good job in prevention, develop good living habits, do not let this disease harm your body.