A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection inside the bladder or urethra. It burns inside when you pee and makes you need to go often. A vaginal yeast infection is an overgrowth of Candida fungus in the vagina. It itches and feels sore on the outside and often causes thick white discharge. They…
No, itching isn’t a typical symptom of a urinary tract infection (UTI). A UTI burns or stings inside when you pee and makes you need to go often. If you’re itchy, the cause is more likely a vaginal yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis (BV), a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or irritated skin. These can show up…
Yes, a UTI can make you bleed, and the pink or red urine or the spots on the toilet paper can look a lot like a light period. But UTI bleeding is blood in your urine (hematuria) from an inflamed bladder or urethra, not bleeding from the uterus. A UTI doesn’t cause true vaginal bleeding,…
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection of the bladder, urethra, ureters or kidneys, caused by bacteria in 80% to 90% of cases by E. coli. The classic symptoms are burning when you pee, peeing often, a strong urge that won’t go away and cloudy, strong-smelling or pink urine. Most UTIs are bladder infections…
Yes, blood in urine often goes away on its own, sometimes within a day or two. Hard exercise, a period, a urinary tract infection that’s being treated, a kidney stone that has passed and a recent urology procedure can all cause bleeding that stops. But the blood stopping doesn’t prove the cause is gone. Bladder…
Small blood clots in urine mean there has been enough bleeding somewhere in the urinary tract for blood to clump before it leaves your body. Infections, kidney stones and an enlarged prostate are common causes, but clots always need a doctor’s check, and painless clots most of all. If you can’t pee, it’s an emergency….
Nitrites in urine mean bacteria that can turn nitrate into nitrite are present, most often from a urinary tract infection (UTI). A positive result is usually right, but it doesn’t confirm an infection on its own. A negative result misses about half of UTIs, so symptoms and other test results matter just as much. Maybe…
Normal urine pH ranges from about 4.5 to 8.0, and most people sit near 6.0, which is slightly acidic. Your number moves with what you eat and the time of day, so one result outside the middle of the range rarely means disease. It matters most for kidney stones, some infections and the kidneys’ control…
Occult blood in urine means a urine test found blood that you can’t see. It is common, and it is often temporary, from exercise, a period or an infection. The next step is a microscope check. If red blood cells are confirmed, your age, sex and smoking history decide whether you need more tests. The…