A urinary tract infection should be treated as a serious condition since the infection may spread to your kidneys and cause damage and complications to your entire urinary tract. A report on urinary tract infections by the National Kidney and...
Urinary calculi are solid deposits that form in the urinary system. These deposits are normally formed by excess calcium. The urinary system consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. These solid masses can occur in any part of the...
Urinary incontinence is an embarrassing, common problem that ranges in severity. It can be mild, moderate or severe, and cause an occasional leak with a sneeze or cough, or a complete loss of bladder control when a sudden urge to urinate strikes....
Urinary tract infections are responsible for approximately 8.3 million doctor visits annually in the United States, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. Although both men and women can develop urinary...
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are a common condition affecting men and women of all ages. This condition is generally caused by bacteria that are normally present in the intestines called Escherichia coli. Many factors may increase the...
According to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, with the exception of the first 3 months of life, girls are more likely than boys to have urinary problems. You should be concerned about urinary problems in children because they may not be able to...
Aside from causing discomfort while going to the bathroom, a urinary tract infection should be treated as a serious condition. If a urinary tract infection spreads, it can cause irreversible damage and other complications to your entire urinary...
The urinary system is comprised of the kidneys, ureters and bladder as well as sphincter muscles and the urethra. Each portion of the system works together to create, store and carry urine waste from your body once the nutrients from food is...
A urinary diversion is an alternative way for urine to be released from the body when urinary tract system no longer works, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. It is usually created when the bladder...
The University of Rochester reports that approximately 90 percent of people worldwide consume caffeine in some form, most commonly in beverages. Although a natural substance found in cocoa beans, tea leaves and kola nuts, doctors classify caffeine...
According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 8.3 million doctor visits a year are for urinary tract infections, the second most common type of infection. About 20 percent of all women will develop a urinary tract infection over...
Urinary incontinence is an accidental loss of urine. Of the 13 million Americans this problem affects, 11 million are women and half of all cases occur within the elderly population, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services....
Urinary incontinence is more common among women than men. Of the 13 million Americans it affects, 85 percent are women, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Types of urinary incontinence include stress, urge, mixed and...
Tuberculosis, or TB, primarily affects the lungs but the causative bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can spread to other parts of the body, including the kidneys, bladder and urinary tract. Urinary tuberculosis can arise because the...
Urinary urgencies range from sudden and occasional, to complete inabilities to hold urine. It is a common problem that affects people of all ages and affected by factors such as physiology, lifestyle and underlying medical problems. Urinary...
Urinary catheters are used in many different medical situations. They are an extremely common medical intervention. Catheters can be used to temporarily ease the distention of the bladder, or can be indwelling for hours to days and months. While...
Urinary incontinence occurs when the ability to control the passing of urine from the bladder no longer exists. This problem, which occurs quite frequently, is embarrassing to the men and women who suffer from it. Different types of incontinence...
Children who experience urinary conditions are exposed to many challenges. Some pediatric urinary problems can be accompanied with physical pain, while others may only provide embarrassment. If your child experiences these difficulties, pediatric...
Urinary problems range from mild to severe and include urinary tract infections, benign prostatic hyperplasia, water retention and kidney diseases. Herbs have a long history of treating many forms of urinary disorders. Taken as teas or tinctures,...
Urinary frequency refers to a condition in which people urinate more that what is typical for them. MedlinePlus says that this can present as a sudden urge to urinate to relieve bladder discomfort. Sometimes, bacteria or weakened bladder muscles...
Symptoms of a urinary problem in a child may not be obvious to parents and the child may have difficulty describing how he feels. Urinary problems can be the result of several factors that are not easy for parents to determine. Consult a doctor if...
Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection in the body reports the National Kidney and Urological Diseases Information Clearinghouse. The urinary tract is made of kidneys, ureters, bladder and the urethra. Kidneys remove...
Urinary incontinence--also known as loss of bladder control--is a common problem that interferes with a person's daily functions, MayoClinic.com explains. An embarrassing problem, it affects everyone differently. Some may experience a urine...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains that 13 million Americans suffer from urinary incontinence, 11 million of which are women. This condition is the unintentional loss of urine. Approximately half of all cases occur in the...
The urinary system is composed of the bladder, the urethra, two kidneys, two ureters and two sphincter muscles. The urinary system is responsible for assisting in the processing of foods and removing a chemical called urea from the body. Taking...
The urinary system includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, sphincter muscles and the urethra. Its main job is to remove urea, a waste byproduct, from your blood. When your urinary system is not running smoothly due to age, illness, or injury,...
It's tempting to think of the urinary system as nothing more than a mechanism for fluid disposal. After all, the more a person drinks, the more they urinate. In reality, however, the urinary system is much more complex than it appears, and its...
Urinary incontinence is a condition in which a person has an inability to control the bladder. People with this condition often experience urine leakage when they are sneezing, coughing or sleeping. The four types of this urinary condition are...
Doctors sometimes prescribe urinary catheters for patients who are incontinent, injured or seriously ill. Patients often need them during surgery, childbirth and other procedures. Patients may also have a catheter for tracking the exact amount of...
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