What are symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI)?
ANSWER
If you have a urinary tract infection (UTI) you may have:
Your urine may be:
Men with a UTI may have:
If you have fever, chills, or nausea, it might be a more serious infection, such as a kidney infection, so call your doctor right away.
- Pain or burning when you pee
- Pain in your lower belly, over the bladder (above your pubic bone)
- An urge to pee right away and often
- Only being able to pee out small amounts of urine at a time
- Low back pain
- Cloudy
- Bloody
- Bad-smelling
- Pain behind the scrotum
- Painful ejaculation or, rarely, bloody semen
Reviewed by Nazia Q Bandukwala on June 2, 2020
SOURCES:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
American Academy of Family Physicians.
The Urology Institute.
WomensHealth.gov: “Urinary Tract Infection Fact Sheet.”
SOURCES:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
American Academy of Family Physicians.
The Urology Institute.
WomensHealth.gov: “Urinary Tract Infection Fact Sheet.”
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