What are the symptoms of a urinary tract infection?
A need to empty your bladder (urinate) more often than usual, a frequent and urgent need to urinate immediately even though not much urine comes out, pain or burning while urinating, and pressure over the pubic bone are common symptoms of a lower urinary tract infection (affecting the bladder or urethra). Other symptoms are: difficulty keeping urine from leaking, pain in the belly (lower abdomen), and discharge or pus when urinating. Back pain, chills, or fever along with some of those symptoms may indicate a kidney (upper urinary tract) infection, which is more serious than one in the lower urinary tract. Other problems can cause these symptoms, so you need a healthcare professional to figure out what's wrong.
Important: If your symptoms are severe or last more than a day or two, see your doctor. The following symptoms are serious. If you have them, get medical attention right away:
Intense pain in the flank (the area between your ribs and your hip) or in the back just below the rib cage
High fever
Severe abdominal pain
Bloody or dark brown urine
Learn more about the symptoms of UTIs.
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