Urine Infection App Trailed in England

Check out this article from the BBC news website about a new urine infection treatment app that is being trialed in England. Click here to read more.

Urine Infection Health Information.

Here at Home Health UK we have lots of health information pages about urine infections and other women’s health issues. Click here to find out more about UTI, a problem that affects 15% of women each year. Click here to search our health information pages to find out about a wide range of women’s health conditions.

Female Bladder Infection Information

Urine infections or UTI’s can affect different parts of your urinary tract. If your bladder is affected it is called cystitis, if the urethra is affected it is called urethritis and if the kidneys are infected is is called a kidney infection. Urine infections are common, irritating conditions that usually affect women, though men and children can also be affected.

Over half the women in the U.K. will suffer from cystitis at some stage in their lives and though it can be painful, it doesn’t usually cause any long term complications. Cystitis is more common in women when they are pregnant and after the menopause.

Female Bladder Infection Causes

The most common cause of cystitis is when bacteria, that usually lives harmlessly in the anus, enter the urethra and travel into the bladder causing inflammation. The bacteria which causes most cystitis infections is Escherichia coli (E.coli). Bacteria can get into your urinary tract during sexual intercourse, when inserting tampons or by wiping/washing your bottom from back to front. Women who use the contraceptive diaphragm may also be at risk of cystitis.

Urine Infection App Trailed in England