What to do if your baby has a urinary tract infection

Some babies are suffering from diseases, so they need to pay attention to timely treatment to ensure their health and avoid dangerous situations caused by urinary tract infections. They need to pay attention to timely treatment to ensure their health and avoid dangers. So what should we do if babies have urinary tract infections? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

The main bacteria causing urinary tract infections are Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The vast majority of bacteria travel up the urethra to the bladder, through the ureters to the renal pelvis, and then to the kidneys. A few cases are infected through the blood due to acute febrile illness or through the lymph nodes due to intestinal inflammation.

Girls are much more likely to develop the disease than boys, more than 10 times that of boys. The main reasons are:

(1) Girls’ urethra is short and wide, and the urethral sphincter is weak, so bacteria can easily invade;

(2) The "valve" at the junction of the bladder and ureter of girls is also weak. When the pressure in the bladder increases, urine reflux may occur, causing kidney infection.

(3) The distance between the urethra and anus of girls is closer, which makes them more easily contaminated by bacteria. In particular, female babies are easily contaminated by feces on diapers, so girls are more likely to get sick.

Once the diagnosis of urinary tract infection is confirmed, the child should rest in bed during the acute phase, drink plenty of water to increase urine volume, so that bacteria and toxins can be excreted as soon as possible with the urine, and use strong and effective antibiotics under the guidance of a doctor. The treatment must be thorough. Acute urinary tract infection can usually recover quickly after treatment, but if the treatment course is insufficient, the disease can recur and become a chronic infection. In particular, chronic inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis can develop into renal insufficiency after many years, which should be taken seriously. Therefore, it is important to follow up sick children regularly. After the acute treatment, follow-up should be done once a month for a total of 3 months. If there is no recurrence, the child can be considered cured.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the baby has the above problems, the baby should pay attention to timely treatment to ensure the health of the body and avoid dangerous situations caused by urethral infection. In particular, attention should be paid to avoid the deterioration of the disease. Finally, I wish the child a speedy recovery.