Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection in Children

What is urinary tract infection in children? Many parents may not know much about it. As the name suggests, urinary tract infection is urethral infection. Urethritis and cystitis are urinary tract infections, which are more common in infants and young children. Urinary tract infection can cause unexpected harm to the body. Severe cases can cause high blood pressure and chronic renal failure. Therefore, it is necessary to detect and treat it early, and do not let children suffer from the pain brought by the disease.

The symptoms of urinary tract infection in children are different at different stages. There are three main forms: pyelonephritis, cystitis, and asymptomatic bacteriuria. Children with urinary tract infection must drink more water, not hold urine, eat more fruits and vegetables, and seek timely treatment if they encounter symptoms of urethral discomfort.

Neonatal period: mostly caused by bloodstream infection. The symptoms vary in severity, with systemic symptoms being the main ones, such as fever, poor feeding, pallor, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension and other non-specific manifestations. Most children may experience growth stagnation and slow weight gain. Some children may have convulsions, lethargy, and sometimes jaundice.

2) Infancy and childhood: Systemic symptoms are still the main ones, such as fever, mild cough, repeated diarrhea, etc. Urinary symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain become more obvious with age. If a child cries while urinating, urinates frequently, or has persistent diaper rash, this disease should be considered. Jaundice may occasionally occur.

Childhood: Lower urinary tract infection usually presents only with urinary tract irritation symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating. Sometimes there may be terminal hematuria and enuresis, but systemic symptoms are usually not obvious. However, systemic symptoms of upper urinary tract infection are often more obvious, manifested as fever, chills, general malaise, and may be accompanied by low back pain and percussion pain in the kidney area. It may also be accompanied by urinary irritation symptoms. Some patients may have hematuria, but proteinuria and edema are usually not obvious.

The above are some symptoms of urinary tract infection in children. The health of children is related to the future of the motherland and is even more concerned by their parents. Therefore, we must always care about our children. The occurrence of disease is not terrible and we must not be defeated by the disease. With the development of technology today, all problems will be solved. I believe that the incidence of urinary tract infection in children will gradually decrease.