UROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Urinary Tract Infections
UTI may be anatomically subdivided into lower tract infections (urethritis, prostatitis and cystitis) and upper tract infections (pyelonephritis and perinephric abscess).
UTI is associated with multiplication of organisms in the urinary tract and is defined by the presence of more than 10⁵ organisms/mL in the midstream sample of urine (MSU). This is denoted as "significant bacteriuria". The clinical presentation of UTI may be as follows:
Asymptomatic bacteriuria:
Presence of bacteriuria (>10⁵/mL on two occasions in women and on one occasion in men) indicating UTI but without symptoms.
Commonly seen in pregnancy.
Symptomatic:
Acute urethritis, cystitis
Acut prostatitis
Acute pyelonephritis
Septicaemia with septic shock
Causes
Common microorganisms involved in UTIs are Escherichia (80% cases), Prteus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted).
About one-third of females with dysuria and frequency have insignificant number of bacteria in midstream cultures or completely sterile cultures. This subset of patients has been defined as having acute urethral syndrome. The syndrome is often due to infection with usual organisms (where culture reveals only 10²-10⁴ bacteria) or to unusual organisms (N. gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis).
Symptoms
Fever with chills and rigors
Frequency of micturition
Dysuria or scalding micturition
Urgency
Haematuria
Suprapubic pain resulting from cystitis
Strangury results from cystitis. After the bladder has been emptied there may be an intense desire to pass more urine due to detrusor spasm
Urine is cloudy with unpleasant odour.
Treatments
Urinary tract infection needs to be treated medically mainly. Proper medicines are required to kill the bacteria or causative organism and inturn cure the symptoms. Homeopathy being a system of medicine which helps in acting on urological system very wonderfully helps in curing these infections. Homeopathy helps in curing the infection as well as healing the urological system to help and prevent any further infections.
Few homeopathic medications which help in such patients are cantharis, pulsatilla nigricans, sepia etc.
