How can men prevent urinary infections?

For many men, urinary infections are both distressing and difficult to talk about. Trees are most afraid of root rot, and men are most afraid of "root" failure. Men are strong and upright, like a big tree, but even such a majestic body can have unspeakable hidden things. Male urinary tract infection is like the roots of a big tree becoming sick and wilting, leaving the entire tree vulnerable.

Men’s “roots” need to be paid attention to

For many men, urinary infections are distressing and difficult to talk about. Trees are most afraid of root rot, and men are most afraid of "root" failure. Men are strong and upright, like a big tree, but even such a majestic body can have unspeakable hidden things. Male urinary tract infection is like the roots of a big tree becoming sick and wilting, leaving the entire tree vulnerable.

According to statistics, the number of urinary infections in our country is on the rise. Various urinary diseases caused by male urinary infections have become a major concern of experts in the global medical community. Urogenital infection is known as the "unspeakable secret" of men. Many people think it is a trivial matter and do not pay attention to it. In fact, it is very harmful. Many patients do not receive timely treatment, resulting in repeated attacks and delayed recovery. It also causes great damage to men's reproductive health, and even endangers the relationship between husband and wife and family harmony.

In clinical practice, there are more than 20 types of male urinary diseases. The symptoms are complex and changeable, can easily develop into chronic diseases, and are very destructive to the patient's body and mind. Moreover, patients have varying degrees of misunderstandings about urinary tract infection and medication use. A survey shows that 37.5% of patients feel ashamed to talk about the disease when they first develop a urinary tract infection, and 20% of patients believe that urinary tract infection is an embarrassing disease and will not communicate with friends, colleagues or family; in addition, 21% of male patients worried that it was a "venereal disease" or that it would cause further "venereal diseases" when they first fell ill.

At the same time, the current situation of patients' medication is also worrying. 37% of patients stopped taking the medication in advance without taking the complete course of treatment. The discontinuation of medication was only based on whether symptoms were reduced or eliminated; the follow-up rate of patients with urinary tract infection was as high as 51%. %. Chinese patent medicines have become an important choice for doctors and patients. 56% of patients choose Chinese patent medicines or a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, and 38% of doctors choose a combined Chinese and Western medicine treatment plan.

There are three major misunderstandings among the public when it comes to urinary tract infections

It is not difficult to see that people have many misunderstandings about urinary system infections. Specifically, they are nothing more than the following three:

< p>1. The concept is unclear. Many patients often confuse urinary tract infections with "sexually transmitted diseases". Many patients are extremely nervous when they first develop the disease, fearing that this is a "sexually transmitted disease" or that it will further cause "sexually transmitted diseases". In fact, the concepts of urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases are different. The former is a non-specific infection of the urinary system, including the bladder, urethra, prostate, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, testicles, etc.; the latter is a group of diseases whose main mode of transmission is sexual contact, and is internationally recognized as 20 A variety of infectious diseases caused by sexual or similar sexual behaviors are included in the category of sexually transmitted diseases. To be precise, sexually transmitted diseases can cause urinary tract infections, but urinary tract infections are not necessarily sexually transmitted diseases. Urinary tract infections can easily be mistaken for being caused by sexual promiscuity, causing blame from society, partners, and family members, and even causing family tragedy.

2. Medication confusion. There are many misunderstandings about the medication for urinary tract infections. The most common ones are self-medication and unauthorized discontinuation of medication. Many patients take their own "face" into consideration and do not go to the hospital, but go to the market to buy their own medicines for blind treatment. If the disease is not treated symptomatically, it will first lead to recurrence of the disease, prolonging the chronic infection and making treatment more difficult; if the wrong medicine is used, it will also cause harm to the body. Some people are eager for quick results when taking medicines and want a quick fix, so they increase the dosage of medicines without authorization. Little do they know that drug abuse, especially antibiotics, will destroy the normal flora in the body and increase bacterial resistance, making the disease uncontrollable.

3. Unknown diagnosis and treatment. Due to the particularity of the urinary system, clinical diagnosis is often unclear. Such as gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis, prostate disease, etc. These diseases have the common characteristics of not only being caused by single infection, but also having complications from cross-infection, which can easily lead to diagnostic misunderstandings and lead to confusion in medication. In addition, due to the lack of experience of some clinicians, insufficient testing equipment and technology, or operational errors in collecting and sending specimens for testing, the accuracy of the testing report may be affected, thereby affecting treatment.

Some people aptly call urinary infections the "unspeakable secret" of men. If they want to get rid of this health burden, patients must be proactive in prevention and treatment. Regarding the treatment of urinary tract infections, the biggest misunderstanding is to stop treatment when the symptoms are relieved or disappear. In fact, the bacteria are not completely eliminated, causing the infection to recur and become chronic, further weakening the body's resistance, forming a vicious cycle.