Urine Infection/ UTI

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect your urinary tract, including your bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) or kidneys (kidney infection). UTIs may be treated with antibiotics, but they’re not always needed.

Urinary tract infections (UTI) may present with the following symptoms:

• pain or a burning sensation when peeing (dysuria)
• needing to pee more often than usual
• needing to pee more often than usual during the night (nocturia)
• needing to pee suddenly or more urgently than usual
• pee that looks cloudy
• blood in your pee
• lower tummy pain or pain in your back, just under the ribs
• a high temperature, or feeling hot and shivery
• a very low temperature below 36C

Your pee may also be dark or smell. If this is your only symptom, it might be because you’ve not been drinking enough water.

Advice for Women

We advise that if you meet the following criteria then you can seek treatment at a local Pharmacy:

• aged 18-64
• not Diabetic/ Immunosuppressed
• not pregnant
• no UTI within the last 3 months
• no blood in urine
• no back pain

 Women outside of the above criteria should request an appointment using PATCHS

Advice for Men

If you show any of the above symptoms then request an appointment using PATCHS

Advice for Children

If you show any of the above symptoms then request an appointment using PATCHS