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Urinary Tract Infection, (UTI) is a common ailment and can affect people of all ages, sex, and from all cultures. However, there are certain groups of people that are more prone to UTI than others. Women, for example, for reasons yet to be firmly established, carry a greater risk of UTI. Diabetic patients too fall under this category. Going further, pregnant women with Diabetes are probably amongst the most vulnerable to UTI.

Diabetic women are at a higher risk of developing to Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) after Menopause as compared to non-Diabetic women. In fact, a study by University of Washington, Seattle revealed that the risk of UTI in Diabetic women was 80% higher than others. UTI in Diabetic patients is not only more severe but also is more recurrent as compared to non-Diabetic patients.

The sugar content of urine in a Diabetic patient provides a breeding ground for bacteria once they enter the bladder. The most serious but rare types of UTI like pyelonephritis, widespread infections, abscesses, inflammation of the bladder wall, occur mostly in Diabetic individuals.

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Symptoms of lower UTI (cystitis, urethritis)
in adults:

* Back pain
* Blood in the urine (hematuria)
* Cloudy urine
* Inability to urinate despite the urge
* Fever
* Frequent need to urinate Painful, burning urination (dysuria)
* Malaise (general discomfort)

Symptoms of UTI in young children

* Diarrhea
* Excessive crying that cannot be comforted by usual means (e.g. rocking, feeding)
* Loss of appetite
* Fever
* Nausea and vomiting
* Older children may experience the following symptoms :
* Flank or lower back pain (especially with a kidney infection)
* Frequent urination
* Can only produce a small amount of urine at a time
* Incontinence (e.g. bedwetting)
* Pain in the abdomen and pelvic area
* Burning sensation when passing urine
* Urine that is cloudy or has an unpleasant smell

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Triple Complex UT Tonic is a combination formula containing three biochemic tissue salts known for their ability to assist the body to fight infection (natural antibiotic alternative) and to relieve a range of bladder and urinary tract problems including burning while urinating, involuntary incontinence, kidney problems, gallstones and weak bladder.

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The bladder, an organ in the pelvic region, stores your urine. When your bladder is full with urine you will feel a pressure in this area causing you to want to urinate. A womens vaginal front wall gives the bladder support. This wall becomes loose as one get older and in a weakened condition. Childbirth can also cause this to happen due to the pressure and/or strain.

If this damage is severe enough, the bladder prolapses (drops) into the vagina. The result of this action is urinary incontinence, difficulties with urination, and/or an uncomfortable feeling. There are varying degrees of this cystocele, which are based on grades 1-4, with 4 being the most severe.

The causes of a cystocele or prolapsed bladder are childbirth, the most common, due to stress on the muscles, straining, either during physical exertion or with stool passage, or menopause, due to estrogen deficiency.

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A bladder infection, also known as cystitis, is caused by bacteria in the bladder. Cystitis is more prevalent in women then in men. This is more notable during the years of a womens reproductive cycle. Women are more apt to have a bladder infection due to their shortened urethral length and also because of the close proximity of the urethra to the vaginal and anal regions where bacteria are most likely to be noted.

It is not uncommon for a woman to have recurrent episodes of a bladder infection. The motions during sexual intercourse can also precipitate a bladder infection due to the carrying of bacteria from one area to another. Bladder infections are even more likely during pregnancy due to difficulty to empty the bladder sufficiently.

Sometimes the usage of a diaphragm upsets the normal bacteria of the vagina and this will also result in excessive bacteria in the vagina. During menopause a womens estrogen normally decreases. This decreasing level of estrogen causes the thinning of the tissue surrounding the vagina and vulva that occurs close to the urethra. This can also precipitate a bladder infection. A prolapsed uterus or bladder will drop causing the bladder to empty poorly and this, as well, can also cause a bladder infection.

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A cystocele is a hernia type disorder that happens and women when the wall between the bladder and the vagina weekends, causing the bladder to drop or static into the vagina. A cystocele is also called a prolapsed bladder or dropped bladder and can happen from excessive straining during childbirth, chronic constipation or chronic heavy lifting. This means that older women who have given birth to several children are more likely to develop a cystocele than younger women.

In mild cases women may not even notice a bulge inside the vagina. However, when the cystocele there’s a larger several symptoms will cause a woman to consider seeking the advice of her gynecologist. Symptoms can include a feeling all fullness or pressure in the pelvic area, especially when standing for long periods of time. Women will be more aware of symptoms when they strain, cough, lift or bear down.

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A bladder infection, otherwise known as cystitis, is inflammation all of the bladder caused by bacteria. It is more common in women and very rare in men. Although it is not known why women get more infections and man, it is theorized that because women have a shorter and more direct urethra, bacteria is able to enter the bladder more easily.

Once bacteria enters the bladder and is not washed away, it causes an infection. The bacteria will grow and overtake the bladder, causing much discomfort. Individuals who are suffering from a bladder infection will find they have persistent or frequent urges to urinate, pain on urination and sometimes cloudy, bloody or foul smelling urine. Individuals who also have fever, chills and nausea may also be experiencing a kidney infection which is much more serious.

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While bladder infections are more common in women than they are in men, men do suffer from bladder infections on occasion. A bladder infection is an inflammation of the bladder or urethra from over growth of bacteria. Once this infection occurs there is a higher risk for an individual to develop a kidney infection, epididymitis, prostatitis or orchitis.

When a man or young boy between the ages of three months and 50 years presents with a urinary tract infection anatomical abnormalities must be considered. This is because the incidence of urinary tract infections in this group of men is very low. However, once a man reaches the age of 50 their incidence of urinary tract infections increases. This may be because the prostate begins to enlarge and changes the structural integrity of the urinary tract. The prostate is a gland which surrounds the urethra, the tube that runs from the bladder to the outside of the body.

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Prostatitis is an inflammation, or an infection, of the prostate glands. The prostate glands is an organ approximately the size and shape of a walnut. It is located just below the bladder and wraps around the urethra in males. Is responsible for producing semen, which is the fluid that helps to nourish and transport sperm.

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate glands that will cause a variety of symptoms. It has been classified by the National Institute of Health into four different categories. Category one describes a cute bacterial prostatitis, category two describes chronic bacterial prostatitis, category three includes conditions that were previously known as nonbacterial prostatitis and category for is an asymptomatic inflammation of the prostate.

Physicians seek to determine which category and individual is suffering in order to be able to appropriately recommends treatment protocols that will effectively treat the condition.

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The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower abdomen which collects and stores urine that is produced by the kidneys. There are three to six that can serve the bladder. Two enter from above and drain the kidneys into the bladder and the last, called the urethra, empties the bladder of urine to outside the body.

As the bladder fills with urine it stretches and gets larger. When it reaches capacity the wall of the bladder contracts which stimulates nerves that indicate to the brain that the bladder should be emptied.

With the growth of any cancer, normal cells undergo a transformation. They begin to grow and multiply without the normal controls that inhibit them from over growth. As the cells continue to grow in number they form a tumor. Tumors overwhelm the surrounding tissue by invading space and taking away the oxygen and nutrients that other tissues need to survive and function.

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