How Does the Male Urinary System Work and How to Prevent Infection?
The male urinary system performs several vitally important functions we don’t often think about until there is a problem. Learn more here about how the system works.
The male urinary system
The main parts of your urinary system include the kidneys, urethra, sphincters, ureters, and bladder. The urinary system filters the blood. The nutrients you need, such as potassium, are preserved. The urinary system eliminates waste in a liquid form called urea. Urea moves through the bloodstream to the kidneys. There, it combines with water and other waste products to form urine.
Infection in the male urinary system
UTI’s or urinary tract infections often involve the main parts of the urinary system. Therefore, urinary tract infections can affect the lower tract or the upper tract.
Lower tract infections: Common lower tract infections include cystitis (infection of the bladder) and infection of the urethra (urethritis). In fact, among the causes are sexual contact and intestinal bacteria, which enters the body and spreads to the bladder.
Upper urinary tract infections: These kinds of infections involve the ureters and kidneys. A common cause is bacteria that have traveled from the bloodstream or urine into the kidneys.
Symptoms of infection
Some men experience no symptoms at all. However, others have frequent urination, burning with urination, abdominal pain, chills, difficulty starting to urinate, dribbling, and cloudy or bloody urine. You are more susceptible to infection if you don’t drink enough water, have diabetes, have an enlarged prostate, are living with incontinence or are not circumcised. Your healthcare provider can provide antibiotics to clear the infection. Take all of the medication as prescribed, even if you begin to feel better.
Preventing infection
As a matter of fact, some things you can do to reduce the risk of infection include:
- Drink plenty of water
- Practice good hygiene.
- Pull back your foreskin to clean the area thoroughly, if you are not circumcised.
- Wash before and after sex to remove any bacteria.
- Avoid holding urine, empty your bladder regularly. Try to urinate after sex.
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