UTI Symptoms

Some common UTI symptoms are:

• Urge to urinate frequently, often in small amounts
• Burning with urination
• Cloudy urine
• Strong unpleasant smell of urine
• Dark or bloody urine
• Pelvic pain
• Side or back pain (kidney infection)
• Fever, chills (usually with kidney infection)
• Rectal pain (kidney infection)
• Discharge from the urethra

In severe urinary tract infections, other indications could be:

• Abdominal pain
• Fever
• Vomiting
• Hypothermia
• Diarrhea

Symptoms can vary depending on many factors such as age, physical health, and level of activity. It is important to get to know when you start to feel an infection coming on, especially if you are prone to frequent episodes.

If you have any symptoms you should contact your doctor. Be sure to describe all your symptoms so he or she can decide how quickly you need to be seen.