Saturday, 23 January 2016

Urinary Tract Infections Treatment in Kochi

Urinary tract infection is a common disease, including urethritis, cystitis, nephritis. Urinary tract infection symptoms are usually obvious, and there is the chance of recurrence; if you can not get proper treatment, the consequences could be serious.

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Cause of disease

Most of the infections are caused by the E. coli (a bacterium often deposited in the large intestine).

symptom

  • Urinary frequency: frequent number of times, but you can only discharge a small amount of urine
  • Chitong feel when urinating, burning
  • Cloudy urine, even bloody
  • Abdominal pain (near the pubic position), showing a bladder infection
  • If fever, back pain, nausea, vomiting, kidney may become infected show

Why do women have a higher chance of suffering from urethritis?
Opportunities for women than men suffer from urinary tract infection is high, mainly due to the physical structure are different:
  • Urethral length

        Male urethra is about 15 cm, while the female urethra is only five centimeters, so bacteria easily straight bladder, and then upstream to reach the kidneys.
  • Sexual stimulation

Penis enters, not only to stimulate the genitals, vulva bacteria will put into the woman's urethra.
  • The opening portion of the urethra

Male urethra opened at tip of the penis, the female urethra is opened at the vulva, vagina adjacent, also near the anus, and is surrounded by the size of the labia. If the vulva dirty or wiped from the anus forward after using the toilet, they are susceptible to the vulva, vagina or anus bacterial invasion and cause infection.
  • Particularly vulnerable period

Pregnancy: inflatable bladder uterus pressing, so not completely emptying the bladder urine
Menopause: weakened immunity 
Treatment
  • Physicians should instruct patients to complete the entire course of antibiotics, should not be half-way stop; otherwise, the bacteria may become resistant, the patient will need to take a long time to put the more powerful antibiotics to wipe out the bacteria.
  • Patients should drink plenty of water, because adequate amount of urine from the urethra to help flush the bacteria out of the body.
  • Such as people with diabetes or urinary tract stones, should receive appropriate treatment in order to prevent urinary tract infections.

Urinary tract infection prevention

  • Maintain personal hygiene
  • After going from the vulva to the anus should be wiped after visit
  • Pay attention to sexual health, and to emptying after urination
  • Avoid using soaps containing perfume ingredients, liquid soap, vaginal lavage
  • Avoid wearing too tight or gas-tight pants (including underwear)
  • Drink plenty of water
  • Avoid the habit of forbearance of urine
  • Alert, early detection and treatment
Cure all your urinary tract problems with Specialist Hospital, One of the Best Cosmetic Centre in Kerala. If you are facing any of this infections, don't hesitate to take an appointment with us.

Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Kidney Stone Treatment Kochi


Kidney stones are commonly found urinary diseases. Kidney stones are formed when urine contains excess amount of crystal-forming substances like calcium, oxalate, uric acid which is more than the fluid in your urine to dilute. And at the same time, it lacks the substance that used for preventing crystals from sticking together.



Causes of Kidney Stone:
  • Dehydration-    Deficiency of water in body for carry out normal body functions. It may occur due to less water intake or excess sweat come out of body.
  • Decrease in urine volume.
  • Hereditary Factors
  • High dose of Vitamin D intake

  Symptoms of Kidney Stone:

  • Blood in urine
  • Pain in ribs, side and back
  • Lower Abdomen pain
  • Red and pink color in urine.
  • Cloudy Urine
  • Tendency to urinate frequently
  • If infection spreads, fever and chill may ocuur
  • small or excess in the volume of urine.



Diagnosis of Kidney Stone: 
  • Blood testing – to test amount of calcium deposit in urine.
  • Urine testing – to examine substances that forming stones.
  • Imaging – include CT scan and X-ray to find out stones in Urinary tract 
  • Analysis of passed stones

Treatments of Kidney stone:

In normal Conditions, drinking 2 to 3 litres of water may cure your urinary problem. And in taking some prescribed medicines also effective for stones. But in major conditions, it needs further treatments based on  the locations the stones found.

Prevention of Kidney tone:
  • Drink 2-3 litres of water and maintain urine output to 2 litres daily.
  • Manage sugar and salt intake
  • Practice Eating Vegetarian Foods
  • Drinking Milk which is not more than two cups.
  • Eat Bananas,Citrus fruits(lime, orange), Tender coconut water, pine apple, Carrots and bitter guard.


Speciality Hospital is the First Laparoscopic Urology unit in Kerala. And if you are suffering from the pain of Kidney stones, contact us, we are have helping hands....



Tuesday, 2 December 2014

Kidney Stone Prevention and Treatment

Kidney Stones are common, more than 5 % of adults are suffering from kidney stone problems. It is a condition which is very painful and it needs immediate medical attention. The need for medical attention is to get relief from pain and to avoid the further consequences of presence of obstruction and the kidney stone itself.



  • pain that becomes very serious you can’t stand, sit or lie down comfortably
  • presence of blood in urine
  • having a hard time urinating
If you are facing any of these problem, that may be due to kidney stone. Then you should consult a expert urologist to get good treatment


  • Drink 2-3 litres of water every day, This helps to maintain 2-2.5 litres of urine output a day
  • Regular exercise
  • Reduce sugar and salt intake
  • Reduce intake of non vegetarian diet.
  • Avoid intake of milk to not more than 2 cups in a day.
  • Restrict soda and other aerated drinks.
  • Intake of foods which helps to avoid stone formation. Bananas, Citrus fruits(lime, orange), Tender coconut water, pine apple, Carrots and bitter guard.
If you want to know more about kidney stone treatment you can consult with our urologist at Specialists Hospital Kochi