Pediatric UTI: Prevention and Complications

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Prevention Tips

  • The main aim is to prevent kidney damage
  • Avoid drinks that may irritate your bladder
  • Teach your child not to hold in urine and to go to the bathroom whenever your child feels the urge
  • Teach your child how to properly clean him or herself after using the bathroom to keep bacteria from entering the urinary tract
  • Have your child wear loose-fitting clothes. Tight clothes can trap moisture, which allows bacteria to grow
  • Buy your child cotton underwear. Cotton lets in air to dry the area
  • Drink plenty of liquids, especially water
  • Breastfeeding your baby may lower the risk of them developing a UTI
  • Early diagnosis and early treatment are the most important steps in preventing UTI-caused kidneyÿdamage
  • Avoid bubble baths (tub baths)

Watch Out

  • High fever
  • Urinating often
  • Fowl smelling urine

When to See Doctor

Consult your doctor if your child has
  • Constipation
  • A fever of 100.4 degrees or higher in an infant or 101 degrees or higher in an older child
  • A burning feeling during urination
  • Frequent or intense urges to urinate, even when there is little urine to pass
  • Pain in the back or side below the ribs
  • Cloudy, dark, bloody, or foul-smelling urine


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