Urinary Problems And Injuries, Age 12 And Older: Check Your Symptoms

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Check Your Symptoms

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.

Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.

Yes

Are you unable to urinate?

Yes

Did your urinary symptoms begin after an injury?

Yes

Do you have symptoms of a kidney infection?

Yes

Do you have symptoms of a bladder infection?

Yes

Do you have urinary symptoms with a fever?

Yes

Is your urine cloudy, bad-smelling, or bloody?

Yes

Do you have uncontrollable urine leakage (incontinence)?

Yes

Have you had increased urination without an obvious cause?

Yes

Do you think your urinary problem may be caused by a medicine?

Yes

Do you still have urinary symptoms after taking antibiotics for 48 hours?

Other Symptoms to Watch For

Do you have any of the following symptoms?

• Discharge from the vagina or penis: Go to the topic Exposure to Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
• Abdominal pain: Go to the topic Abdominal Pain, Age 12 and Older or Abdominal Pain, Age 11 and Younger.
• Male genital problems: Go to the topic Male Genital Problems and Injuries.
• Vaginal problems: Go to the topic Vaginal Problems.

If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.

Last updated:	May 17, 2007
Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Reviewed By:	William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer