There is a serious outbreak of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) among several girls of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Campus Bee has been told.
Several girls at the Nakawa based university have tipped off Campus Bee alleging that the university is riddled with dirty lavatories that are barely cleaned.
According to WebMD.com, a urinary tract infection, or UTI, is an infection in any part of a woman’s urinary system, which includes the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra.
For girls, the chance of getting a urinary tract infection is high. Some experts rank the lifetime risk of getting one as high as 1 in 2, with many women having repeat infections, sometimes for years. About 1 in 10 men will get a UTI in their lifetime.
“We are suffering from so many UTIs. The university dispensary is barely functioning meaning we can’t get any treatment. We need help. The toilets in this university are in a dire state and the university isn’t doing anything about it. Almost 40% of the girls in this university have contracted at least a UTI since this semester begun.” One the disgruntled MUBS girls told Campus Bee.
Here’s how to handle UTIs and how to make it less likely you’ll get one in the first place.
Symptoms of UTIs
The symptoms of a UTI in women can include:
- A burning feeling when you pee
- A frequent or intense urge to pee, even though little comes out when you do
- Cloudy, dark, bloody, or strange-smelling pee
- Feeling tired or shaky
- Fever or chills (a sign that the infection may have reached your kidneys)
- Pain or pressure in your back or lower abdomen
Causes of UTIs
UTIs are a key reason why doctors tell women to wipe from front to back after using the bathroom. The urethra — the tube that takes pee from the bladder to the outside of the body — is close to the anus. Bacteria from the large intestine, such as E. coli, can sometimes get out of your anus and into your urethra. From there, they can travel up to your bladder and, if the infection isn’t treated, can continue on to infect your kidneys. Women have shorter urethras than men. That makes it easier for bacteria to get to their bladders. Having sex can introduce bacteria into your urinary tract, too.
PS: If you are dating or sleeping with a MUBS girl, please take her to the hospital. Thank us later.
