Urine is a natural disinfectant, releasing from our bodies bacteria and toxic wastes. Urine eliminates waste products, but retains nutrients needed by the body. When bacteria is introduced into the urinary tract, infections can occur. Symptoms of urinary tract infections are frequent urination, pain and burning upon urination, burning, pressure or pain in lower back.
Women tend to have urinary tract infections more often than men.
Some forms of birth control, such as some spermicides, also can contribute to urinary tract infections. Oddly enough, women with large bladders tend to have urinary tract infections more often because the bladder can hold more urine, leading to a buildup of wastes that need to exit the body. Men who cannot void easily and often such as truck and bus drivers, also are prone to urinary tract infections for the same reasons. Most urinary tract infections are easy to treat. Cystitis, the most common form, can determined by an at-home urinary tract infection kit.