Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Most people with a UTI will have symptoms such as:

• Passing urine more often
• Passing only small amounts of urine at a time
• Feeling like they need to pass urine right away
• Problems waiting to pass urine during the day or at night
• Burning or pain when passing urine
• Genital itching
• Pain in the lower belly, lower back, or along the sides under the ribs
• Blood in the urine—women may have blood on toilet paper after passing urine and wiping
• Cloudy urine—may also have pus
• Urine with a strange smell

An infection that has gone into the kidneys may also cause:

• Fever or chills
• Severe pain in the lower back

Children and babies may have less common problems, such as:

• Irritability
• Feeding problems
• Not being able to wait to pass urine
• Diarrhea
• Nausea or vomiting
• Slow weight loss and growth—failure to thrive

Older people may have problems like tiredness, confusion, loss of appetite, or trouble walking.