Few days later, Jeff found himself reluctantly dropping Lara off at the airport. He had planned to just help her carry her heavy luggage to the check-in counter and head back home.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t, they were greeted by the usual long queues and Lara pleaded with him to save a spot for her on the seemingly endless queue which was growing longer by the minute while she went to the washroom to ease herself, she had been going to the toilet to pee more frequently than usual in the last few days, even when she didn’t drink so much water, she found it rather strange and worrying so she had gone to see their family doctor with her complaints a couple of days earlier; he had suspected that she must have a urinary tract infection(UTI) which was responsible for her frequent visits to the toilet, his suspicions were confirmed after she did a urine test.
He had explained that the a urinary tract infection (UTI) was an infection caused by bacteria that could occur anywhere in the urinary system including the kidneys and bladder and it happened more frequently in women than men because they had a shorter urinary outlet which made them more prone to such infections and the distance between the urinary outlet and anus in women is short making it easy for bacteria in the anus to spread to the urinary tract while cleaning up after using the toilet.
Most urinary tract infections usually involve the lower part of the urinary tract such as the bladder, however, if they eventually ascend to the kidneys, it could lead to more serious consequences. It is possible for some people to have infections in their urinary system without experiencing any symptoms while others may have symptoms like burning sensation while passing urine, persistent urge to pass urine, pelvic pain and going to the toilet to pass urine frequently like Lara did; the good news is that such an infection can be treated with antibiotics tablets which Lara had already started taking.
Jeff waited impatiently for Lara to return from the washroom, she seemed to be taking forever to return and the queue had barely moved an inch since she left.
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