• You suddenly lose bladder control.
• You have to urinate frequently but cannot pass much urine.
• Your bladder does not feel empty after you urinate.
• You have trouble urinating even when your bladder feels full.
• Your urine has blood in it.
• Your urine smells strange.
• You want help with your bladder control problem.
• It burns or hurts when you urinate.
• Painful urination occurs with:
  • Fever or chills.
  • Not being able to urinate when you feel the urge.
  • Pain in the back, side, groin, or genital area.
  • Blood or pus in the urine.
  • Unusual discharge from the vagina or penis.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
• Urinary symptoms do not improve after 1 or 2 days, or they get worse even with home treatment. Untreated urinary tract infections (UTIs) can spread, which may lead to kidney infections and other serious problems.
• You are pregnant or have diabetes, and you have symptoms of a UTI.
• You are a man, and you have symptoms of a UTI.
• You think that your child may have a UTI.

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