The Surprising Reason a UTI Hurts So Much – and Why That Might Be a Good Thing

The Surprising Reason a UTI Hurts So Much – and Why That Might Be a Good Thing

A hidden group of bladder nerves may detect UTIs and trigger symptoms that help the body clear bacteria. The pain and urgent need to urinate during a urinary tract infection (UTI) may be more than unpleasant symptoms. Australian researchers have identified a little-understood group of nerves near the bladder lining that appears to detect infection [...]