ADPKD 患者較常出現泌尿系統感染，皆因腎臟中的囊腫干擾尿液的正常流動，而尿流延遲則可增加感染的機會⁽¹⁾。小便時感到痛楚或灼熱，或尿急但尿量很少，都是泌尿系統受到感染的徵兆⁽²⁾。

治療泌尿系統感染一般會處方抗生素。至於治理和預防此感染的方法包括多喝水以防脫水、排出泌尿系統中的細菌、迅速治療便秘以及保持良好的衛生習慣⁽³⁾。

*如你出現或擔心上述或任何其他症狀，請尋求醫生並遵從醫護人員的專業意見。

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