How Common Spinal Cord Injury Urinary Tract Infections Can Affect Your Pregnancy
Spinal cord injury (SCI) victims—especially those who are paralyzed from the waist down—often suffer from urinary tract infections (UTI). A UTI is basically when bacteria enters the urethra and makes its way up into the bladder, potentially infecting everything in its path until it reaches your kidneys. The reason why SCI victims suffer an increased risk for UTIs is because…