Urinary Tract Infection (Cystitis) in Alanya
A urinary tract infection causes burning when passing urine, needing to go constantly, and passing only small amounts. Simple bladder infections are treated with antibiotics and settle in a few days. Fever, shivering or back pain mean the infection has reached the kidney and needs to be seen the same day.
What it is
Most urinary infections are bladder infections — cystitis — caused by bacteria entering the urethra. They are far more common in women for anatomical reasons. Heat, dehydration, long days in a wet swimming costume and more sexual activity than usual make holidays a particularly common time for them.
The important distinction is between a bladder infection, which is unpleasant but not dangerous, and a kidney infection (pyelonephritis), which makes people systemically ill and can become serious quickly. Fever and back pain are the dividing line.
Symptoms
- Burning or stinging when passing urine
- Needing to pass urine urgently and frequently, but only small amounts
- Cloudy, strong-smelling or blood-stained urine
- Pain low in the abdomen, above the pubic bone
- With kidney involvement: fever, shivering, pain in the side or back, nausea and vomiting
- In older adults: confusion may be the only obvious sign
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What helps
- Drink more water. It does not cure the infection, but it dilutes the urine and reduces the burning.
- Paracetamol or ibuprofen for pain.
- Do not delay passing urine.
- Get a urine test. A dipstick test takes two minutes, confirms the diagnosis and shows whether the infection is limited to the bladder.
Cranberry products and urinary alkalinisers may make the symptoms more bearable; they are not a treatment for an established infection. Do not take antibiotics left over from a previous episode — the wrong one, or a half course, is how resistant infections start.
When to call a doctor
- Fever above 38.5 °C, or shivering attacks
- Pain in the back or side, below the ribs
- Nausea and vomiting alongside urinary symptoms
- Visible blood in the urine
- Symptoms in a man, a pregnant woman, or a child — these are never treated casually
- Symptoms not improving 48 hours after starting antibiotics
- Confusion or drowsiness in an older person
112 is the emergency number in Turkey — free from any phone, answered in English.
Prevention
How to avoid it
- Drink enough that urine stays pale, especially in the heat
- Do not stay in a wet swimming costume all day
- Pass urine after sex
- Wipe from front to back
- Do not put off going to the toilet
What we do
Getting seen in Alanya
Oguzhan Care sees this at the clinic in Oba and on house calls to hotels and apartments across Alanya, 24 hours a day. The doctor examines you, treats what can be treated on the spot, and writes the report your insurer will want.
FAQ
Urinary Tract Infection: common questions
A mild bladder infection sometimes does, but most are treated with a short course of antibiotics because that shortens the illness and prevents it reaching the kidney.
Dehydration, heat, wet swimwear, changed routine and more sexual activity than usual all raise the risk. It is one of the most common reasons visitors call a doctor here.
Yes. The doctor brings dipstick tests, so the diagnosis is confirmed and treatment can start during the same visit.
A bladder infection is not, provided it is treated. A kidney infection can become serious and should be seen the same day.
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Medical disclaimer. This page is general health information, not a diagnosis and not a substitute for a consultation. If someone is unconscious, struggling to breathe, bleeding heavily or having chest pain, call 112 — the Turkish emergency number — immediately.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Oğuzhan Özkan, physician, Alanya. Last reviewed: 11 August 2026.
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