What are the common symptoms of a bladder infection and can we treat it ourselves? vaginal area is just itchy and ive had to go to the bathroom a few times

UTI: Symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI)can include burning with urination, cloudy, pink or brown colored urine, an urgent & frequent need to urinate (may only be small amounts), strong odor as well as pelvic pain (women ) or rectal pain (men). An actual urinary tract infection usually requires antibiotics. You may or may not have an UTI.