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Pesky UTI

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:59:07 GMT

Had to go to Dr. this afternoon due to suspected UTI and yep I have one. Last August I had to get pre-op tests for hip replacement. Lo and behold I got a call that I had a UTI. I hadn't had a UTI in 35 years. It took 3 rounds of antibiotics to rid myself of that darn thing. I had a culture done too. I had no burning, none of the symptoms I remembered having when I was younger. Felt off that last few days and for the heck of it peed in a unused specium jar from when DH was sick. Yep I could see it was quite "junky". Got meds so hopefully it won't take 3 rounds again. Last time he sent me forrenal ultrasound. Nothing.

Anybody have a UTI that was hard to get rid or keeps getting one. It's a pain when you have no normal symptoms.

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sweetee2 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:02:37 GMT

I've never heard of a UTI without the burning.

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Carmie — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:06:13 GMT

I am so sorry you have to go through with this. I understand they can be pretty uncomfortable.

I have never had a UTI, so I don't know what they feel like.

I Hope you get rid of this in quick order.

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RedTop — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:10:35 GMT

Yes, I have issues with UTI’s, and rarely have symptoms. The culprit for me is that I am a carrier of Strep B. Strep B always shows up in my urinalysis, but I don’t always have a UTI. I have to keep reminding my doctor to mark my lab instructions for a urine culture to accurately diagnose an infection. I rarely get rid of an infection with one round of antibiotics.

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BirkiLady — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:13:41 GMT

Drinking a lot of water may help prevent another UTI (or hasten the relief and recovery of this one). Then, continue to drink a lot of water every day to keep your system flushed. It's been proven to be effective. Hope this one is short-lived.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:14:29 GMT

@sweetee2 I didn't know burning could be absent either. Since then I've read and been told if your older it can happen. I'm 68. Drs. and a nurse told me that people in their 70s and 80s sometimes get very confused as their only symptom. An ER nurse said her Mom had one and was in her words "bat **** crazy". I guess it can be any infection with an older person. My DH got a staph infection after a major surgery. I wouldn't put my worst enemy through dealing with it. He was out of control, argumentative, just nasty. total opposite of his personality. He was on IV antibiotics for almost a month. Dr. said it was delirum from the infection.

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Trinity11 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:32:57 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
Had to go to Dr. this afternoon due to suspected UTI and yep I have one. Last August I had to get pre-op tests for hip replacement. Lo and behold I got a call that I had a UTI. I hadn't had a UTI in 35 years. It took 3 rounds of antibiotics to rid myself of that darn thing. I had a culture done too. I had no burning, none of the symptoms I remembered having when I was younger. Felt off that last few days and for the heck of it peed in a unused specium jar from when DH was sick. Yep I could see it was quite "junky". Got meds so hopefully it won't take 3 rounds again. Last time he sent me forrenal ultrasound. Nothing.

Anybody have a UTI that was hard to get rid or keeps getting one. It's a pain when you have no normal symptoms.

It happens when the bladder become "colonized" by a particular bacteria. I had klebsiella pneumonia frequently through the years as the bacteria that kept showing up on a culture. I eventually became resistant to certain antibiotics as shown when they "typed" the infection to what antibiotics would work to get rid of it. It has been an on-going problem for me and I eventually was referred by my urologist to an infectious disease specialist. She put me on prophylactic antibiotics for 3 months and I now get UTI's with less frequency. It can be a real pain, though.

I hope you feel better very soon @CrazyKittyLvr2

Edited to add.....never had burning either...

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code99 — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:33:25 GMT

I had the exact same thing occur.....a UTI was found twice on my pre-op testing and I was surprised, as I had no symptoms either. Each time I took antibiotics and apparently it was corrected. But, I have a Dr. appointment next month, and I think I'll ask for a urine culture, just to be sure it hasn't returned.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:33:45 GMT

I can't remember when I had a UTI, it's been so long ago. I drink a lot of water and I pee a lot so that might be why I don't get them.

One time my UA showed some bacteria in it but I had no symptoms. The culture came back with a staph species and my doc said to drink plenty of water to flush it out then told me to come back and submit another sample for culture the following week. The second one was negative.

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Shelbelle — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:34:42 GMT

They often come with no symptoms. I know of someone who fainted, they had no clue why until she was diagnosed with a UTI.

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kittyloo — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:15:42 GMT

two years ago, i got several uti's. never experienced the burning, but the worst part, was the almost constant pressure that i had to urinate, and there just wasn't anything there other than a drop or two, after using the bathroom every 10 minutes. horribly uncomfortable.

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Naturesbeauty — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:15:43 GMT

Cranberry.......juice (diet) 8oz every morning and Cranberry supplements (available at Costco) it works! Do some research on Google! Granddaughter was having trouble with UTI her doctor recommended juice and supplements and it has worked!

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geezerette — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 23:27:14 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
@sweetee2 I didn't know burning could be absent either. Since then I've read and been told if your older it can happen. I'm 68. Drs. and a nurse told me that people in their 70s and 80s sometimes get very confused as their only symptom. An ER nurse said her Mom had one and was in her words "bat **** crazy". I guess it can be any infection with an older person. My DH got a staph infection after a major surgery. I wouldn't put my worst enemy through dealing with it. He was out of control, argumentative, just nasty. total opposite of his personality. He was on IV antibiotics for almost a month. Dr. said it was delirum from the infection.

@CrazyKittyLvr2

That happened to my husband years ago when he got a raging case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. In addition to feeling lousy, as it progressed (before he went to the doctor) he started to not make sense—almost like he was drunk. By the time he got into the Critical Care Unit, the nurse told me he was standing on the bed reciting poetry! 😳🤪😂

After a couple of days of IV antibiotics, he was fine. But those few days we’re pretty scary.

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Foxxee — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:13:22 GMT

My mother gets UTI's frequently, no symptoms. But, when they progress, she acts like she has dementia. As soon as antibiotics are administered, she's back to normal again.

One time her bladder infection spread to her kidneys, then her blood (septicemia), ended up in ICU very ill.

Often elderly no longer have the burning and pain they did when younger. So, UTI's can become very serious.

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wonderfulworld — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:16:28 GMT

You can order dip stick tests (get the individually wrapped ones) from Amazon.

When you feel off test yourself. I find them to be quite accurate.

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sophiamarie — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:38:44 GMT

Keep AZO handy. Take two pills at onset of UTI and the symptoms will be gone within an hour or two. You will also need an antibiotic (eg: Cipro, Septra, etc) along with the AZO but at least those terrible burning sensations will be gone. A Pharmacist told me to make sure to get the antibiotic, because some women feel so good with the AZO, that they don't bother to call their doctor.

I always have a box of AZO "Maximum Strength" in the medicine chest just in case. I never need more than the initial two pills - that's how fast it works. (on me, anyway).....

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panda1234 — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:45:13 GMT

@Foxxee wrote:
My mother gets UTI's frequently, no symptoms. But, when they progress, she acts like she has dementia. As soon as antibiotics are administered, she's back to normal again.

One time her bladder infection spread to her kidneys, then her blood (septicemia), ended up in ICU very ill.

Often elderly no longer have the burning and pain they did when younger. So, UTI's can become very serious.

@Foxxee I work in a nursing home and this is true. We keep some residents on cranberry extract pills as a preventive measure. When I feel one coming on I start the cranberry pills to head it off.

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Naturesbeauty — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:57:20 GMT

If one takes Cranberry supplements daily it will keep bacteria from adhering to the walls of the kidneys and bladder. We take it each and everyday along with our other supplements.

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hayseed00 — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:14:29 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 I also found out I had a UTI when I was having tests for my hip replacenent. I had no symptoms but did have to take antibiotics.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:09:27 GMT

Do not take AZO before going to the doctor because those pills interfer with the test.

I am a frequent UTI sufferer. And most of the time they come on without any warning. I've never had one that I'm aware of without the pain, pressure and burning.

Last July I got a really bad one and was put on antibiotics. About a month later I got another. It hit me at work and I was miserable so I took an AZO and made an appointment with my doctor. They could not do the dip test in the office because I had taken that AZO, therefore I had to wait until my specimen came back from the lab 3 days later before she would give me an antibiotic.

After that course, I continued to have the feeling of a UTI although a retest determined I didn't have one. I started to faithfully take 2 cranberry supplements a day and increased my water intake to 100oz a day and so far I have been fine.