Wellness

[2blonde]

@nanny24   One added thing (I do agree with the possible UTI, though).  When you do urinate, is the color really yellow and kind of dark?  If so, I'd also suggest you need more water......lots more.  Having a darker urine will often irritate the tract walls enough to make you feel you need to go, even when there isn't much there.  As we age, the urinary walls get thinner and more vulnerable to irritation and infection as well.

[Fressa]

It could be a bladder infection, a kidney infection or a UTI. I would make the doctor appointment but in the meantime try drinking some cranberry juice. This helps ....some.

[LilacTree]

@nanny24 

it sounds like what I may have.  I am supposed to hear from doctor’s office today.  They did a urinalysis test in their office that shows no bacteria.  So they sent it out for culture.  I am hoping there will be bacteria, because the alternative could be worse . . . Interstitial cysitis which has no cure, becomes chronic and almost untreatable.  They use diet to treat it, no meds help.

Not meant to scare you, but it’s very coincidental that we both have the same symptoms.. Please see a doctor, preferably a urologist, if this continues.  It could turn out to be a one time thing, I hope so.

[Trinity11]

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@LilacTree wrote:

@nanny24 

it sounds like what I may have.  I am supposed to hear from doctor’s office today.  They did a urinalysis test in their office that shows no bacteria.  So they sent it out for culture.  I am hoping there will be bacteria, because the alternative could be worse . . . Interstitial cysitis which has no cure, becomes chronic and almost untreatable.  They use diet to treat it, no meds help.

Not meant to scare you, but it’s very coincidental that we both have the same symptoms.. Please see a doctor, preferably a urologist, if this continues.  It could turn out to be a one time thing, I hope so.

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Rest easy @LilacTree . I have had interstitial cystitis since 1986. There are many new treatments and a lot of hope for the condition. Elmiron is a wonderful drug and Prelief can be added to acidic beverages such as coffee making a patient a lot more comfortable. 

Without a a cystoscopy in a hospital setting the diagnosis cannot be confirmed. 

Hope that relieves some of your fears....

[sophiamarie]

Did anyone ever think of kidney stone???

[LilacTree]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

@nanny24 

it sounds like what I may have.  I am supposed to hear from doctor’s office today.  They did a urinalysis test in their office that shows no bacteria.  So they sent it out for culture.  I am hoping there will be bacteria, because the alternative could be worse . . . Interstitial cysitis which has no cure, becomes chronic and almost untreatable.  They use diet to treat it, no meds help.

Not meant to scare you, but it’s very coincidental that we both have the same symptoms.. Please see a doctor, preferably a urologist, if this continues.  It could turn out to be a one time thing, I hope so.

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Rest easy @LilacTree . I have had interstitial cystitis since 1986. There are many new treatments and a lot of hope for the condition. Elmiron is a wonderful drug and Prelief can be added to acidic beverages such as coffee making a patient a lot more comfortable. 

Without a a cystoscopy in a hospital setting the diagnosis cannot be confirmed. 

Hope that relieves some of your fears....

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@Trinity11 

You know, Trinity, someone should dip you in a mold and make a golden statue out of you!!  I always get way ahead of myself, thinking “OMG, another chronic disease!”  

I will call their office right now to see if this culture came back yet, and I will go from there.  Thank you,as always!

@nanny24 

I hope this eases your mind too.

[Trinity11]

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@LilacTree wrote:

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@Trinity11 wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

@nanny24 

it sounds like what I may have.  I am supposed to hear from doctor’s office today.  They did a urinalysis test in their office that shows no bacteria.  So they sent it out for culture.  I am hoping there will be bacteria, because the alternative could be worse . . . Interstitial cysitis which has no cure, becomes chronic and almost untreatable.  They use diet to treat it, no meds help.

Not meant to scare you, but it’s very coincidental that we both have the same symptoms.. Please see a doctor, preferably a urologist, if this continues.  It could turn out to be a one time thing, I hope so.

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Rest easy @LilacTree . I have had interstitial cystitis since 1986. There are many new treatments and a lot of hope for the condition. Elmiron is a wonderful drug and Prelief can be added to acidic beverages such as coffee making a patient a lot more comfortable. 

Without a a cystoscopy in a hospital setting the diagnosis cannot be confirmed. 

Hope that relieves some of your fears....

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@Trinity11 

You know, Trinity, someone should dip you in a mold and make a golden statue out of you!!  I always get way ahead of myself, thinking “OMG, another chronic disease!”  

I will call their office right now to see if this culture came back yet, and I will go from there.  Thank you,as always!

@nanny24 

I hope this eases your mind too.

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Thank you @LilacTree . That's very sweet of you. Between my RA, Hashimoto's and Type 1 diabetes I can honestly say, I know far more about chronic illnesses than I wish I did. I have learned over the years, though, to live day by day and be thankful for the good days. 

Hope you are feeling better..

[Lipstickdiva]

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@sophiamarie wrote:

Did anyone ever think of kidney stone???

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@sophiamarie, this is why she needs a doctor, which many of us have suggested. 

[sophiamarie]

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@Lipstickdiva wrote:

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@sophiamarie wrote:

Did anyone ever think of kidney stone???

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@sophiamarie, this is why she needs a doctor, which many of us have suggested. 

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@Lipstickdiva   I agree - but am surprised that nobody even mentioned kidney stone.  That was the first thing that came to my mind.

[KentuckyWoman]

Sounds like you might have an infection.  Maybe urinary tract infection?  Don't mess around with it.  See you doctor sooner rather than later.  I have had the same symptoms you have and it was a UTI.  I had the urge to go with very little output.  No pain though.  I finally noticed blood in the urine and immediately called the doctor.  I see a urologist about every four months.  My doctor told me they are common among older women.  I told him I had no pain and he said that pain is not always the case.  I can't take Macrobid or Macrodantin and they are not recommended for older women.  Had horrible reactions.  I ended up on Cipro 500.