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Re: uniarary tract infections anyone esle?
From: Annette (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Nov 21 06:14:58 2006
I was having what felt like UTIs, but in fact after going to the GYN, I
was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis, a disease of the bladder where
the lining of the bladder becomes damaged and anything you ingest that
is acidic or high in potassium causes pain, bladder spasms, frequent
urination and/or pain with urination, etc. I've read that people with
auto immune disorders such as fibromyalgia (which I have) and endo
(which I also have) can have this as well. It often flares up with your
menstrual cycle. IC is not an infection, however, but a chronic
disease. So a urinalysis will not show any bacterial infection. Also,
most people think that drinking cranberry juice will help get rid of it,
but that will only flare your symptoms. You may want to ask your GYN to
check you for this as well, because after much research, I've found that
a lot of people with endo have this as well.
At Thu, 16 Nov 2006, natasha wrote:
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>At Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Jessica wrote:
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>>Yes I have a UTI right now and get them frequently through out the year.
>>I have also had such severe pelvic pain I couldnt pee and had to have
>>Pelvic physical therapy and my urethra dilated. Endo can cause way too
>>many problems.
>>Jessica
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>>At Wed, 15 Nov 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>>At Wed, 15 Nov 2006, natasha wrote:
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>>>>ive been having bladder pain and my kidneys hurt i went to doctors today
>>>>and they said i got uniary tract infection and gave me antibiotics this
>>>>is the second one ive had in the last year im currently waiting for
>>>>surgery does anyone esle suffer with these?
>>>
>>>Hi Natasha
>>>
>>>i've only been diagnosed with endometriosis since july 06, which i've
>>>just recently had removed. prior to this i had spent many days in my
>>>local hospital with horrific pelvic pains which i assumed was my kidneys
>>>(as i already have kidney stones also). In addition to this i seem to
>>>constantly get recurrent urinary tract infections nearly every 12 weeks.
>>>i'm not sure if the two conditions are related but i have to at times
>>>self catheterise as i am unable to pass urine due to infection. Not
>>>sure if that's what you want to hear, but hope it helps to know your not
>>>the only one.
>>>
>>>Lesley
>
>yes your right it does minds behind my bladder and growing round it im
>waiting for surgery to have it removed i peeing like mad lol how long do
>the antibiotivs take to work?
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