WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2000: Re: UTI

Re: UTI

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:39:52 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 28 Mar 2000, jessy wrote: >
>last thursday, i wrote in because i was having some
>abdominal pain, and kind of a burning feeling in my
>urethra area. i was diagnosed on saturday with a UTI.
> today is tuesday, and i am still having slight
>abdominal cramping. is this because i haven't been
>drinking enough water?

Possible. Uristat (OTC) may help.

>should i have be cutting back
>on spicy foods and carbonated drinks?

Usually not necessary. Plenty of fluids, extra Vitamin C and/or cranberry juice.

>and should i
>quit smoking too?

Always!!!!!!!!!!!!

>do these things cause irritation to
>my bladder?

Not necessarily.

> i don't think this is related to
>pregnancy, because i am on the pill, and i don't have
>sex, although i have fooled around. i took a test 12
>days after ovualtion and it came back negative.
>should i go back to the doctor? or finish all of my
>pills (antibiotics) and see if i'm better.

If it's not better is a day or two, call the doctor again.

>don't get
>me wrong - my symptoms compared to thursday's friday's
>and saturday's are MUCH better - i just now still have
>a little irritation once in a while. thank you.
>-amber
>

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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