WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2000: Re: Urinary Tract infection for 4 weeks

Re: Urinary Tract infection for 4 weeks

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 19:57:23 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Jeanne wrote: >
>I have been being treated for a urinary tract infection for about four
>weeks. The first two weeks I was put in Macrobid and sent in for x-rays
>which showed nothing. Then the third week I was taken off of some
>anti-inflamitories I was taking (vioxx) to see if they were affecting
>the antibodiccs, and I was put on keflex. After my 3rd treatment I went
>in for a urinalysist. My urologists office called and said there was
>still a bit of an infection and put me on more Macrobid. At one point
>they had planned on doing some sort of procedure where they look in the
>bladder to check for other causes but I have not had that done. I am 27
>years old and have only had one other urinary tract infection. I have
>been noticing pain in my left side right around/above my belly button
>and was wondering if this could be related? It is not an extreme pain
>but a discomfort. I know this next question may sound strange but if
>there was something blocking my passage of urination would it have shown
>up in the x-rays?
>
>Thank you very much,
>Jeanne

In the absence of kidney stones, diabetes and other things affecting the urinary tract, I have not seen a urinary tract infection that did not clear up in less than four weeks of antibiotics. In the absence of a bacterial culture of the urine, I would wonder if the diagnosis is correct. There are a lot of other things that can mimic a UTI.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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