YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for October, 2002: Re: peated UTIs

Re: peated UTIs

From: Laney (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 21:06:18 -0600 (CST)

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>Some infections do cause such an antibody response, colds being a good
>example. However, that applies more to viral infections than to
>bacterial infections, and has no role in infections by our own
>opportunistic native flora. These are the large number of different
>bacteria, fungi and so on that live on our bodies quite happily all the
>time, and if they get the chance to stick it to us, well so much the
>better. E coli are our most common boarder, living by the hundreds of
>millions in our GI tract. It is by a large margin the most common cause
>of UTIs in women due to the close proximity of the anus to the vagina
>and urethra. Women are particularly prone to UTIs due to this proximity
>and the short urethra (tube from the outside to the bladder), which
>makes the trip for the bacteria quite short. In addition, sexual
>activity can act to "push" the bacteria along the urethra resulting in
>"honeymoon cystitis", UTIs cause by sex. This is why your mother taught
>you to wipe front to back, and your gyn wants you to get up after sex
>and void.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute
>for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>

Thanks so much for the clarification! So there isn't an antibiotic response for opportunistic infections? That makes sense. Thanks again for your help.

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