Why won't the bladder infections stop?!
Question: i'm 14 and i've had atleast 5 bladder infections since school started. My doctor dosen't seem to be worried but my parents are starting to get a little irritated with me. And so is the doctor. I keep trying to tell them that it's not my fault that i'm getting them. Even though it is a little though. But anyway should i be worried that i've had this many already. And is there mabey something more to them? I think i'm getting one now and i'm in like . . . extreme pain so can someone also recomend something for that?
Answers: i'm 14 and i've had atleast 5 bladder infections since school started. My doctor dosen't seem to be worried but my parents are starting to get a little irritated with me. And so is the doctor. I keep trying to tell them that it's not my fault that i'm getting them. Even though it is a little though. But anyway should i be worried that i've had this many already. And is there mabey something more to them? I think i'm getting one now and i'm in like . . . extreme pain so can someone also recomend something for that?
I used to have tons of bladder infections, I was in and out of the doctor all the time.
If he gives you a prescription antibiotic take all of the pills, even if you feel better
If you are sexually active go to the bathroom right after having intercourse, wait about 2 weeks after the symptoms clear to have sex again
Drink a lot of fluids, especially cranberry juice
Also heavy exposure to water can cause bladder infections, so stay away from too much water, stick to showers and avoid the pool for a bit
im confused as to how it is a little bit your fault that you are getting them. other than that that sounds very painful I wouldn't worry too much except that I know they hurt and I am sure you don't want to be in pain. if you are sexually active it could be an std or hpv. otherwise i would go see a specialist. Until then DRINK GALLONS OF CRANBERRY JUICE! I know it sounds hokey but honestly it works. Cranberry juice and water. As much as possible. drink till your pee is clear. Sometimes uti's will go away on their own just from cranberry juice but make sure it is real juice and not sugary 'cocktail'. feel better!
Sexual intercourse can increase the risk of a UTI. Unlike a sexually transmitted disease, a bladder infection is not contagious. However, sexual intercourse can introduce bacteria into the bladder. (About 62 percent of women in the survey correctly perceived sexual activity as a cause of UTIs.)
Women who use a diaphragm or whose partners use a condom with a spermicidal foam tend to have a higher risk of UTIs. "Women should avoid douches, sprays, spermicides and vaginal deodorants because they are more likely to kill off the good bacteria and leave the bad bacteria," Kalota says.
Pregnant women seem more prone to UTIs than other women. Scientists think hormonal changes and shifts in the position of the urinary tract during pregnancy make it easier for bacteria to travel up to the ureters to the kidneys.
People with diabetes have a higher risk of a UTI because of changes in the immune system.
Bacteria on a catheter, or tube placed in the bladder, can cause an infection.
Incomplete bladder emptying and urinary tract obstructions (such as kidney stones) that prevent urine from flushing out bacteria are also risk factors for a UTI.
Coffee, carbonated drinks and alcohol do not cause cystitis.
Can you prevent a UTI?
Here are several steps you can take to help prevent a bladder infection:
Urinating after intercourse. (Urine helps flush out bacteria.)
Wiping from front to back can help prevent bacteria from traveling from the anus to the urethra.
Wearing underwear with a cotton crotch.
Seeking medical treatment if you experience incontinence (urine leakage).
Drinking at least six to eight glasses of water a day.
Researchers have explored the use of cranberry juice to prevent bladder infections. Kalota says cranberry juice does work, although it's unclear why. "Most patients don't say, 'I drank a glass of cranberry juice.' They say, 'I drank a gallon of it.' So it might be the gallon, not the cranberry that is key," she says. It is already known, for instance, that drinking plenty of fluids can help reduce the risk of UTIs.
The type of antibiotic that your doctor prescribes for a UTI depends on your history and your urine test that identifies the strain and type of bacteria. Even though E. coli bacteria might be responsible for a woman having several UTIs in a row, there may be slight differences in the bacteria.
Often a UTI can be cured with one or two days of treatment. For infections of the bladder (called cystitis) the usual antibiotic treatment is for three days. Infections of the kidneys (called pyelonephritis) require a longer course of treatment, usually 10-14 days. Although antibiotics can be highly effective, as more doctors and patients are coming to understand, bacteria also can be quite good at resisting antibiotics.
In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis learned the reason bladder infections are so tough to beat is that the E. coli can dodge antibiotics by invading the immune system cells that line the wall of the bladder.
"The bacteria have become smarter, and we're seeing more antibiotic resistance," says David Talan, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and faculty of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Talan is one of the authors of a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that showed that E. coli bacteria have become resistant to a standard antibiotic, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) for treating UTIs.
The study, which was funded by Bayer, involved 255 women with an average age 25 who had acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis, a serious type of kidney infection. Researchers found nearly 18 percent of strains of E. coli were resistant to TMP/SMX, yet none was resistant to ciprofloxacin, which falls into a new class of drugs called quinolones. Bayer manufactures ciprofloxacin (Cipro?).
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My daughter has had ALOT of them since she was little. Finally they did an ultrasound on her kidneys and found out that the tubes that go from her kidneys to her bladder were not in the right place so the urine travel from the kidneys back up into the tubes to the bladder. This was causing her infections. She had to have surgery to put the tubes in the right place. She has not had an infection in the two years since her surgery. I get them alot too. My doctor said it's possible that this is the cause of mine but I'm 39 and don't have the money to go through all these tests and see if this is the cause.
Another possibility- You said it is a little your fault that you're getting them. Are you sexually active? The reason I ask is because women need to go pee within 10-15 minutes after sex because bacteria can travel up the urethera and cause a urinary tract infection, leading to a bladder and kidney infection. If you are not sexually active, this won't apply to you- however,- do you wipe front to back when you go to the bathroom? If you wipe back to front, stop doing that- that could be part of the problem. Women (and girls) have to be very careful. We get infections really easily. If these bottom two don't apply to you, talk to your doctor- your doctor shouldn't be getting irritated at you having a medical problem. If he's irritated by it, perhaps he should be in another line of work. I'm surprised he hasn't brought up the thing about the tubes- ask him- tell him what I said and ask them to give you an ultrasound. This is a serious condition and my daughter's doctor said that constant infections such as hers could have caused her to become infertile later on in life, which is why he wanted to operate as soon as possible. Tell your parents that these infections aren't your fault and if your doctor doesn't want to help you, ask your parents to find you another doctor. Maybe not a regular family doctor- tell them to refer you to a urologist who can find out what's causing them. Do this as soon as possible. This is your health. Tell them to take it seriously.
Bladder infections can be caused by a number of things. Because the urethra is shorter in women than in men, women are more prone to getting bladder infections. You should always wipe from front to back, wash your hands before and after going to the bathroom, and pee after having sex (I hope your not having sex at 14).