Question:
HAS ANYONE ELSE GOT A BLADDER INFECITION
I am 4 months post op and I have a bladder infection that the antiboitics is not evne clearing up. Am I missing something has this happend to anyone else? — dddtaj (posted on October 27, 2003)
October 27, 2003
I get frequent bladder infections that have nothing to do with wls. I have
found that over the counter AZO works far better than any antibotic I was
on. Turns your urine orange and washes the infection right out of there.
It is to be taken every four hours but usually one dose is all I need. I
try to catch it before it gets real bad.
— Delores S.
October 27, 2003
AZO DOES NOT cure the infection... It is a analgesic, that is what turns
your pee yelllow/orange... Believe me, I have had chronic UTI's since I
was 13 yrs old... I am also an LPN.... If you have symptoms please go to
your Dr. and get tested... It's better to be safe than to have the
infection spread to your kidneys!
— baybekmbrly
October 27, 2003
Funny you should ask: I was supposed to get my pap smear done about a
month after my surgery, but my doc was unable to complete it because I
started bleeding during the exam; we did find out that I had a bladder
infection that I didn't even know about. I didn't have any of the symptoms
that I usually get. My doctor put my on Macrobid and I was on that until I
had to be hospitalized due to dehydration and my stoma needing to be
dilated. They gave me about 5 bags of fluid. I didn't take any more of
the Macrobid, and when I went back the next week to have a re-pap done, the
infection was all gone.
<p>If the antibiotic you're on is not working, call your doc ASAP or
it could end up in your kidneys, and then you're in big trouble.</p>
<p>Good luck, I hope you're better soon!
— Moysa B.
October 27, 2003
I got one from surgery.. Didnt know I had. Had to have 'two' different
types of meds before it cleared up.
— star .
October 27, 2003
Had no problem getting mine cleared up with anitbiotics, however I had an
ear infection that took almost a month and 4 different meds to clear up.
Miserable!
— [Deactivated Member]
October 27, 2003
kimberly, I am also an R.N. and altho it does not Clear the infection, azo
does when taken with a glass of water as it should be, help wash the
infection out or so I was told by my pcp and yes it is an analgesic. The
reason I got so many all these years was due to being a home health nurse
and driving and sitting and holding my bladder for long periods of times.
It has always worked for me and believe me, i do know what a bladder
infection is.
— Delores S.
October 27, 2003
Once you get a bladder infection you need a doctors help. I lived with two
bladder cathetirs (one up the old ying yand and one in the abdominal area
to the bladder) for nine months. I almost lost my bladder from all the
blood and puss in there. Anywho, I'm the king of bladder infections and
UTI's. Once the catiters were out and I felt a UTI coming on, (for me a
BURNING sensation down there) I got tired of urologists and tried something
that st happened to work for me. (I never heard of anyone else doing it,
but I wanted to try something.. anything)! I took hydrogen peroxide and
cuped it in my hand.... splashed it all around "down there". It
will foam white, bubble and tickle, but it does NOT hurt. My Mom did'nt
believe that it would'nt hurt. Well she was feeling a UTI coming on and
decided to try it. She now swears by it. It does'nt hurt those private
parts. It only kills some of those germs and keeps them from traveling up
the urethra. As I said, if you got a bladder infection you need a doctor.
But if you feel a UTI coming on, then try this. It's cheap and painless and
has kept us away from the doctors.... so far anyway. For me it's been
almost 10 years away from urologists! :) I'm one happy camper too.
— Danmark
October 28, 2003
Hi, I am 3 months post op and I got an infection also. I went right away to
my primary doctor and she gave me Macrobid. I have been on it for 4 days
and I am getting some releif. Please do contact your doctor and get
something to help you. Hugs from IA, Debby
— DebbyB
October 28, 2003
Just a word of advice from my own experience, if you have a bladder
infection or get recurring bladder infections or UTI's, DON'T USE
COTTONELLE TOILET PAPER. It leaves fibers behind that can clog your
urethra. A couple of other very important points to prevent bladder
infections and UTI's.....DRINK LOTS OF WATER DURING ALL OF YOUR WAKING
HOURS, always pee after sex and don't hold your pee too long-find a
bathroom at the first urge. It's often a matter of keeping your urethra
flushed from the inside out in a consistant manner. If you drink lots of
water, well, then, you just have to pee alot and that is a good thing :)
— mary ann T.
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