Urinary Tract Infection Community

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that occurs when bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine and can affects any part of the urinary tract. Discuss topics including prevention, causes, symptoms and treatments such as when you may need to get antibiotics.

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Is this a symptom of a UTI?

Aliasforsure

Dear Doctor, I recently started getting a tingling sensation on my penis head then a few days later my urine was pretty dark and I drank...

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How serious is a 26000 wbc with a uti?

laga1104

My husband was admitted to the hospital for a iv antibiotics for a uti. his wbc is 26000. Does that sound like it is affecting only low...

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What are the symptoms of female UTI and Alzheimer's?

VeryRareCase

Signs of and how to rule of early onset Alzheimer's Vs a UTI...

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Epididymitis?

Ibra8787

Hello, I am a 31 yeas old man. Last month I was diagnosed with epididymitis (left side). Almost 3 weeks before I had protected sex wi...

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Hello , so worry

Rosemike

Hello dear , recently i experienced that i smell what i recently eat in my urine .. i dont take medicine no diabetes.. is that health iss...

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Ten UTIs in my 20's, and now once in my 60's

YSI

My lesson learned from Quick-Care is wait for your infection to get really bad before going in to give a lab specimen. Thankfully, based ...

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