URINARY TRACT INFECTION
(Bladder Infection, Kidney Infection, UTI)

Symptoms of a bladder infection/kidney infection/UTI:

  • Burning, pain, or stinging when you urinate
  • Difficulty urinating or urinating more than usual
  • Lower abdominal pain below the belly button
  • Lower back pain
  • Fever, sweats, chills
  • Nausea, possible vomiting
  • Cloudy or bloody urine

 

If you have some of these symptoms, call your primary care doctor as you may have a urinary tract infection and your doctor may wish to call in some antibiotics.

  • Pepto-Bismol may help with the nausea
  • Cranberry juice cannot cure a UTI, but may help to keep it from getting worse while you are waiting for antibiotics.

 

If you get these infections often, some doctors will give you a prescription to keep with you in case you get a UTI. If that is the case, fill the prescription as soon as you have symptoms and let your doctor know during regular business hours.

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