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Does Excessive Drinking Cause UTI?

Two weekends ago I went out to watch one of the football play off games. I'll admit I had way too much to drink that night and woke up feeling pretty sick the next morning. That morning I had symptoms of what I thought was a UTI (I've had a few 10 years ago).......feeling like I had to urinate often, not much urine when I did urinate, pain urinating and blood in my urine. I made an appointment for the next day figuring I needed antibiotics for my UTI. The day of my appointment all of my symptioms had gone away and since I my insurnace doesn't go into effect until Feburary I cancelled the appointment. All was fine. This past weekend I was a a party and had a few drinks, but no where near the amount from the weekend prior. Again, the next morning I woke up with the same symptoms. What could be causing this? Will this happen everytime I drink any alcohol or is this specific to they malibu & coke I've been drinking?
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. Possibly hemolytic anemia due to excessive alcohol..
2. Alcohol has diuretic effect and can increase amount of urine. It is not known to cause UTI.
3. Get your hemoglobin estimated and get a peripheral smear done to look for abnormalities.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
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Does Excessive Drinking Cause UTI?

Hi, Thanks for asking. Based on your query, my opinion is as follows. 1. Possibly hemolytic anemia due to excessive alcohol.. 2. Alcohol has diuretic effect and can increase amount of urine. It is not known to cause UTI. 3. Get your hemoglobin estimated and get a peripheral smear done to look for abnormalities. Hope it helps. Any further queries, happy to help again.