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Is Abdominal Pain Due To Ecoli Infection Or Kidney Stones?

Hi there, I was diagnosed with a urine infection a couple of days ago and my Dr put me straight on antibiotics while we waited for the urine culture. It came back as an Ecoli infection ...... is this serious? I have been on the AB s for 2 days now and have just developed excruciating pain in my lower left abdomen. Could this be related. I also just remembered that a couple of months ago when having a ultra sound for Gall Stones they found a couple of stones in my left kidney. Could this be the cause?? Thanks
Thu, 7 Aug 2014
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I have gone through your query.Your Urinary tract infection is most likely due to existing kidney stones.Antibiotics should be started after routine urine examination and culture and sensitivity should be send and change antibiotic if necessary after culture report.If you wait for culture report to start antibiotics infection and pain will become worse as happened in your case.I also advise in such conditions with urine alkalinisers like sodium citrate or potassium citrate and urinary antispasmodics like flavoxate.I also recommend them to take barley water or cranberry juice which are also good urine alkalinizers.Hope this may help you.
Let me know if you have any further query.
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Is Abdominal Pain Due To Ecoli Infection Or Kidney Stones?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query.Your Urinary tract infection is most likely due to existing kidney stones.Antibiotics should be started after routine urine examination and culture and sensitivity should be send and change antibiotic if necessary after culture report.If you wait for culture report to start antibiotics infection and pain will become worse as happened in your case.I also advise in such conditions with urine alkalinisers like sodium citrate or potassium citrate and urinary antispasmodics like flavoxate.I also recommend them to take barley water or cranberry juice which are also good urine alkalinizers.Hope this may help you. Let me know if you have any further query.