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What Causes Frequent Urination And Bladder Pain?
Hi, for the past year almost every month I have what seems like a UTI but it isn t. I feel the need to urinate really frequently and have a very uncomfortable pain when I m going as if my bladder isn t empty. Sometimes I will get back pain but not always. I was tested for a kidney infection and don t have one. What could this be? It s extremely annoying.
Fri, 23 Oct 2015
Hello,
Welcome to health care magic,
I have read your whole query and understand the concern.
I will keep urinary tract infection from your symptomatology as the first possibility as per your symptoms but it needs to be evaluated further.
Here,I would like to tell you that you should go for CBC and Urine examination tests before starting broad-spectrum antibiotics (like ciprofloxacin).
If you have been ruled out kidney infection then thee is less chances of having some bladder infection or urinary infection.
Repeat ultrasound of KUB region can also be done with full bladder to rule out any other bladder pathology but it should be done only after physician's advice.
In my opinion,you should take sufficient dosage of ciprofloxacin, because in urinary tract infection,I generally prefer to give at least 750 mg (in stead of 500 mg) antibiotic for minimum 10 to 15 days full course to get rid off the infection (and also to prevent the carrier state).
Meanwhile,you can take over the counter pain killers like dicofenac 50 mg or paracetamol 500 mg and drink plenty of water orally.
Take liquid citralka 2TSF three times daily if you have burning micturition.
Therefore,You should see a physician or urologist who will know about all the tests and can prescribe you appropriate full course antibiotic (levofloxacin 750 mg is best for UTI if not resistance) with other symptomatic treatment.
Hope this detailed explanation will be helpful.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
I have read your whole query and understand the concern.
I will keep urinary tract infection from your symptomatology as the first possibility as per your symptoms but it needs to be evaluated further.
Here,I would like to tell you that you should go for CBC and Urine examination tests before starting broad-spectrum antibiotics (like ciprofloxacin).
If you have been ruled out kidney infection then thee is less chances of having some bladder infection or urinary infection.
Repeat ultrasound of KUB region can also be done with full bladder to rule out any other bladder pathology but it should be done only after physician's advice.
In my opinion,you should take sufficient dosage of ciprofloxacin, because in urinary tract infection,I generally prefer to give at least 750 mg (in stead of 500 mg) antibiotic for minimum 10 to 15 days full course to get rid off the infection (and also to prevent the carrier state).
Meanwhile,you can take over the counter pain killers like dicofenac 50 mg or paracetamol 500 mg and drink plenty of water orally.
Take liquid citralka 2TSF three times daily if you have burning micturition.
Therefore,You should see a physician or urologist who will know about all the tests and can prescribe you appropriate full course antibiotic (levofloxacin 750 mg is best for UTI if not resistance) with other symptomatic treatment.
Hope this detailed explanation will be helpful.
Regards,
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