Could the probiotics in kefir or yogurt possibly cause a bladder infection?
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yogurt helps bladder infections because it has good bacteria. that good bacteria eats away the bad bacteria. however if you have a bladder infection, it is always best to drink water to flush it out. also drink cranberry juice as it does work because of its acids. bacteria can't live in acidic places. you can also try cranberry pills which also work well. probiotics do not cause bladder infections but if you are on some antibiotic, it might work against it. seek advice from your doctor.
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Possible UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)\nOr you may just have a bladder infection\nDont take my word for it though I suggest you see a doctor for professional medical advice
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This sounds like a kidney and/or bladder infection to me. A simple urine test can tell-- Antibiotics usually knock it right out....
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I agree with above.  There should be a sensitivity to  medications to bacteria that were present in your last sample...presumably your doctor has that information and selected the antibiotic accordingly.  If you continue to have symptoms then you should have a follow-up urinalysis to verify that you are free of an on-going infection.  If you are clear then there is an entity called "interstitial cystitis"  Essentially an inflammatory process where the patient feels like there is an infection but none exists.  There are analgesics effective for the urethra...discuss it with your medical provider.
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Bladder and UTI's can pretty much be the same thing and the best way to avoid these is to drink plenty of water. Sodas and other sugary drinks can aggravate these areas. \nAlso if you are sexually active make sure to urinate both before and after sex to rid the area near the urethra of any bacteria. During sexual intercourse, the penis can introduce bacteria into the vulva and the act of intercourse can push this into the urethral opening and/or help introduce bacteria that are already present in the vulva into the urinary tract, possibly causing a urinary tract infection or bladder infection. Urinating both before and after intercourse can help prevent this.\n\nYour kidneys also need a plenty of water, so not too many sodas and sugary drinks!\n\nYeast Infections can be caused by a number of things including antibiotics. But one huge thing is wearing cotton panties. Let your goods breathe and don’t coupe them up in silky underwear and tight pants/jeans too often. The female body produces natural bacteria, but hot, damp places can breed the not so natural kind!\n\nFor all of the above, avoid too many bubble baths (or anything in the bath for that matter). Don’t let the manufactures fool you into buying all of the feminine hygiene products either. The fact is that soap and water are all you need to keep yourself clean, and these sprays, wiping cloths, deodorants, douches can throw off your pH balance and cause many of these problems/infections. Always remember to wipe from front to back!!!
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My answer would depend on if you are male or female.  I will assume female since we get them much more frequently than men. UTI is technically caused by a bacteria. However, rough or frequent sex can cause it(it can tear the urinary meatus thus allowing bacteria in), nylon underwear(by not letting enough air circulate), feminine powders and sprays, colored toilet tissue, yeast infections, and wiping the wrong way after urinating.\n\n\nHow to prevent them:  Always wipe front to back, urinate after sex(flushes the bacteria away from the opening), drink lots of water, wear cotton underwear, use white perfume free tissue, do not use feminine sprays or powders.\n\nGood Luck:) \n\nP.S. Cranberry Juice is a good home remedy the acidity inhibits bacteria growth and helps flush out your urinary tract.
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You should go to the doctor...he will more than likely prescribe ciprofloxacin 500 mg if it is a bladder infection, there are certain bacteria that are immune to certain antibiotics.  Why risk it? And what if it's not a bladder infection!?
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Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by bacterial infection. \n\nPyelonephritis is a kidney infection usually caused by bacteria that have traveled to the kidney from an infection in the bladder. \n\nWomen have more bladder infections (also called urinary tract infections) than men because the distance to the bladder from skin, where bacteria normally live, is quite short and direct. Usually, however, the infection remains in the bladder.\n\nA woman is more likely to develop pyelonephritis when she is pregnant. Pyelonephritis and other forms of urinary tract infection increase the risk of premature delivery. \n\nA man is more likely to develop the problem if his prostate is enlarged, a common condition after age 50. Both men and women are more likely to develop pyelonephritis if they have any of the following conditions: \n\nAn untreated urinary tract infection \nDiabetes \nNerve problems that affect the bladder\nKidney stones \nA bladder tumor \nAbnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the kidneys, called vesicoureteral reflux\nAn obstruction related to an abnormal development of the urinary tract \nTests or procedures that involve the insertion of an instrument into the bladder also increase the risk of urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis.\n\nChildren sometimes develop pyelonephritis because of an abnormality in the bladder that allows urine there to flow backward (reflux) into the ureter, the connection between the kidney and bladder. This can lead to scarring of the kidney. \n\nRarely, pyelonephritis is so severe that it is life threatening, especially in older people or in those with an impaired immune system.
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Yes... the live, active cultures found in yogurt are known as probiotics, or friendly bacteria.  They help to fight off candida, the bad bacteria found in a yeast infection.\n\nThe important thing to remember about yogurt is that the probiotics must still be live when you eat them in order for them to work... if the probiotics are dead, they aren't going to do much good.  It's not going to hurt anything, but you won't get the benefits.\n\nFrom the claims I've read, the probiotics in both of those yogurt brands are supposed to be live, so you should be fine with these.  Activia is my personal favorite.
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While Sean's answer is mostly correct, I disagree with his editorial comment.\n\nDifferent things cause inflammation - infection is one class of things that can cause them. In this case, infections in the urinary tract such as in the bladder are urinary tract infections (UTIs) - one involving the bladder is cystitis.\n\nInfections in other parts of the body can cause inflammatory changes in the bladder as well - for example in people with appendicitis, one can see inflammatory changes in the bladder or in the ureters. This is because inflammatory cells in one part of the body will release cytokines which can flow to another. Cells in other parts of the body will respond to those cytokines and may generate inflammatory changes.\n\nCancer is another situation in which there may be inflammatory changes without infection. \n\nSimilarly traumatic injuries whether non-intentional or intentional (surgery) will cause inflammatory changes.\n\nOther disease processes such as lupus or sarcoidosis may cause inflammatory changes as well, although rarer in the bladder.\n\nI'm not sure if I agree that the female bladder is less susceptible than the male bladder to inflammator attacks though. It is a fact that women do get more UTIs than men do after the first year of age. This is because the distance between the bladder and the outside of the body is much longer in men than in women - due to the differences in the length of the urethra. Consequently it is easier for bacteria to get from the outside into the bladder (which is normally a sterile environment) in women than in men. However, this would also mean that when men do get urinary tract infections, it may mean that its a more virulent strain of bacteria that gets there.\n\nAnecdotally, it does seem like I see more male nursing home patients presenting with bad cases of UTIs as opposed to female patients. Of course, I haven't taken a look at the specific numbers though. This may be due more to the presence of prostate problems in elderly men though.
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Urinary tract infection.  Go see a doctor.
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There is got to be a problem here, read this.\n\nWhat is cystitis?\n\nAn irritation of the lining of the bladder wall.\n\nSymptoms of cystitis include: \n\nUrinary frequency \nUrinary urgency \nBurning with urination \nDysuria (painful urination)  \nUrinary retention: (an inability to empty the bladder completely when voiding). \nHematuria: blood in the urine. \nVague abdominal (or suprapubic) pain.\nThings you can do to reduce cystitis symptoms:\n\nVoid frequently, as soon as you feel the urge to urinate and also before going to bed at night. \nIncrease fluid intake, drink at least 2 quarts of fluid a day to flush your bladder.\nTreatments or medications your doctor may prescribe for these bladder problems:\n\nAnalgesics pain medication. \nAntibiotics if concern of underlying infection or as preventive measure. \nIntravenous fluids to flush metabolites from the bladder. \nUse of Mesna (a compound that protects the bladder lining by binding to the metabolite acrolein in the bladder to form an inactive product that is readily excreted by the bladder.  The use of this does not compromise the antitumor activity of the chemotherapy).\nWhen to notify your doctor or health care provider of bladder problems:\n\nFever of 100.5º F (38º C) or higher, and or chills (possible signs of infection). \nSymptoms of bladder irritation: blood in the urine, frequency, difficulty or burning when urinating, pain.
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This is one of the few medical questions I am fully qualified to answer. I expect you're referring to the c-diff (clostridium difficile) toxin and the resulting horrors when it takes over the colon and begins to destroy healthy gut flora (this is the healthy and necessary bacteria which resides in our digestive tracts and allows us to process and digest food). Antibiotics CAUSE this deadly condition and we still overuse and abuse them. Astonishing!\n\nI very nearly died of the resulting disease process (pseudomembranous enterocolitis) 15 years ago and was in and out of hospital for six months. It was the worst and most frightening experience of my life but I survived it and am a healthier and in many respects a better person for having endured that ordeal. Enough of that.\n\nWhat you need to know is this: Avoid antiobiotics like the plague unless your illness is life-threatening (I haven't touched them in 15 years and I've had plenty of bouts with bronchitis, et al). If you are obliged to take them, don't just focus on rebuilding your normal gut flora after the fact; try to keep it strong throughout the period you are actually taking the antibiotics. \n\nThe best method is to ingest probiotics like lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidus. You can find these naturally in yogurt, but make sure the label indicates the presence of "live and active cultures" in whatever brand you buy or it will be worthless. You can also find acidophilus milk at many grocery stores. Both lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidus, as well as some other beneficial probiotics, can be found as supplements in health food stores, usually in capsule or powder form which needs to be refrigerated. \n\nI hope this helps. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask by using the "Add Details" link on your original question page. Good luck!
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Diet. Alcohol, tomatoes, spices, chocolate, caffeine, citrus drinks, artificial sweeteners and acidic foods may irritate your bladder. That makes symptoms worse. Try removing these things from your diet for a couple of weeks. Then try eating one food at a time to see if it makes your symptoms worse. \nSmoking. Many people with interstitial cystitis find that smoking makes their symptoms worse. Because smoking is also a main cause of bladder cancer, people with interstitial cystitis have another good reason to quit smoking. \nBladder training. Many people can train their bladder to urinate less often. You can train your bladder by going to the bathroom at scheduled times and using relaxation techniques. \nPhysical therapy and biofeedback. People with interstitial cystitis may have painful spasms of pelvic floor muscles. If you have muscle spasms, you can learn exercises to help strengthen and relax your pelvic floor muscles. \nTENS (this stands for "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation"). You can use a TENS machine to put mild electrical pulses into your body through special wires. Some doctors think that electrical pulses increase blood flow to the bladder. The increased blood flow strengthens the muscles that help control the bladder. It also releases hormones that block pain.
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A UTI(Urine Track infection) it can be of a few diffrent origins. It can be an infection of the kidneys, ureters,or the bladder caused by microgrnisms that either ascend frin tthe urethra(95% of the cases are of this orgin) or that is spread to the kidney for the bloodstream(5%) . About 7 millon American patients visit a health care provider each year because of a UTI. These infections commonly occur inotherwise healthy women men and childeren with prostatic hypertrophy or bladder outlet obstruction, and in children with congential anatomical abnnormalities of the urninary tract, and patients who have just had a catheters, \nMost UTIS are caused by  eschericha coli which causes 80 percent staphyiciccys saorophyticus is another common intruder. There are many more diffrent orgnisims that are responsible. \nThe symptoms of a urinary tract infection ... vary enormously.. it can be pain with urination.. frequency or urgency... pelvic pain or suprapubic discomfort. a low grade fever..or a change in the apperance or the smell of the urine. I suspect that your not an elderly person they could be confused having the fever, and even a coma this is only in a very sever case. \nNext your going to wonder how did I get this... basically 95 pr cent occur because the little bug travels up your urethia into your bladder or where ever it decides to cause the turmoil. It can cause burning when you pass urine also. But it can be cause by a STD if that is what your wondering.. this can be casued by a yeast infection, or any other STD or it can be caused by any orgnisim that has traveled in and up into your body. \nSome young brides or in modern times young women who are just starting to have intercourse in a frequent pattern can have an irritation that would resemble a uti.. also to prevent utis women should pass urine before intercourse and aftwards... drinking plenty of clear liquids can help to avoid this uncomfortable situation.. old wifes tales spoke of consuming cranberry juice there is some natural chemical that sooths and helps the infections to subside.. If you have blood or pus in your urine I dont suggest any home remidy but you will need to seek medical attention so to avoid its spread to the kidneys.. One would get them becuse the bug has decided that it likes you and want to annoy you so it takes up residence in your bladder ect... Any way best of luck always avoid sugar and coffee tight fitting panites and nylon panties or nylons these can contribute to a yeast infection which can spread to the uti...
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Eat yogurt with active acidophilus cultures in it.
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Really you should go to the doctor.  These infections can lead to loss of a kidney.  However, if you are having reoccurring infections you need to make sure to drink plenty of water in the AM especially and then throughout the day.  Also, cut out sugar and alcohol as these 'feed' the bacteria (both the good and bad).  \n\nDrinking a small glass of pure cranberry juice (with no sugar, yes it tastes awful) helps to keep the bladder environment acidic, helping to kill off the bacteria.  Finally, you need to encourage the good bacteria to grow and replace the bacteria.  You can do this by eating yogurt or other foods with 'live cultures' or get live bacteria pills from a vitamin store.  If you get the live bacteria pills make sure they are refrigerated or you'll get sick.