does anyone know if a bladder infection is a bacterial infection??
482787
Virtually all bladder infections are bacterial (and therefore will respond to properly selected antibiotics).  Other organisms such as fungi and chlamydia can cause bladder infections as well.
931366
UTI, as in Urinary Tract Infection?
486790
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.
931591
Firstly, I am sorry that your doctor let you down. \nNow,I agree with the lab tech above, they are not the ones who decide what tests get done. Although,I will say as a nurse, if a culture comes back positive for bacteria noted; the lab, at the hospital in the town I work in, keeps the specimen for 24 hours. And if for some reason I forgot to check run a C&S if positive, they will usually call the MD's nurse or myself and varify order to run. Of course, even if the nurse and lab have all the information for the doctor, he can still refuse to change what antibiotic therapy(ABT) you are on. \nAs for quinolones ie cipro, levaquin, tequin etc; this group is usually a good first choice for urinary tract infections, but because of the over use of this group of ABT, bacterial resistant has increased to it. My only other thought here is the prostatitis, which simply put is the inflammation of the prostate. This can be from various causes, one of which is bacterial infection. Was it confirmed in the beginning that the prostatitis was caused by bacteria, and was an anti-inflammatory medication; ibuprofen, aspirin,etc; started?\nBasicly, the doctor did not follow the rule us nurses have to. We are hammer to think about what any prudent nurse would do in any given situation. Any prudent MD would have had the C&S run again after UA came back positive. And even if pt had not had foley cath. MD should have had another Urinalysis run in two weeks because most ABT regimes are not longer than this and high risk of resistence development.
771929
bladder infection occurs mainly due to\n1. First/secind time sexual intercourse.. which causes Coliform bacteria to reach up the urethra N then infect the bladder\n2. poor genital hygiene\n3. Any structural defect in the genito urinary tract\ntake it easy its pretty common to have a bladder infection, its not realted to eating veg food or not taking vitamins..\nask her to drink a lot of water n take the antibiotics regularly.. she'll be fine!!!
268757
a uti can cause the bladder to spasm and cramp. a urine culture only takes 48 hours to determine which bacteria is causing the infection
858624
UTI OR Urinary  Tract Infection , reasons for this could be various, pls contact doctor immediately.\ngood luck
575200
Urinary tract infection.  Go see a doctor.
957137
The first reconmendation would be to go to a Dr.\n\nIf you in fact do have a bladder infection you can also drink cranberry juice (if you can get passed the taste)\n\nAnother one is chicken broth. Sounds strange but works to flush out the kidneys/bladder..\n\nTaking antibiotics along with cranberry juice/chicken broth will help in recovery faster.
265438
The pee could be a sign of infection... go see a dr.\n\nHowever, the number two thing is something you really can't do anything about...
822948
You could definately have a Kidney or Bladder infection.  Do not wait to get to the Dr.  Kidney infections can land you in the hospital fast!  Drink lots of water and cranberry juice until your Dr. Appt. \n\nI do mean lots and lots and lots of clear liquids.\nDid I stress this enough?  LOTS!
660995
More than likely it is an infection--get to a dr., preferrably a urologist asap!
707298
my mom had bladder cancer, she had slight color of blood in her urine no pain or anything. she went to doc and they took urine sample and did test. then she had to go to a specialist the doc took an instrument and scraped the inside of her bladder and sent a biopsy in depending how much scraping they have to do you might have to have a catherder in for couple days. then if it turns out to be cancer you take treatments every week they squirt TB germs into your bladder you hold it in for couple hours you lie on your back for 15 then turn side for 15 stomach 15 side 15 back on back repeat takes about 1hour 30 min then you try going to bathroom then you have to pour bleach into toilet after you use it when you go home for 24 hours to make sure you kill the germs that was in you .  go to doc if you haven't OK ! cause you can't make your own diagnosis without test go to a urinenologist
700008
Are you drinking enough water?\nYou may have an UTI and should be checked by a Dr. to be on the safe side.
567962
That has nothing to do with it. You have a Urinary Tract Infection. See your doctor for antibiotics. I also suggest you drink a whole lot of water and or cranberry juice to help flush things out. Avoid caffeine for a day while you do this.
739883
Sometimes this can be the beginning of a bladder infection. If it starts burning it will be that but, you may not want to wait. Also, have you taken any muscle relaxers for anything else? They can sometimes cause the muscle that holds it relax before it would normally. just play it by ear. Try cranberry juice and if it continues, go see the Dr. May need antibiotic for bladder. Good luck.
924751
This sounds like a kidney and/or bladder infection to me. A simple urine test can tell-- Antibiotics usually knock it right out....