Patient Comments: Urinary Tract Infection In Adults - Symptoms

What were the symptoms of your urinary tract infection?

Comment from: GrannyO, 65-74 Female (Patient) Published: January 06

I have been hospitalized twice in the last five months and both times I've had a UTI. Now, a nurse tells me that UTIs can make a person dizzy, unsteady, and even fall, which I had done in both cases. The second one resulted in a concussion which made me quite ill. Basically she is telling me that the UTI came first then the fall. But, I have no symptoms of a UTI.

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Comment from: Bonnie, 75 or over Female (Patient) Published: October 27

Mine spread to my kidney and I landed in ICU. Now 10 days later they say the antibiotics worked so now I am home. Yesterday I had a urine test and was told it is okay, but I still feel vey bad.

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Comment from: Capergal, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: September 21

My UTI symptoms include the need to void more often, burning with urination, and a general overall fatigue. I have just discovered I have a problem with my urethra - it moves and it shouldn't. I think that this may be causing the recurrent UTIs.

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Comment from: Dawn, 65-74 Female (Caregiver) Published: December 24

My husband has severe pain in the lower left side in the back. Dr. said it was a urinary infection. He is taking antibiotics.

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Comment from: 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: July 24

Symptoms of my urinary tract infection were pain, burning upon urination, frequency turned to urgency with no ability to urinate anymore, very tired, and so painful I couldn't get up. Antibiotics given and within a few days, symptoms gone.

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Comment from: jimimac, 55-64 Male (Patient) Published: June 18

The symptoms of my urinary tract infection were that when I pee, it just dribbles out and if I have a bowel movement the pain goes away for a short time. Sitting brings the pain back.

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Comment from: Paula, 25-34 Female Published: May 03

Symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) that I usually experience are painful urination, urgency to urinate, very small volumes or urine, and also my back hurts. I was experiencing UTI symptoms plus candidiasis every 15 days. However, after reading about alternatives to antibiotics, I tried virgin coconut oil (three tablespoons a day). It's been more than a month and I have no UTI-candidiasis. It seems it works really well as a natural antibiotic, antifungal, etc. I'm very happy for not taking antibiotics for quite a while so far.

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Comment from: Female Published: March 19

Have had severe vaginal burning for a couple of weeks. Gave my doctor a urine sample and he did blood work. His nurse just called and told me that I have UTI and has called Walgreens so that I can pick up a prescription. Will let you know more lately, but I knew that I was suffering, but it took the doctor quite a while to do anything about it. Should have been taken care of much sooner.

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Comment from: chronic sufferer, 19-24 Female (Patient) Published: January 12

My current symptoms are pelvic pain, lower back pain, bloating, chills, pain when urinating, some blood in urine but it's not noticeable until I wipe...The only way I have gotten the pain to subside until I can go to the doctor is by 1) Drinking A LOT of water consistently 2) Cranberry pills, I've taken 5 in the past 2 hours 3)Constantly urinating as soon as I have the urge 4)Taking an over the counter anti-inflammatory pain reliever 5)Sitting in a warm/hot bath for 30 minutes, which helped with the pain until the medicine started taking effect.

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