My Doctor Thinks I Might Have Interstitial Cystitis . I

Posted on Tue, 16 Oct 2018

Question: My doctor thinks I might have interstitial cystitis. I took a round of antibiotics because she said I had a UTI but the culture grew out nothing. I still have blood in my urine and terrible pain and fullness in kidneys and back. CT scan revealed no stones. I don't have any urgency or pain when I pee in fact I barely can go and have very low output. Probably because I can't hardly get water down. What are your thoughts

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please share the reports

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Please attach the CT and the urine microscopy report here.

I shall have a look and opine

Waiting for your response,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (2 hours later)

I do not have the CT scan or UTI report

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (16 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Needs evaluation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for getting back to me.

You say there is blood in urine which is a serious issue to be looked into. A physical trauma or a wound bid enough to bleed are the ones which can cause blood in urine.

This may need evaluation with a cystoscopy if the CT did not reveal anything.

If the urine shows only pus cells though the culture shows no growth, taking antibiotic course would suffice.

Hope, I answered your query.

Wish you good health.

Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar