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Had Light Blood In My Urine. Had UTI Blood Test Shows Low WBC. Can Antibiotics Be Avoided?

i have light blood in my urine, cloudy, and heavy urine (harder to pee). I'd never had this until I had a bad UT infection/hospitalization in January, recurrence in June and now, it seems another one. Could there be something other than a UT infection. Can I avoid antibiotics? Otherwise, very healthy, 55-year old, active, vegetarian female. June blood test showed low-ish WBC.

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posted on Wed, 25 Sep 2013
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General & Family Physician,  's  Response
hello dear .
thanks for your query at healthcaremagic,
urinary tract infections are common in females.
you have to take plenty if water and local hygiene for avoiding recurrent episodes of urinary tract infections.
but if your dignosed to be having urinary tract infection episode you have take antibiotics to avoid further complicating infections .
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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Nobin Hage's  Response
Hi Dear,
Your problem could be renal calculi.
Antibiotics are given incase there could be secondary infections.
Get an x-ray(kub), usg done.
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Had Light Blood In My Urine. Had UTI Blood Test Shows Low WBC. Can Antibiotics Be Avoided?

hello dear . thanks for your query at healthcaremagic, urinary tract infections are common in females. you have to take plenty if water and local hygiene for avoiding recurrent episodes of urinary tract infections. but if your dignosed to be having urinary tract infection episode you have take antibiotics to avoid further complicating infections . thank you