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Hi I am 63 years old & seem to be getting a lot of UTI s or don t ever get rid of them & theycome back. Very annoying &can t figure out why I get so many. I am type 2 diabetic an not very controlled. I have recently lost 40 lbs & that has helped but still not great. The UTI s are drivingme crazy
Fri, 21 Jul 2017
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Hi, Thanks for the query. I understand your query. Diabetes is known to affect kidneys &make them prone for infection. UTI has a tendency to recur.. as the bacteria remain in complex kidney tissue &get active in between to cause recurrent kidney infection.Uncontrolled diabetes adds to it.Proper sugar control itself helps to avoid recurrence along with antibiotic treatment - Choice of effective antibiotic would be by expert advise of .nephrologist after urine culture & sensitivity test. The curative dose & prolonged treatment advised must be taken strictly. - Divetriculum of bladder can lead to such recurrence... can be diagnosed by USG scan/ ct scan & treatment under expert guidance, Thanks
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Hi, Thanks for the query. I understand your query. Diabetes is known to affect kidneys &make them prone for infection. UTI has a tendency to recur.. as the bacteria remain in complex kidney tissue &get active in between to cause recurrent kidney infection.Uncontrolled diabetes adds to it.Proper sugar control itself helps to avoid recurrence along with antibiotic treatment - Choice of effective antibiotic would be by expert advise of .nephrologist after urine culture & sensitivity test. The curative dose & prolonged treatment advised must be taken strictly. - Divetriculum of bladder can lead to such recurrence... can be diagnosed by USG scan/ ct scan & treatment under expert guidance, Thanks