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Suggest Treatment For UTI In Diabetic Patient
Sir my father in law suffered vid two cancer lung nd CLL ...right nw he is detected as diabetic patient because of urinary tract infection twice....his serium creterine was shoot up to4.6.....but nw its stable after tab cudo forte....pl suggest from where v cn get subsidised tablet
Thu, 21 May 2015
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I really understand your concern.
Urinary tract infection is very common in patients with diabetes, due to low immunity status and may be recurrent.
In such cases I recommend to my patients:
- Drink at least one large glass of liquid every hour.
- Avoid foods that irritate the bladder: caffeine, alcohol, tomatoes, citrus,
and spicy foods.
- Drink cranberry juice to help fight bladder infections. If you dislike the taste of plain cranberry juice, mix it 1:1 with another juice, such as orange juice.
The antibiotic that I would prescribe for your father is Bactrim 960 mg one tablet twice daily for 7 to 10 days, and for the pain Pyridium 100mg three times daily for 1 to 2 days (this drug turns urine orange, but nothing to worry).
Kindly rate my answer as helpful.
Dr. Elton
I really understand your concern.
Urinary tract infection is very common in patients with diabetes, due to low immunity status and may be recurrent.
In such cases I recommend to my patients:
- Drink at least one large glass of liquid every hour.
- Avoid foods that irritate the bladder: caffeine, alcohol, tomatoes, citrus,
and spicy foods.
- Drink cranberry juice to help fight bladder infections. If you dislike the taste of plain cranberry juice, mix it 1:1 with another juice, such as orange juice.
The antibiotic that I would prescribe for your father is Bactrim 960 mg one tablet twice daily for 7 to 10 days, and for the pain Pyridium 100mg three times daily for 1 to 2 days (this drug turns urine orange, but nothing to worry).
Kindly rate my answer as helpful.
Dr. Elton
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