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A girl around 2yrs with uti. Recovered aftet course of antibiotics. After 50 days she got uti again. What's the solution?

Answer 1

Hi - I have had UTI's all my life. The simplest casue might be that she is not wiping herself properly (if she is doing that yet). Make sure she is wiping from the front to back (ie so bacteria do not transfer from anus to urinary tract). If she is still in diapers, this could be contributing to the problem. Try and change her more regularly.

She could also have a reflux, which is what I suffer from. The muscle that stops the flow of urine when we pee malfunctions and allows a little bit of urine to go back up into the bladder. This allows bacteria to enter the system. It is something she may grow out of as it is fairly common.

I would suggest you try and limit the amount of sugary foods and drinks she consumes as high sugar diets give the bacteria a higher chance of gaining hold. Have her drink a lot of water, and if she can handle the taste, cranberry juice with no added sugar.

Answer 2

i used to get uti & kindey infections frequetly 3-4 times a year (5 years in a row) ... the last time i had it i stared drinking 8 oz cranberyy juice a day every day for like 3 months, (i drank the white cranberry abut not mixed with other fruits ) its been 4 years since i had my last uti or kidney infection.

in addition stool getting in the "area" can get the Urinary tract messed up. wipeing front to back should help, reduce that risk.

good luck

Answer 3

Keeping yourself well hydrated will help. Go to a health food store and get some dried cranberries; eat some every day. Also urinate after sex, it will help flush out any bacteria that gets into your urethra. Don't use harsh soaps on your genital area; get a body soap that doesn't contain any perfumes or dyes. Again, you can find this type of soap at a health food store. Wear panties with a cotton crotch, preferably white. Don't wear thongs; this can create a direct line from your anal area (which is loaded with bacteria) to your vaginal area. Sleep without underwear to allow your genital area to breathe. Get some of those wet wipes and use them after using the bathroom. Being that you are so sensitive to UTI's, you may want to consider buying toilet paper that is not treated with bleach; yes, at the health food store. Try not to wear pants that are too tight. Consider getting a tea tree oil body wash; tea tree oil kills bacteria on your skin. I'm thinking perhaps you are transferring bacteria from your skin to your genital area. If you decide on cranberry pills or juice, please go to the health food store and get some organic juice or pills. The juice that they sell in regular stores is full of added sugar and other unnecessary things. Don't "hold" your urine, when you have to go, go!

Also consider buying undies made with organic cotton. Other cottons are whitened with bleach and other chemicals. Switch your laundry soap to something made for babies, like Dreft. Perhaps give up using fabric softener and dryer sheets; these things can irritate you.

Answer 4

See a pediatric nephrologist and get a thorough check-up, including kidney function tests, ultrasound, Voiding Cysto Urethrogram. VCUG is done to see for reflux, in which the urine goes back to the ureter from the urinary bladder. Frequent UTIs are ofen due to an underlying anomaly.

Answer 5

There is something very strange about a girl that young getting a UTI. Better get a 2nd opinion. And don't rule out that she might be being molested.

Answer 6

UTI can reoccur through out a persons life, she needs to tell her gynecologist, and make sure there is nothing serious wrong with her. Most likely she will just need more antibiotics.

Answer 7

Try cranberry juice. I've had a lot of problems with severe UTIs. Cranberry juice is the only way I've found that really helps. You can even try the white cranberry juice. I prefer that because I find it to be less tart.

Answer 8

drinking 8 ounces of pure, unsweetened cranberry juice is the best preventative. UTI's are very common in girls/women. make she she is wiping from front to back so that the bacteria that causes UTI's is not spread ..Cipro use, longterm, is never the answer

Answer 9

put her on antibiotics first. rule out child abuse...then ask a doc to rule out a vesicourteral reflex which is a very common cause of recurrent UTI. after the above two are ruled out investigate for some immune defeciency disorder

Answer 10

I hope this information will help you and would encourage you to see a Pediatrician or Urologist:

Many children who get urinary tract infections have normal kidneys and bladders, but children who have an abnormality need to have it detected as early as possible in life to try to protect their kidneys against damage. Abnormalities that could occur include the following:

Vesicoureteral reflux. Urine normally flows from the kidneys down the ureters to the bladder in one direction. With reflux, when the bladder fills, the urine may also flow backward from the bladder up the ureters to the kidneys. This abnormality is common in children with urinary infections.

Urinary obstruction. Blockages to urinary flow may occur at many sites in the urinary tract. Blockages usually occur if the ureter or urethra is too narrow or a kidney stone at some point stops the urinary flow from leaving the body. Occasionally, the ureter may join the kidney or bladder at the wrong place, preventing urine from leaving the kidney in a normal way.
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Do Urinary Tract Infections Have Long-Term Effects? Young children are at the greatest risk for kidney damage from urinary tract infections, especially if they have some unknown urinary tract abnormality. Such damage includes kidney scars, poor kidney growth, poor kidney function, high blood pressure, and other problems. For this reason it is important that children with urinary tract infections receive prompt treatment and careful evaluation.
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Points To Remember Urinary tract infections occur in about 3 percent of girls and 1 percent of boys by age 11.

A urinary tract infection in a young child may be a sign of an abnormality in the urinary tract that could lead to repeated problems.

Symptoms of a urinary infection range from slight burning with urination or unusual smelling urine to severe pain and high fever.

Untreated urinary infections can lead to serious kidney damage.

Talk to a doctor if you suspect your child has a urinary tract infection.
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