Beware UTI's and don't ignore worsening symptoms
By snowy
@snowy22315 (169940)
United States
December 2, 2021 11:25am CST
So, last night I was watching the news and they were reporting on what caused the death of a well known local former TV news reporter and anchor. It was sad, because she was helpful, warm and charasmatic. Those who knew her reported her as such, and her personality came through on her reports. Her family said that she said she thought she had COVID and may or may not have been tested.
She was a healthy person with no risk factors and was only 59 years old. Apparently, a UTI spread to her kidneys and caused her death. This is very scary because I experienced something similar this winter. Thank God, I recovered. I knew I should go to the doctor but when it was really at its worse was on the weekend and I would have had to pay more so I talked myself out of it.
I think the moral of the story is if you have a UTI, and it doesn't immediately improve with treatment.,See a doctor and don't play Russian Roulette with your life.
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7 responses
@Softncuddly (1600)
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2 Dec 21
Please take care and be safe all the time.
To avoid UTI, it is recommended yjay you drink more water. Take atleast 2-3L of water. It also helps if u drink coconut juices.
Avoid eating, salty, oilyband fatty foods.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
I do drink a fair amount of water. Yogurt helps with prevention too, as well as cranberry.
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@florelway (23116)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
3 Dec 21
@snowy22315 I've heard of cranberry as good for UTI
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
3 Dec 21
@florelway I think you mean food, yeah the juice is good or even the capsules they sell now are helpful.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
2 Dec 21
Good advice.
UTI though is preventable. One just have to be hygienic.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
Plenty of people are "hygienic" and still get them. There are multiple ways to get them, and certain people are more susceptible than others.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
3 Dec 21
@snowy22315 Yes, I gathered as much yesterday when I told my daughter about your discussion. She told me that her college friend Aika once grimaced in pain because she had a bout with UTI. Although a very hygienic person, she is prone to it. That time, my daughter saw her friend literally cry in school because of the physical pain.
Aika's solution to her problem - drink coconut juice once a week.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
3 Dec 21
@eileenleyva I am glad you have seen the light..
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
Can't believe you have never had one, you might have and just not noticed, although that is hard to do.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
@rebelann I thought all women had them at one time or another.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
2 Dec 21
Great advice. I get frequent UTI's, but the last one I had was a really bad kidney infection. My doctor really thought I had Covid, but was negative.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
Yes, the kidney infection could have been fatal as it was for this poor lady.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
@1creekgirl Wow, at least you got there in time.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
2 Dec 21
@snowy22315 I'm sure sorry about that poor lady. Mine was so bad my doctor gave me IV solutions in his office! I had Rocefen injections four days in a row and then on oral Rocefen for a week. He thought I had a blood clot in my lung, but it wasn't. It was the worst kidney infection or UTI I ever had. I'm thankful to have survived it.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
I didn't know that, probably a very good idea.
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@JudyEv (325750)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Dec 21
@snowy22315 Because most are incontinent, it's easy for them to pick up infections.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
2 Dec 21
Oh definitely! I've had many in the last 4 years and always go to dr asap. Not worth risk.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
It is not. Normally they are reasonably easy to treat but any sign of spreading can not be ignored.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
2 Dec 21
@Courtlynn They wouldn't have to tell you, you would probably know. Chills, fever things like that are indications. Never let it get to that point.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
2 Dec 21
@snowy22315 id be so freaked out if i heard it spread
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
3 Dec 21
They can be pretty bad, and if they spread, you definitely need to hightail it to the doctor immediately.
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