A UTI Making You Sick?

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The classic signs of a common complaint: frequent urination along with a burning sensation. But some people don’t get it when it comes to a urinary tract infection. Instead they experience fever, chills and nausea.

“They may not have the burning or the classic discomfort in the bladder area, they just got the symptoms of you have abdominal pain or pressure in your belly and you’re not sure where it’s coming form and you’ve got this fever or chills,” says urologist Dr. Mark Mintz. He is on medical staff of Lee Memorial Health System.

These symptoms usually mean the infection is in the kidneys as opposed to the bladder. Doctors perform a urine test to confirm the UTI diagnosis. Most frequently found in women - between 50-80% will suffer at least one. If not treated, this common condition can become a real pain.

“There are a lot of medications available that will treat urinary tract infections. It becomes an issue when you’ve had them for over years and years, if you keep chronic urinary tract infections they’ll start to do damage to the bladder,” says Dr. Mintz.

For years now, many people will reach for the cranberry juice to prevent urinary tract infections. There is some indication that it may have infection-fighting properties. But it's not clear how much cranberry you'd need or how often you'd need to drink it to have an effect.

“I think you’d need a lot of cranberry juice, cranberry pills. Flush fluids. So the best thing to do is just treat it.

Once your doctor has pinpointed your problem, it’s best to take the guess work out. And fight your urinary tract infection with proven science.

Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, FL is the largest network of medical care facilities in Southwest Florida and is highly respected for its expertise, innovation and quality of care. For nearly a century, we’ve been providing our community with everything from primary care treatment to highly specialized care services and robotic assisted surgeries.