Bladder, Kidney & UTI: Preschooler
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Could She Have a UTI?
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on October 25, 2008
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My 3 1/2 year old daughter is suddenly peeing more frequently than usual. She woke me up at 4AM to go potty. This has NEVER happened. Throughout the day, she was go...
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- Hi J., Speaking as a urology nurse, the cranberry juice basically treats symptoms, so if there is an organism causing an infection, she would need antibiotics. It ...
- It sounds like a possible UTI, however, cranberry juice has to be unsweetened b/c the bacteria feeds off of the sugar and unsweetened cranberry juice (UCJ) is not good...
- DO call her doctor as soon as possible, or take her to an Urgent Care/Prompt Care outpatient facility. Do not attempt to treat it yourself - you can't. Symptoms may ...
4 Year Old with UTI
Asked by M.S. from Wausau
on February 18, 2009
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My 4-year old daughter started a bad habit last fall of waiting until the last possible minute to go to the bathroom. She would wait so long that she could barely get ...
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- Hi M. I think you should push water and if you can get her to drink cranberry and some other juice together. my daughter really likes cranberry blueberry juice but yo...
- My 4 yr old daughter had 6 bladder infections last year. Fortunately she hasn't had one since November and what we have been doing differently is giving her probiotics...
- I just saw a uroligist for myself because of all the UTI's I've been getting. He recomended getting extra vitamin c because that would keep the urine acidic and help ...
4 Year Old with Bladder Infection?
Asked by M.C. from Denver
on June 18, 2008
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I think my daughter has a bladder infection. She couldn't pee before bed tonight because of the pain. I will start giving her 100% cranberry juice in the morning and...
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- I found that when I got a bad bladder infection when I was pregnant, If I sort of "sprayed" (or poured, i guess) warm water over myself when I went to the washroom, it...
- you definitely need to take her to her Dr. to get a urine sample a bladder infection can develop into a kidney infection, antibiotics are necessary. Little girls are v...
- I'm sorry, but I would suggest taking her in for antibiotics. I get infections all the time, and it will get worse especially if she is already in pain. Cranberry juic...
Natural Car for Urinary Track Infection
Asked by J. from Provo
on July 29, 2009
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My son, 2yrs 3 mons has been telling me his "peepee" hurts. When I look at it all looks fine and normal. I have noticed that his diaper is wet/warm after he says it ...
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- You won't find anything "natural" to treat it. Also, if it is an infection it won't go away on it's own. A diaper being wet/warm wouldn't really make me think my son...
- Lot's of cranberry juice and water. The 2 will help flush the infection out of his body. Good luck! Make it a GREAT weekend! S.
- After I got married, I managed to get a really bad, recurring UTI that was resistant to antibiotics. What I finally ended up using was d-mannose powder, a natural rem...
Kidney Pain
Asked by L.B. from Los Angeles
on February 22, 2008
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I am planning on going to the Dr's today... but... I need to know if any of you have had the following symptoms. For two days in a row I have had excrutiating pain in...
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- I would not wait to go to the doctors. You should have gone when the pain got bad and when your urine was dark and with a strong oder. I have been fighting a UTI for ...
- Get to the Dr. and quick! You might have an infection called Pylo in the kidneys. I got it, thought I just had the flu and a bladder infection. I could barely walk,...
- Sounds like a kidney infection, which can be really dangerous, get to the doctor asap! Take care!!
Constipation and Urinary Tract Infection in a Toddler
Asked by N.I. from Washington DC
on August 13, 2008
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My 2 year old is having emotional times every time she has a bowel movement. She is upset when it happens. She acts like something bad is happened. We tried to encoura...
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- Is your daughter newly potty-trained? If so, it's not at all uncommon for her to have a fear (for whatever reason) of pooping in the toilet. Lots of kids this age do. ...
- Take her to your ped and get her tested for UTI. Also some kids have issues with thier sphincter muscles after holding their bowels so discuss this with the ped as well.
- sometimes if they are constipated they can't pee since the b/m crushes the urethra. Also, if she is constipated she could also have the UTI. I suspected a UTI in m...
Uti and Catheters
Asked by S.S. from Amarillo
on March 8, 2009
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hello moms! my daughter had a uti a couple months ago and since then my pedi has been super proactive about getting all these tests done to make sure she doesn't have...
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- I second the probiotics. Open a capsule into cereal or food every morning.
- My daughter was diagnosed with this at birth (they found it when checking for other problems so luckily she never had a UTI). She was put on antibiotics and we went to...
- Kidney Reflux is serious. My 11 year old cousin had to have a kidney transplant last summer because this type of reflux went un-diagnosed for so long that both kidney...
4 Year Old Holds Her Bladder Until Its Too Late
Asked by J.E. from St. Louis
on January 28, 2010
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My 4 year old always holds her pee until the very last minute. I think its because she doesnt want to stop what she doing until she absolutely has to. Well it sometime...
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- My four year old waits until the last minute as well though she has always made it to the bathroom in time (so far). I try to remind her to go pee at certain times of ...
- my three year old does the same thing, it comes and goes in phases depending on his moods. he went through a week awhile back where almost every day he was needing to ...
- It has probably become a vicious cycle. Holding it until she leaks encourages soreness, and the soreness encourages her to hold it. My granddaughter did that too. Try...
Signs of UTI in 4 Year Old
Asked by B.G. from Birmingham
on August 3, 2009
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Ok, my 4 year old daughter just got back from a week with my husband's dad & stepmother. Besides the normal amount of whining because she's been getting her way for a...
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- She doesn't necessarily have to have a fever to have a UTI. I would take her to the doctor and let them get a urine sample.
- You don't need a fever to have a UTI. And this definitely sounds like one. Give her sugar-free cranberry juice or a cranberry supplement, d-mannose, live-culture s...
- Hey B., I wouldn't wait for a fever. Your little one has a bladder or UTI infection based on what you are describing. Waiitng for a fever could result in an upper...
Could Son, Who Is Almost 5, Have Urinary Tract Infection?
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on August 29, 2009
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Hi, Moms.
I need your help. For the past week or so, my son, who is almost 5, has been going potty alot. He says something is wrong with his "pee pee", because he ...
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- Drink lots of water and cranberry juice and see if it helps.
- It sounds like a UTI to me, but I'm not a doctor. My son has had 2 UTI's when he was much younger than your son, and he was miserable. I would say to take him to Acu...
- I have had several UTI's and they are very uncomfortable. I would immediately take him to one of those after hours/weekend clinics, so he doesn't have to suffer until...
