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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...
Tests After UTI
Asked by N.F. from Grand Rapids
on August 25, 2009
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My 2 year old son was just diagnosed with a UTI last week. So today I brought him into the Doctors to talk to our Doctor about it. Well he put him on the antibiotic ...
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- I haven't read any other responses to this so I apologize if this is repeated info. Are you sure you have the right test name? A VCUG is minimally invasive and is n...
- I am not sure wht a VCUG is, but I can share my experience about UTIs and toddlers. First it is very odd for a two year old to have one..it is even odder that it is a...
- N. DO NOT DO IT UNLESS HE HAS HAD A CONSTANT PROBLEM!!!! My duaghter was diagnosed with a uretroceel in utero they said it could be something or not turn into anyth...
On Again off Again Upset Stomach
Asked by M.F. from Seattle
on April 25, 2009
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I have a five year old who has had issues for 3 weeks now with his stomach. Sometimes he throws up, other times he lays on his stomach because he says that helps him ...
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- M., When you have exhausted all your considerations, take him to Childrens Hospital. Our son suffered from an upset stomach on and off accompanied by diarrhea and ...
- It may just be gas. I don't want to say it's not one of these other more serious things, but I used to throw up when I had gas. And laying on my stomach helped me fe...
- One of my nephews was throwing up off and on for a few weeks and it turned out to be pneumonia. Strep can also cause a child to throw up.
Need Advice for Uti-like Symptoms in 2 Year Old Boy
Asked by S.S. from Portland
on May 14, 2008
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My almost 2 year old son was treated with a round of antibiotics that we just finished last week for what seemed to be an obvious Urinary Tract Infection. He had been ...
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- I am a mother of three boys. When my oldest, who is now 9, was five, he was complaining of UTI like symptoms. He was constantly itching himself, going to the bathroo...
- My son had an issue like this when he was about 6. Turned out he was constipated! Our traditional pediatrician verified this with an x-ray, which I wasn't thrilled abo...
- It sounds like a pretty terrible experience. I have no experience with a little boy with an UTI... but I am responding solely to advise that you should take him to a d...
Uti
Asked by L.B. from Lubbock
on August 13, 2008
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Ok ladies, I have had UTIs (Urinary Tract Infection) before. So I know the symptoms. My prob is I usually catch it in time and take the AZO pills. How long do I wait b...
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- I have UTI's all the time. I have had 4 in the last year and couldn't get rid of this last one. I found a vitamin-type cranberry supplement at Walmart that I take da...
- If you're drinking cranberry juice, make sure it's made with real cranberries. I drank some with my last UTI, only to discover that it was mostly apple juice and arti...
- Push clear fluids and cranberry juice or lemonade. Blessings, P. <><
16Mo Old Acting like Private Area Is Hurting
Asked by R.P. from Wichita
on August 14, 2009
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hi all. got a question for you, my daughter just started acting like her private area is bothering her. she is acting ok now but for the last hour she was grabbing her...
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- Please, please, please call your pediatrician and have her evaluated for a UTI! Fever with no other real symptoms, pain... classic symptoms. Left untreated, it could p...
- Hi Rachael, I know this is late, but I would also like to chirp in that it could be a Urinary Tract Infection. My daughter has had 2. Once while in diapers and there...
- I agree with other two responses...get her to the doctor asap, even if her fever has subsided. It is very likely a common UTI/bladder infection which (from my own per...
Urinary Tract Infection on 8 Mo ?
Asked by M.B. from Phoenix
on December 22, 2008
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Just thought I would see if anyone else had an infant with similar symptoms? Two weeks ago our daughter had a fever of 102.3. We called the pediatrician in the middl...
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- I just went through a very similar experience with my 2 year old who was having recurrent UTIs one after another, she even got one while already on antibiotics. Anywa...
- Hi M., Is the fever the main/only symptom? You mentioned that she is not eating as much and is gagging and not nursing as much...has she by any chance been constipate...
- Hi M. - When your daughter was running a fever, was she taking in much fluids? She could have been dehydrated and that is why there was only a small amount of urin...
Urinary Tract Infection in Baby Girl
Asked by J.B. from Columbus
on August 5, 2009
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Hello. I recently took my 11 month daughter to the doctor because she had a fever of 103 that was not decreasing with motrin or tylenol. The doctor could not find an...
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- Hi J. I understand your concern about the testing after "just 1" UTI, but I was a Medical Assistant in a pediatricians office for 7 years and trust me it is definitel...
- Hi! My daughter when she was 3 months old went to the mergency room because she had afever of 102. While she was there for 3 days they did many tests and found thru a...
- The exact same thing happened when my daughter was around the same age and I felt the same way as you, no way am I having this test done for one infection. My dr. expl...
15 Month Old & a Urologist
Asked by S.H. from Huntsville
on May 14, 2007
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My daughter had a urinary tract infection last week. After 10 days of antibiotics, we took her for tests of her kidneys. Her doctor just called with the results toda...
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- my daughter had a uti when she was 4 months old found out both my girls have kidney refluxes. I did to when i was little- it runs in family's so watch out when she has...
- My daughter first seen her neurologist at 12 months. she has since been diagnosed with epilepsy at 19 months. They are very gentle when doing tests.
- My daughter had a really bad kidney infection when she was about 4. We had to go to a urologist and they did an ultrasound to get some pictures and did a few other te...
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...
