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Posted 3/22/2015 4:46 PM (GMT 0)
So I have been on Imuran about a year now with little problems and am in remission. about a month ago I got my first ever UTI and was put on cipro x3days. A few days after it cleared up I had this strange uncomfortable feeling down there. I am a 23y.o. female who is sexually active with my bf of 4 years so its not a STD. The best way to describe it is it only happens when Im dehydrated or when I wake up in the mornings and pee, my bladder gets empty and I have an uncomfortable feeling in my urethra until I drink enough water again through the day. I don't have discharge, uti symptoms or pain other than the uncomfortable feeling. Any idea what it is? Im considering going to a urologist since my GP is just writing me antibiotic after antibiotic.
Posted 3/22/2015 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
I would see a urologist. I've been feeling something off, too, but it's a bit different. I still feel like I need to go after going, but I can't get any more out. Almost like with Crohn's sometimes, where you still feel a need to strain but are empty. It feels a bit like I did when I got the catheter out after my c-section and it took forever to be able to figure out how to pee. My urinalysis came back normal, so I'm not sure what's going on. The urologist was helpful, but not completely.
Posted 3/22/2015 8:36 PM (GMT 0)
Definitely see a Urologist. I have IC, Interstitial Cystitis, along with my Crohns and PSC. I felt like I constantly had a UTI. Antibiotics did nothing for it. I dealt with this for several years then one day it was so bad. I felt no one believed me. Sent to a urologist and after a lot of testing he found I have IC. Elmiron was the only medicine for it. I took that for about 4 years. I had to stop when I found out I have a liver disease. My new urologist has me taking a different medicine and doing great now. It's a condition where acidic foods and drinks can really set it off. Sorry for such a long reply. :)
Posted 3/23/2015 12:10 AM (GMT 0)
What did they test for to diagnose your IC? My sister has it, which makes me suspicious that I do since they did a scope of the bladder and a CT scan with contrast and didn't find any problems.
Posted 3/23/2015 4:07 PM (GMT 0)
Mine was diagnosed from the bladder scope. it showed several very angry looking spots on the bladder wall.
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