urinary problems - fistula?

my daughters urinalysis results came today, their's no specific infection, but the white count is very high. the internist said she should be treated for an infection- more antibiotics- the gastro isn't in and i'm worried about a fistula being the cause- she had a good sigmoid 1 month ago-dr saw no sign of disease- her colitis symptoms are gone for now, but she was complaining of frequent urination when it came on the urge was very strong could a fistula form this fast?
internist mentioned fistula as a posiblity, can these be seen on another test or would she have to be scoped again?

Those aren't the typical symptoms of a fistula and you do realize fistulas aren't common with UCers? A fistula starts as an abcess. Abcesses are extremely painful and along with the pain there is generally a fever. It would be hard to miss an abcess or fistula. Also if she had a recto-vaginal fistula she would have stool coming out of her vaginal area. Again, hard to miss.

Sue

It's unlikely that your daughter has a fistula. She'll run the urinalysis results by the gastro this Thursday, right? I'd recommend that she tell the gastro about her series of sinus infections, tonsilitis, and now apparent cystitis-- to get an opinion on her susceptibility/treatment needs. The women's self-help medical lit usually recommends to drink ca. 4 oz. of natural cranberry juice daily to help protect the bladder from bacteria in general. I find that advice helpful. Try not to worry because bladder infections are fairly common in adult females. / Old Hat (nearly 30 yrs with left-sided UC; currently on 3 Colazal daily for maintenance of remission)

Natural cranberry juice has very low sugar-- you may be thinking of cranberry juice cocktail, which is to be avoided because it's full of added sugar. High white blood cell count in urinalysis is NOT typical of UC. What can happen with UC, in my experience, is that the bladder can get a bit irritated from purging liquids used prior to colonoscopy, or from steady high doses of 5-ASA meds. I limit my consumption of citrus, which seems to help prevent that irritation generally. I don't think a UC patient taking oral 5-ASAs should drink 8 oz. of orange juice daily, for example, but 4 oz. should be o.k., same for natural cranberry juice. Plus drink water continuously thru the day-- helps the colon as well as the urinary tract. / Old Hat

In the past I used "Northland" Cranberry Juice because it has no sugar added, unlike the juice cocktails.

NBT