UTI from bad water?

[pinkmath.livejournal.com]

Hello Superstars!
Mom my has a UTI she started peeing blood this morning. (She is going to the doctor tomorrow morning even if I have to DRAG her there.) Anyway she is absolutely convinced that she got it from drinking the tap water at work. The tap water is not monitor by the city so who knows if it is contaminated with something.

I can't find any thing on Google saying she would get a UTI from drinking bad water. I don't think it's possible

What do you think? Any sources saying one way or the other would be helpful.

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[pinkmath.livejournal.com]

In the past 3hours she has peed twice. Neither time had blood. I watched her pee so I know for myself.

I am confused. UTI that was bleeding but now isn't?

[somniumdraconae.livejournal.com]

Are you two positive that the first time was blood and, if it was, that it was coming from her urethra?

Some foods can discolor urine to a rather startling red/orange. What has she eaten in the past few days? New meds?

Eta: http://www.bettermedicine.com/article/urine-color-changes

Also, does she has any discharge, vaginal or anal, that might explain what happened? Spotting? Hemorrhoids?

[archangelbeth]

Whew that it was only the once, then! As others said, it might be something else coloring her urine, such as food coloring! I hear that Red Velvet cupcakes can be notorious for "AUGH BLOOD!" moments, for instance.

Did you manage to drag her to pee in a cup and get it cultured today? O:> If not... Lots of water to drink, and go pee in a cup Tuesday. Better to rule out a UTI than to risk that it's gone silent, if financially possible.

Good luck!

[pinkmath.livejournal.com]

She decided she HAD to see HER doctor three hours away instead of my local clinic at 8am. But yes Monday she saw her doctor peed in a cup and got 7 days of strong antibiotics plus a refill if her pee doesn't clear up.
She peed blood for eight hours then suddenly stopped. Weirdest thing.

[archangelbeth]

Hooray that she went to the doctor and got the antibiotics!

...blood for 8 hours and stopping is... yeah, that's definitely unexpected! I guess just keep an eye on her. Back pain, fever, general whole-body fatigue/unwellness, and that would be ER time. But hopefully the antibiotics will fix everything!