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.

Comments

[mandatorily.livejournal.com]

I know someone who started peeing blood, went to the hospital and found out she had E Coli, so, it might not be just a UTI. I'd say get her to the ER any way you can.

[knittinggoddess.livejournal.com]

UTIs are frequently caused by E coli, as that bacteria is usually in your gut. Some strains of E coli make you sick like you see on the news, but not all of them.

That said, I've had some surface-dwelling bacteria show up on a uti urine culture before, so it's not just fecal bacteria to blame.