Infection?

[jadedgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

So... I was hoping someone could help me figure out what is going on. For the last week I have had a very heavy, thick white to yellowish discharge and I have needed to urinate constantly. I mean it is so bad I have beed getting up 4 times a night to pee. Which of course means I haven't been getting much sleep. There is no itching and as far as I can tell no odor ,,although one time it did smell a little yeasty down there. I am currently on Nuvaring (which I love) and my bf and I have not had sex since all this started..mainly because I fell "yucky" down there! Any ideas?? Any recommendations on what to do since I won't be able to call my doc till monday!!!!

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[saturninea.livejournal.com]

4 times a night to pee? that is terrible!

judging from that alone, i would say you've got a UTI. are you having any burning or weird pain at all when you pee? if so, that's definitely a UTI.

the discharge could be yeast or bv. have you had either before?

regardless it sounds like you need to call your doctor on monday for the discharge issue.


HOWEVER, you are really peeing constantly, etc., though it is not exciting, you may need to go to the hospital. the rest of today, saturday, and sunday is TOO LONG TO WAIT if you've got a UTI. you have to be very careful, because UTIs can progress into a kidney infection which can be very damaging.


good luck!

[musicaldreams.livejournal.com]

I agree. You do NOT want to get a kidney infection. I was putting it off, trying to wait til Monday after it really started to bother me, but Sunday I ended up in the ER because the kidney pain was UNBEARABLE. I don't know which was worse - my kidney pains or having cortisone injections in both of my extremely sore hip/leg muscles, then having to be on my feet for 12 hours a day.

Most cities have after-hours clinics that you could try to get into today or tomorrow. You do not want it to get any worse.

Temporarily you could try drinking a lot of (pure, no added sugar or other fruit juices) cranberry juice. It's bitter but it could help. Still, I would get to a doctor ASAP.

[jupiter--crash.livejournal.com]

my dear you have a uti!:( i used to get them all the time!
go see a doctor so it does not turn into a upper urinary tract infection/kidney infection. for tonight-try this it might help, it definatly helped me.

take two extra strength tylenol or advil before going to bed. for some reason when i do that, idont have to pea/the urgency goes away.

also, drink lots of water. you will still pee alot, but you will be flushing everything out. let me guess, you dont pee too much when you have to go now?

and drink cranberry juice like no tomorrow-if you dont like it, drink blueberry instead...if not, you can even eat cranberries/blue berries whole.

i hope this helps!


p.s. alot of people in this community will definatly STRONGLY disagree with this, and ifyour really prone to yeast infections, dont do this, but when i get one i wash down there with antibacterial soap morning and night. and it helps so much. but im not prone to yeasties...

good luck!

[saturninea.livejournal.com]

hehe, i am one such person to disagree with you. but i'm curious, in what way does it help you? i mean, it can't really get rid of the bacteria that is in your ureathra, so i'm just curious as to what benefits it gives you.

[jupiter--crash.livejournal.com]

you know what? i dont know, all i know is that the first time i had a uti i was so ashamed/embarassed to tell anyone*ignorance* and i didnt know how to take care of it..i thought if i used antibacterial soap it would work...and 1 day later the itching stopped, a few days later all of my symptoms ceased. and i have been washing with antibacterial soap ever since..and have not experienced any problems.

ugghh

[jadedgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

I have not had any burning or pain when I urinate and I do take cranberry pills on a daily basis because I have had a uti in the past. I'm stopping to buy lots of cranberry juice on the way to work tonight and If I'm getting up four times again tonight I will definitly see if I can get to a dr or someone tomorrow. I was hoping it wasn't a uti because I wasn't having any burning.

Re: ugghh

[leave-it-be.livejournal.com]

get some Uristat too. it'll turn your pee fun colors and ease the pain.

Re: ugghh

[saturninea.livejournal.com]

yeah, unfortunately though you might not have burning, it could still be a uti. :(


unless you can get cranberry juice which is very low in sugar and has a high percentage of cranberry, just drink a lot of water. sugar, etc., will not help.