Re: Question re cloudy urine

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Ceftin is cephalosporin -- a wide-spectrum antibiotic -- and *should*

cover it, although it's not the drug of choice for a UTI (which is

Septra, I believe).

Donna

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> Hi all -

>

> Does quite cloudy urine mean that a UTI is likely? (5

> yr old boy) Or are there other common reasons? He

> has also had low grade temp of 99.5 for the last week,

> and sinus drainage down back of the throat, and was

> just put on Ceftin today, but I had not really noticed

> the cloudy urine, but now I realize I've seen it

> before in the past week.

>

> If it is a UTI, would Ceftin (like Cefzil) cover it?

> Or do I need to call the (new) ped for further testing

> and different antibiotics?

>

> Thanks-

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[Guest guest]

Here's a link to a Parents Magazine list of antibiotics and their

primary uses:

http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jhtml;jsessionid=P3XJXBLNRRI5XQFIBQNSCZQ?st\

oryid=/templatedata/parents/story/data/2024.xml & catref=prt23

> >

> > Hi all -

> >

> > Does quite cloudy urine mean that a UTI is likely? (5

> > yr old boy) Or are there other common reasons? He

> > has also had low grade temp of 99.5 for the last week,

> > and sinus drainage down back of the throat, and was

> > just put on Ceftin today, but I had not really noticed

> > the cloudy urine, but now I realize I've seen it

> > before in the past week.

> >

> > If it is a UTI, would Ceftin (like Cefzil) cover it?

> > Or do I need to call the (new) ped for further testing

> > and different antibiotics?

> >

> > Thanks-

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't personally have experience with this, but a friend's daughter had a

URI a year ago when she was five. She had to run to the bathroom a lot

because when she needed to go it was urgent and she was experiencing the

need to go frequently. It also burned when she went to the bathroom and she

even experienced a burning/itching feeling when she did not feel the urge to

go. If your son doesn't experience any of these symptoms and his fever

stays down, he should be OK. An EMT friend of mine said that URIs are very

common and usually go unnoticed and undiagnosed because people aren't even

aware that they have them. They just clear up on their own. Drinking lots

of fluids is a good idea too.

Hope this helps.

April

Question re cloudy urine

> Hi all -

>

> Does quite cloudy urine mean that a UTI is likely? (5

> yr old boy) Or are there other common reasons? He

> has also had low grade temp of 99.5 for the last week,

> and sinus drainage down back of the throat, and was

> just put on Ceftin today, but I had not really noticed

> the cloudy urine, but now I realize I've seen it

> before in the past week.

>

> If it is a UTI, would Ceftin (like Cefzil) cover it?

> Or do I need to call the (new) ped for further testing

> and different antibiotics?

>

> Thanks-

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

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Here's a link to a great little info page on UTIs (I just love Dr. Greene's

website)... you can have them without having any symptoms at all. If you

suspect one, it's as easy as a urine sample to check it out. For little

boys who can't " go in the cup " yet, I would insist on trying a urine

collection bag instead of the catheter.

http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21 & action=detail & ref=1217

Caroline

[Guest guest]

My poor guy had a terrible UTI several weeks ago. He didn't seem to have any

symptoms at all until one day it suddenly became very painful for him to pee.

By the time we got to the doctor a few hours later, he was peeing blood so

dark that it was frightening. When the doctor asked him if his urine had

looked or felt differently in the past few days, he said it felt fine but was a

bit

cloudy (he's a teen and long potty trained). UTIs can be uncommon and

dangerous in boys and is easily tested, so I'd suggest that you get it checked

out

soon just in case.

Another possibility is yeast overgrowth. I've heard some people say they see

cloudly urine when yeast is really high.

Gaylen

[Guest guest]

You know, I thought about the possibility of yeast

since the foreskin is intact. That was the suspicion

I felt almost immediately.

If you think Ceftin would cover a UTI (?), then I

could request a urine culture and be sure to ask that

they include checking for yeast?

Thanks -

--- Googahly@... wrote:

> My poor guy had a terrible UTI several weeks ago.

> He didn't seem to have any

> symptoms at all until one day it suddenly became

> very painful for him to pee.

> By the time we got to the doctor a few hours later,

> he was peeing blood so

> dark that it was frightening. When the doctor asked

> him if his urine had

> looked or felt differently in the past few days, he

> said it felt fine but was a bit

> cloudy (he's a teen and long potty trained). UTIs

> can be uncommon and

> dangerous in boys and is easily tested, so I'd

> suggest that you get it checked out

> soon just in case.

>

> Another possibility is yeast overgrowth. I've heard

> some people say they see

> cloudly urine when yeast is really high.

> Gaylen

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