UTIs in Older Adults Symptoms & Prevention

[@elainel4348]

Thank you for sharing this information. I was told at 68 that I had a UTI and was put on antibiotics w/o urine sample ordered.

[@christinecote4639]

May I ask, did you have symptoms of a uti? If not, what symptoms did you have that prompted you to be seen by a doctor? Thanks in advance.

[@elainel4348]

@@christinecote4639 My appt was by phone. I don’t recall the symptoms that time.

[@edwardlulofs444]

Thank you for this important information.

[@ash9x9]

Lost my mother to UTI which got into Urosepsis eventually..

[@shawnaford5540]

I do not get pain when I pee. The frequency and urgency and in severe cases incontinence Occasionally I do get fever and chills. And twinges of pelvic pain. Just starting low dose estrogen suppository to see if this helps. The spot test Urinalysis does not show infection but cultures do show infection.

[@wendygretzinger5555]

I have read studies linking bacteria found in chicken, after ingestion, to more frequent UTIs. It is mostly in women. If this is even remotely common, it should be made clear to the public.

[@annehancock9032]

I would like a more clear definition of “colonized” bladder.