Diverticulitis and Blood in Urine??
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My GP has said I have diverticulitis (ct scan in a few weeks to confirm) but she also found blood in my urine?
Is this common with diverticulitis as starting to think I've also got something wrong with my kidneys!
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Guest sharonmac
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Many people with Diverticular Disease (DD) also find they get urinary tract infections (UTI). I wonder if it's to do with the DD irritating the bladder. I trust you have been given antibiotics for the diverticulitis.
sharonmac Guest
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No she did not prescribe me any antibiotics. I'm not in acute pain at the moment but the pain in my left side is uncomfortable and worse in the morning and when I'm sitting, but if I'm moving about I don't notice it as much - is that normal?
Guest sharonmac
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Diverticulitis is usually accompanied with fever, chills, cramps, altered bowels, low left hand pain. Sounds like you just have the inflammation rather than infection needing antibiotics. The left sided pain is typical, and I found sitting, bending and lifting aggravated it. But I also found that once I'd had a bowel movement, the pain eased. Glad you're having the CT scan as it's much less invasive. But the colonoscopy is the definitive tool for diagnosing DD. You may like to consider getting some dip strips to test your urine (online or chemist). If you follow the chart, it tells you whether you have blood and/or leucocytes in your wee. These are the markers for a urine infection. I know doctors are getting increasingly reluctant to prescribe antibiotics because of developing resistance, but you might seed some if an infection shows up.
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pwk sharonmac
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sharonmac pwk
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Thank you for your reply and that's put my mind a little at rest but not totally. Dr Google puts the living sh*ts in you!!
susan95516 sharonmac
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