white particles and stringy white mucous in urine

strawberry · Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 2

Battled for 5 months with a bladder infection. Had to take 3 courses of different antibiotics to get rid of the infection. Got bakc the results of the urine test few days ago and there is no bacteria present. yet am stil having problems - my uretha feels sore sometimes it burns abit and feel the need to urinate often. Have now noticed consistent white particles and stringy mucuos in my urine. I also suffer from vaginal thrush have had it for 5 years now and can't get rid of it but never caused problems with my urine Am rather worried? What could this be ? Have only one partner - my husband. Could he have passed me an std since have been having prob since I have known him. What exams should I do ? Any advice

pseudonim · Site Admin Joined: 25 Dec 2004 Posts: 486

Hey there,

This sounds to me as an UTI (Urinary Tract Infection). My sister had E. Coli bacteria and this caused the UTI. I had chance to read that some experts blame E. Coli for 90% of UTIs, resulting in about 9.6 million doctor visits a year. Most of those visits are made by women. I guess you’re women too? Smile

Anyway, frequent urge to urinate, painful, burning sensation in bladder or urethra during urination, tired or washed out feeling, milky or cloudy looking urine, even reddish if blood present, that all are main UTI symptoms. Chronic UTI could cause cystitis (a bladder infection)
I’ve heard that drinking a lot of cranberry juice is good for bladder infection prevention.

The UTI can be cured with up to 3 days of treatment, based on antibiotics. The same is for Cystitis but it could last up to a week, but even through antibiotics E. Coli bacteria could develop the resistance against them.
In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis learned the reason bladder infections are so tough to beat is that the E. coli can dodge antibiotics by invading the immune system cells that line the wall of the bladder.

Anyway, I recommend an urologist exam to determinate the exact reason for your issue!

Do not hesitate to visit your doctor, it’s better to do it as sooner as possible to avoid possible infection complications!

Take care!
Pseud0

scubamuchacha · Newbie Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 2

Hey!
Just to let you know that i have discovered that Urinary Tract Infections can happen due to underlying symtomless STI's such as clamydia.
I would definately suggest getting this checked out.

Guest · Guest

Hi there!

I'm quite prone to UTI's, and I have found the following works for me:

To avoid:
-urinate immediately after sexual intercourse. I'm not saying jump up out of bed to go pee but within the first half hour. This flushes any bacteria "pushed" up into the urethra during sex. This has been almost foolproof for me.
-don't wear the same underware to bed that you wore during the day, and if possible don't wear underwear to bed. Give yourself room to breathe!
-don't hold your water, suck it up and use the public restrooms. Holding your water allows bacteria to build in your urinary tract.

To treat:
-I have allergic reactions to most anti-biotics so I treat with cranberry juice and green tea, alternating. As much as possible. The cranberry juice acts as a diuretic and the green tea is a detox agent.
-drinking as much water as you can and as little coffee, pop and alcohol as you can eases the pain of urination. The less urea and ammonia in your pee the less it hurts. If you are peeing mostly water it won't hurt so bad and you will clean yourself out faster.
-I can't tell you why but taking a hot hot bath with just my lower body in the water works wonders. It's just a temporary fix but it will help you sleep.

I really hope this helps!

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