Recurrent UTIs
Hi everyone,
sorry this is my first post in a while, last time I posted I had just found out I was pregnant. Unfortunately we lost our baby at 12 weeks and because having MS isn't enough of a health issue my pregnancy ended up being a partial molar pregnancy which could have had serious implications for my health. Since this happened I have had recurrent UTI symptoms and I'm starting to get a bit down about them.
Every time I go to the doctor the test strip comes back negative for a UTI but I have pain in my back, an urgency to go (sorry TMI) and a headache and generally feel bad, this is sometimes accompanied by nausea (but this could be the Copaxone I'm on or just MS itself!). The doctor sometimes treats me and sometimes doesn't. I'm just a bit confused as to why the tests are showing as negative when I know my symptoms are very real.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Thank you,
Maggie
@dinocorn , I'm sorry to hear about your pregnancy. That must have been a tough time for you and your family. Urinary urgency isn't just a symptom of a UTI, it could be a sign of urine retention, which can be a common problem with MS. This may be the problem, which can then put pressure on your kidneys, hence the back pain - I assume it's lower back. I would suggest you need some incontinence advice or a referral to Urology. Hope this helps.
I get these symptoms from time to time as well and it usually comes back negative. I never know if the urgency and pain is a UTI or the urinary retention I get sometimes. My neurologist has referred me to a urologist. I hope you feel better.