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Is it possible to go years with a uti without knowing or having any serious health issues?
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No: You can have bacteria in your bladder and urine for years without problems, called asymptomatic bacteriuria. If you really had a urinary tract infection you would develop signs or symptoms long before infected for even 1 year.
Answered 12/16/2012
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