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Constantly get uti's almost every month? have no symptoms but urine test always show bacteria so i'm constantly on antibiotics. is this ok for my body
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Maybe: Is your urine a clean catch? Does it have minimal epithelial cells in it? People commonly become 'colonized' with bacteria in their bladder but it does not mean you have an infection.
Answered 4/24/2015
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