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Can Kidney Stones Cause Urinary Tract Infections
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Can hyperthyroid cause urinary tract infection?
UTI: I don't think hyperthyroid cause UTI.
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Kidney (Definition)
The kidneys are paired organs that lie on either side of the vertebral column. Part of their critical functions include the excretion of urine and removal of nitrogenous wastes products from the blood. They regulate acid-base, electrolyte, fluid balance and blood pressure. Through hormonal signals, the kidneys control the ...Read more
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Can the bacteria in kidney stones cause recurrent kidney infections?
No : Kidney stones do not contain bacteria ! ...Read more
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Can vitamins cause urinary tract infections?
No: Vitamin deficiency, especially of vitamin a, may promote infection, but vitamins do not cause any infection. ...Read more
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Can kidney infection cause constipation?
No: No Kidney Infection does not cause constipation. ...Read more
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Can bacterial vaginosis cause kidney stones?
No: This is not a cause.
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What can cause urinary tract infection?
3 ways: There are 3 ways that bacteria invade and infect the urinary tract, ascending, hematogenous and lymphatic spread. Ascending means bacteria ascend the urethra into the bladder. Hematogenous spread is when bacteria in the blood stream seed into the kidney tissue. Lymphatic spread is one way bacteria can get from the bladder into the kidney. The other is up the ureter. ...Read more
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Could chronic urinary retention lead to a urinary tract infection?
Yes: Bacteria can grow efficiently inside the bladder if the bladder is not completely emptied on a regular basis. ...Read more
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Can kidney stones cause frequent urination?
Yes: Urinary frequency is a classic symptom as a small ureteral stone passes in the lower portion of the ureter towards the bladder. ...Read more
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The urinary tract infection can cause cancer?
UTI and cancer: No usually except for schistosomiasis which doesn't generally happen in the US. The disease is most commonly found in Africa, as well as Asia and South America ...Read more
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What cause urinary tract infections?
Causes of UTI: Most common is bacteria entering the urinary tract through the urethra. ...Read more
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Can Advocare cause urinary tract infection?
No: Utis, like any infection, are caused by pathogenic organisms. Almost all utis are caused by bacteria. ...Read more
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Could bladder prolapse cause recurrent urinary tract infection?
Sometimes: If the bladder prolapse is making it difficult to empty your bladder then that can lead to urinary tract infections. A visit to your doctor to check how much urine is in your bladder after you void is a quick test to see if that is the cause of your infections. ...Read more
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Can kidney stones cause bladder incontinence ?
No: stones in the kidneys have no relationship to urinary incontinence. A ureteral stones near the bladder can however, cause bladder irritative symptoms. ...Read more
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Can a recurring urinary tract infection cause infertility?
Should not.: Recurrent epididymitis in males can cause infertility. Womans urinary tract and genital tracts are separate and thus rec urring utis should not cause infertility. ...Read more
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Can trichomoniasis cause a urinary tract infection?
Yes: It can be a cause of a uti. ...Read more
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Can kidney stones cause vaginal bleeding?
Yes- sort of: Because the female urethra exits inside the labia and just above the vaginal orifice, if there is blood in the urine from kidney stones, it can appear that there is vaginal bleeding. ...Read more
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Can kidney stones cause vaginal discharge?
No: Urinary tract and genital tract are separate. Kidney stones can cause blood in your urine, but vaginal discharge or vaginal bleeding. ...Read more
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Can a urinary tract infection affect your kidneys?
Yes: Bladder infection can reach the kidneys if bladder (vesico-ureteral) reflux is present, also some bacteria have little arm like projections (fimbriae) and can crawl though the bladder valve and up ureters to kidney. Bacterial infection in the kidney is pyelonephritis which can make suject very ill & cause plenty of damage or if untreated even destroy the kidney. Thus all utis should be treated. ...Read more
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Can MRSA cause UTI or kidney issues?
Possible: Most UTI are caused by other bactetria( gram negative), but it is not impossible for MRSA to cause urinary tract infection. ...Read more
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How are urinary tract infections diagnosed?
Urine analysis: Most urinary tract infections can be diagnosed through dipstick analysis. More complicated infections may require examination of the urine under the microscope and urine culture to identify the type of bacteria that is present in the urine. ...Read more
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Solutes precipitate and combine to form stones formed of calcium oxalate usually around a nidus of uric acid. Other solutes that form stones are ca and mg phosphates, cystine, and uric acid staghorn calculi form in the presence of chronic urinary tract infections. Stones can be painful, may require ...Read more
Infection (Definition)
Infections are invasions of some other organism (fungus, bacteria, parasite) or viruses into places where they do not belong. For instance, we have normal gut bacteria that live within us without causing problems; however, when those penetrate the bowel wall and enter the bloodstream, ...Read more
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