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Recurring urine bacterial infection
How often do you see a 25-year-old male with recurring urine bacterial infection
I am a 25-year-old male and I keep getting recurring urine bacterial infections.
How common is this in men my age?
What are the usual reasons?
What should I do to stop it from coming again and again? I had 9 times urine culture bacteria positive
I masturbate daily once
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Not so common
Causes can be stone , STI
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Consult for discussion
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Dr. Gurvansh Singh Sachdev
Urologist
5 yrs exp
New Delhi
There can be multiple reasons.
Generally high residual urine post micturion is the cause for recurrent infection.
Depends how is your urine flow and what findings are there in USG scan of abdomen.
In your recurrent UTI is not very common
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Plenty of fluids.
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Dr. Jatin Soni
Urologist
5 yrs exp
Chennai
Plz consult
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Dr. Gautam Chopra
Urologist
17 yrs exp
Jalandhar
Consult for discussion and management
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Dr. Anantbir Singh Lubana
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Ludhiana
Connect foe discussion
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Connect please
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Dr. Praveen Kumar Lakhera
Urologist
14 yrs exp
Jabalpur
If u want a prevention of a recurrent UTI ,make a cleanliness as a habit ,few tips for it
1)take enough water/liquid(atleast1.5-2 Lt /day)
2)Don't hold urine to much
3)After toilet make clean from forward to backward
4)Keep dry &Clean ur intimate area
5)Wear Cotton undergarments ,it will provide breathing space for ur genitalia skin
6) Don't take antibiotics for UTI without urologist opinion
I require Urine R/M ,CBC,HbA1c,USG KUB with prevoid &Postvoid Residue ,& Uroflometry
After all this u consult here for proper treatment of Recurrent UTI
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avoid daily masturbation ,do book reading or daily activities for body tyredness
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after above measure if still U will get UTI ,may be circumcision required
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