infection?

Terry 

" the use of absorbent pads is associated with an increased risk of developing UTIs. "

As well as the quote above I did find that the use of conveens needed extra effort in the personal hygiene department. 

Getting a good clean sample of urine for  culture growing can be a challenge, I have had numerous samples come back as " contaminated".  Google urine samples for some recommend procedures.

A recurring UTI may be a symptom of another problem in the Urethra so keep an eye on it, strong smelling urine is not a good sign. 

Thanks Chris

Hi Chris,thanks for reply. When you say coneens do you mean urinary sheaths?

Also,whats the 'culture' bit about?

Terry

Terry

Yes conveens are a make/ model of sheath.

When you suspect a water infection your GP would probably ask for a urine sample. Dipping a test strip into the urine may show certain things including the possibility of an infection. The GP may send a sample off to the hospital and or lab to be tested, I don't know the exact process but the urine is put in a dish to see what grows , and it is sometimes referred to as growing a culture.

I am told sending a "dipped" sample to the lab should be avoided. Either some of the sample should be drawn off for the dip test or a separate sample should be taken and put in a red top sample tube, the red top tubes have chemicals in to preserve the sample. 

The result will tell the GP /clinician which is the right antibiotic  to treat the bacteria they found. Getting the right antibiotics is important.

Hope you don't get too many.

Thanks Chris

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