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Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: LW44 on November 05, 2015, 10:41:16 PM

Title: water infection
Post by: LW44 on November 05, 2015, 10:41:16 PM
hi

just a quick question.. been harbouring a water infection for last few weeks.. tested at work today.. quite a bad one... been given strong anti b. for 3 day..hopefully do the trick - was just wondering can the infection cause tiredness? felt absolutely done in
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: Taz2 on November 05, 2015, 10:44:21 PM
Yep - definitely! Some water infections can make you feel really unwell especially if they become upper uti's rather than just affecting the bladder. Which antibiotic are you on as these can also make you feel tired? You need to rest as much as possible, difficult I know, and also drink lots of water to keep flushing the bacteria through.

Taz x
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: CLKD on November 05, 2015, 10:46:04 PM
Barley water?  Diluted?  I found the only way to feel anywhere near comfy was to sit on the loo so that all the muscles were relaxed - with a cuppa in one hand and a glass of fizzy water in the other.  You ought to be off work whilst taking the ADs so that you can rest properly.  Was your urine sample sent to a Lab. to make sure that you get the correct AB?

Title: Re: water infection
Post by: LW44 on November 06, 2015, 08:58:30 AM
Hi. i am taking 200mg of trimethoprim twice a day..felt so sick last night... working today as cannot take time off - one of collegeues just been signed off for two weeks... drinking plenty and the burning sensation seems to have gone after two tabs x
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: CLKD on November 06, 2015, 05:09:34 PM
They do work though!

How R U 2-day?
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: LW44 on November 06, 2015, 07:52:51 PM
hi clkd :-)

still feel sick and headache but not sure if also bug.. one doing the rounds... :-/  3 more tabs and im done ! symptoms def going.  x
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: CLKD on November 06, 2015, 07:54:43 PM
I would think it's the infection making you feel off colour.  Do you intend to eat lots of LIVE yoghurt after you've stopped the ABs and do you have to take a sample in to make sure that the 'bug' has been killed?

 :bighug:
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: LW44 on November 06, 2015, 08:53:01 PM
why live yoghurt? yes will take another sample to work to be checked :-)
Title: Re: water infection
Post by: CLKD on November 06, 2015, 09:04:33 PM
ABs can strip the gut and digestive tract = thrush  ;).  Great spoonfuls of LIVE yoghurt culture after the course has finished can replace the guts good bacteria.