I have been diagnosed with coeliac disease
in dec 07. However since April 07 i have
recurrent uti's and am regularly taken
antibiotics. I have had a kidney scan
with no abnormalities, can you help what
preventative measures can i take and are
uti's common with people who have coeliac
disease?
Often urinary tract infections are not
common for people with presence of celiac
disease. Celiac disease is a kind of
autoimmune disease of the small
intestines. Beside intestinal symptoms
(diarrhea, abdominal pain) celiac disease
can be also manifested with various
disorders due to malabsorption (anemia,
osteoporosis, coagulation disorders,
weight loss and intestinal infections).
UTI are more common in women. UTI can be
prevented with proper treatment of the
first urinary infection. Urinary infection
should be treated with proper antibiotics
for a long enough period of time (10
days). Proper antibiotics can be
prescribed after microbiological
examination of the urine. Drinking
antiseptic teas is also useful.
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