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Recurrent cystitis    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Cystitis - recurrent

Symptoms

Symptoms of recurrent infections are the same as for first episodes and include painful or burning urination, urinary frequency and urgency, dark, foul-smelling urine, and rarely bloody urine.

Signs and Tests

Analysis of the urine shows the presence of white blood cells, occasionally red blood cells, and the type of bacteria that is responsible for the infection (usually E. Coli).If an infection is severe, lasting for more than a few days and accompanied by fevers and back pain, your doctor may also order an ultrasound and other blood tests to make sure there is no infection of your kidneys.Other tests may also be ordered including a pyelogram, a study using dye to look at the flow of urine through your kidneys and bladder, if some anatomic abnormality is suspected as the cause of the infections.

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