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Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI)
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Feb 8 2:35pm | Replies (140)Comment receiving replies
A female, middle age, family member has had recurrent UTI's with severe pain on the right flank. She has always been a swimmer and swim instructor. Her doctors are telling her she can never swim in the ocean, never swim in a pool or never take a bath again. She lives in the Cayman Islands. For someone that has been a life long swimmer, living in the Cayman Islands, this news is devastating for her. Interested on any feed back from others that may have had similar issues. I should add that she does have celiac disease which is controlled with diet.
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Hi @rbard48 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice that I moved your question to this existing discussion about recurring urinary tract infections. I did this so you can read posts other members have written on the topic and to connect you with members like @nene22 @astaingegerdm @megan123 @baxtersmom @mpeters.
You might also be interested in this discussion with an informative post by @dawn_giacabazi
– female frequent urinary tract infections (UTIs) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/female-frequent-urinary-tract-infections-utis/
Rbard, for an avid swimmer, I can imagine hearing that one can't swim because of recurrent bladder infections is devastating to hear and will affect her mental and physical health. I know pools can be a breeding ground for UTIs, but would've thought the ocean would be okay. Staying in a wet bathing suit is not a good idea and one should change into dry clothes after getting out of the water. Does your friend do that?