Could Son, Who Is Almost 5, Have Urinary Tract Infection?

It sounds to me like you are right about the UTI. It is supposedly less common for boys/men. I would probably go to Carenow to get him some antibiotics today. If you can not do that have him drink lots of cranberry juice until you can get him in. I don't know if Tylenol would help the discomfort but you could try that too. Good luck.

My daughter who is almost 4 went thru this about a week ago!! My hubby is a pediatric chiropractor and one adjustment cleared it up completely!! If you want his info let me know!!

Take him to one of those "open all the time" clinics. One or two doses of medicine will make the little guy feel o.k. No reason for him to suffer!!!

Definitely take him somewhere to get it checked. My son was born with urinary tract problems and we were told that UTI's in kids are pretty serious and need to be checked. In boys it is uncommon to have them. Take him to a Primacare if nothing else or a Cook's Minor ER.

It sounds like a UTI to me, but I'm not a doctor. My son has had 2 UTI's when he was much younger than your son, and he was miserable. I would say to take him to Acute Kids Urgent Care or another pediatric urgent care place. They get you in and out, and they specialize in kids. They may be able to get him started on an antibiotic (cath him if necessary), etc. I took my son there for one when he had his first one, and I didn't know what it was. They did cultures, etc and were very helpful. Good luck. After going there, I followed up with my family pediatrician to see if there was any other problems.

My son went thru the same thing right about this same age. Took him to the Dr. and Dr. asked what kind of
food and drink he was having on a daily basis. We said
"Vitamins, Drink Boxes, Oatmeal, etc...". Everything we named off had Vitamin C. The Dr. said that our son was getting an overload on Vitamin C. He suggested we stop the vitamins, Drink Boxes, etc. for a while and see if this was causing the frequent bathroom brakes. We did as directed and it worked. We were able to add some of these things back to his diet after a period of time, but not all of the items.

great advice. definitely get him tested to rule out any medical conditions first.

My 3 year old had similar symptoms and I thought it was a UTI. I took him to his pedi to get him tested and it turned out he didn't have one. She said it was just an irritation (the tip was red) and to use A+D clear ointment on it 3 times a day to alleviate it. She also said to switch to a milder soap, something like Dove for sensitive skin, for use at bath time.

We were lucky it wasn't a UTI. You should try to get him to his pedi first thing Monday morning if you can to rule it out.

By the way, I've been giving him one serving every day of Grape Cranberry juice (100%) every day to ward off an infection just in case. He loves it.

Good luck.

Try to give him lots of liquids, and if you can get him to drink cranberry or cranapple juice, that may help. Lyme disease can be passed to an unborn child, so Monday when you get him to the doctor, have him tested, just to be sure that that is not compromising his immunity leaving him open to an infection that he wouldn't normally get. As I am sure you know, it is better to know what you are fighting. Good luck.

You can get medical care on Saturday. UTI's in adults are not as serious as UTI's in children. I would take him in.

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I'd be willing to bet it's a UTI. My boys have had a few and that's how they always manifested. Because they are so small, they can travel to the kidneys much quicker - I'd take him to urgent care or the like this weekend. In the meantime, see if you can get him to drink some unsweetened cranberry juice. It may help some.

This happened recently to my then 6 year old son. We took him 3 times to have him checked (once to CareNow) and it was not a UTI (and not constipation like mentioned below in another message). He, like your son, usually holds it a long time. The ped says it is just his mind overreacting to the slightest feeling to pee. They told me to send him to pee every hour for a few days and slowly back down in time. And told me to have him wait slightly, like when shopping in Target and he demanded to go right then but to have him wait until we checked out. He seems to be better, but it has taken months.

It does sound like an urinary tract infection. I think you should take him to an after- hour care (such as Care Now). I heard Cranberry juice helps with urinary tract infection but I am not quite sure about the virtue since UTI could be from bacteria or yeast. Give him plenty of water, avoid soft drink or too much juice, it could irritate his UT more.

I had Lyme disease as well. I was lucky that the symptoms were so pronounced (red bull eye rash, Bell's palsy=half of my face was paralyzed for a couple of weeks, ugh) that the doctor recognized right away.

We also had this problem with our son. We went in to have him checked 4 times between Acute Care Kids and our own pediatrician. They tested him for a UTI, and always came back negative. On our second trip to Acute Care Kids, they did an x-ray. Our son was so constipated that it was backing up and putting extreme pressure on his bladder. Even with the x-ray our ped would not look at it. We had to go to a Ped GI doctor, Dr. Dave` at Plano Presby for help. He's back to normal now. (Turns out it was all caused by the ADHD medication.)

Good luck to you both.

Unusual, but can happen. My friend's 1 1/2 yr old is being treated for one; in fact, the pedi is doing some additional tests b/c he said it is unusual at this age and in a boy. Definetely, get it checked out b/c it can be dangerous. Good luck!

I know all kids wait to go potty. But he shouldn't wait to pee. Drinking cranberry juice helps.

Hey -
My son went through this exact same thing when he started PreK. It was anxiety. I did take my son to the doctor and they tested for UI, but that is not what it was. He was just anxious about all of the changes occurring because of PreK. Have you had any significant changes in his life?

-L.

The first thing I would do is buy him some chewable cranberry tablets from the health food store or vitamin shop. This will have the same benefit as cranberry juice but without the sugar. I would also make sure he is getting plenty of water instead of juice. Water will help flush out toxins and will help those cranberry tabs to get through his system.

It is possible so i would see a doc just in case.

Does child in question like cranberry juice? Or the jellied cranberry sauce like you serve at Thanksgiving? Both are great at-home rememdies for simple urinary tract ailments. If they don't work, it's doctor time. AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...

Cranberry juice is known to help with urinary tract infections. Also echinacea. If he consumes a lot of sugar, sugar "feeds" yeast, and sometimes infections are enhanced by the advent of sugary foods and drinks.

yes, boys also get urinary track infections. you need to take him to his pedi. dr. to get anti-biotics. Many boys can developed it by holding their pepe for long period of time, by not drinking pleanty of water etc.

I have had several UTI's and they are very uncomfortable. I would immediately take him to one of those after hours/weekend clinics, so he doesn't have to suffer until tomorrow when you can see the doctor. There is pediatric only one in Flower Mound called A Cute care for kids. I took my son there a few months back and he was treated quickly. I was really impressed.

Drink lots of water and cranberry juice and see if it helps.