Problems with Utis and YI in My 2 1/2 Year Old.

Hello.
It is the antibiotics and sugar that cause the YIs. Sugar feeds yeast and antibiotics wipe out all the body's bacteria, even the good stuff. Limit sugar and juice intake as much as possible and use a probiotic/acidophilus(helps to rebuild the good bacteria). They are often available at CVS now. Savemart in Lancaster has really great brands, as does Sonnewald in Stoverstown (health food store). Probiotic/acidophilus are the live active cultures in yogurt. Unfortunately, so many yogurts have sugar or artificial sweetners in them that is cancels it out. You will also find straight cranberry extract or chewable cranberry tablets at either of those stores(good for the UTIs). Another great thing is that they both have very helpful people working there, more than happy to help and loaded with information.
Hope this helps!

The YI's are probably coming from the drugs. Ask her Dr. if she can go on a sulfur drug and also can she take Uristat to ease the pain and burning. I get UTI's as easy as a sneeze. I find that if I eat sugar-stuff,cake, cookies, soda.........I get UTI's. I also get it from Diet Drinks. It has to do with the artificial sweeteners. Just keep up lots and lots of water and diluted cranberry juice. Don't let up on the urologist.
I wish her well soon. I know how horrible UTI's can be.

what are they saying are the possible causes?

try giving her some diluted cranberry juice 2 or three times a day that should help with the uti's unless there is another underlying cause of them and as for the yeast infections, if you add yougurt to her diet, that should help calm them down

I feel for you and your daughter. Providing it is not something more serious that only a dr can diagnose, try using baby wipes every time she uses the bathroom rather than toilet paper. Since this was not a problem when she was in diapers, maybe she is not wiping well enough and the baby wipes can help. I had problems with uti's for a while and that helped end the cycle. Also, with the antibiotic treatment, I ALWAYS had a yeast infection. They have a pill, difulcan that they will give adults. I would ask if there is something they can give kids to help with the yeast infection.

Good luck.

hi C.

unfortunately i know more than i would like about urology issues. i haven't had to deal with yeast infections so i can't help in that area. you need to schedule with the urologist to address the uti's though as it can be a sign of a problem that could lead to damage in her kidneys.

we started our urology process in-utero when they noticed my son's kidneys were slightly dilated and so they followed it through the pregnancy and once he was born. he didn't really diagnos until after birth. he had to have a test - VCUG (voiding cystourorethagram SP??)when he was 17 days old. i'll warn you that it's not a fun test, but the techs in radiology at children's really were great and moved quickly. they put in a catheter and then fill the bladder with dye. they pull the cath and watch as your child "urinates" the dye to see what happens. the child is under an xray machine while this happens so that they can take pictures of the process. the xrays are kind of a cross between an ultrasound and xray - they use radiation, but can see it live on a monitor too. basically what they watch for is to see if all the dye empties out or if any of it backs up or refluxes back to the kidney and if so, how far it goes. they grade it based on how far it goes. my son's is grade 5 which is the worst and means it goes all the way back to the kidneys and pools outside. because the urine never fully empties, it puts them at an increased risk for uti. the danger is that if the urine becomes infected and it's backing to the kidneys, it can lead to kidney infections too and cause scarring. worst case is scarring can actually lead to bad enough damage that they eventually lose a kidney. so, it's definitely worth checking into. our ped urologist is the chief of urology at children's - dr docimo - and he's very good. with recurrent uti's, i think it is pretty routine to test for reflux as i believe it's one of the primary causes.

our son has been on preventative antibiotics since he was diagnosed....he's now 20 months. this is because the reflux itself isn't the big problem - it's the increased risk of infection and it easily spreading to the kidneys. he had a repeat VCUG at 1 year and it did not show improvement. we decided to wait until he is 2 to recheck for signs of improvement. if there is none, we will do the surgery to correct it at that point. the surgery is supposed to be extremely successful. our ped has compared reflux for a urologist to ear infections - they deal with it all the time and they know how to deal with it.

i know this was a ton of info. if you have any other questions or such, please let me know.

H.

I have a daughter now 4 who had UTI's starting when she was 9mo. She was diagnosed with bladder reflux. She has to take medication to prevent the UTI's and she is growing out of it. She has only had one yi years ago. Your daughter needs to be seen by a urologist. I would schedule the appointment and not mention the yi, so the doctor can see what's going on. There was a topical cream I got from the pharmacy for the yi, sorry not sure of the name, see if the pharmacist has any recommondations. Best of Luck to a speedy cure.

C.,

Well you get antibiotics for UTI's then the antibiotics give you (or some people like me) yeast infections. Just one big bad circle. Talk to your doctor maybe they can try a smaller dose of antibiotics or try a home remedy like cranberry juice. Hope that can help.
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Has anyone tested your daughter for urinary reflux? That often causes UTIs.

Antibiotics cause yeast infections all of the time. If that little girl is in pain, it is absolutely beneficial to take her to the urologist. Never let anyone discourage you from helping your children. I've have similar situations w/ my children where I felt I was running in circles, getting nowhere. Stay strong, persistant & somewhat annoying if need be....you will get to the bottom of it. Sometimes we are the only ones in our childrens corners...that's where we need to keep our focus. Hang in there, you'll both get through it. Best of Luck to you.

PPPPS....I always end up at CHOP (Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia) they are the best at not exhausting us (doing the run around) and getting to the root of things. I suggest starting there.

I had and have had UTI's and yeast infections all of my life, ever since I can remember and that is since I was about 2-3 yrs old. At the time I didn't know and my parents didn't know what the problem was so I never received treatment. I have had several UTI dialations and the indications are that I have severe scarring in my urthrea which helps it to hold bacteria even better, UGH!!
I find even if I take a bath with NOTHING, I get affected so I stick to showers. Also a bath with vinegar can be helpful for me.
Check to see if your daughter is touching herself for releif. She could be doing so and in the process introducing dirt into her urethrea. Also she could be sensitive to the PH of her urine. I agree with the wipes idea, although I would suggest the flushable Kleenex ones. They seem softer.
Don't let anyone discourage you from seeking medical help. I wish I had gotten it earlier. Also there is something called "cystitis". I am still looking at that as a possible cause of all of my bladder discomfort.
Good luck.

Hi C., I had UTI's from when I was vey young until I was seven. I had several tests done over and over, including the VCUG talked about in a previous response. I ended up having a double left kidney, problems with the ureters from the kidney to my bladder, and a bacterial cyst had formed in my bladder due to my kidneys and ureters not filtering my urine right. I know that UTI's are not supposed to be a common occurence for girls at her age. My ped. told me they should not have any until they are in their teens. I would definitely go to the urologist. I ended up having surgery to fix my kidney and bladder problems, and I was MUCH better after that. Good luck! Hope she is fine.

Hi C., I used to get UTIs all the time. The docs would give me antibiotics and they would come back right away, within a month. Just on a whim I was searching on the internet for products to help since I was so fed up with doc visit after doc visit. I came across two things that really helped me. First was this tincture from www.nativeremedies.com called UTI Clear. I don't know if you can use for 2.5 year olds though so I would do a little research about that on their site if I were you. Also, there is something called Clear Tract powder I got from DiscoverNutrition.com. This is totally safe, even for pregnant women so I am sure your daughter could drink it. It is also tasteless (unlike the tincture, which has an alcohol taste so she might not drink it). Basically it the effective property of cranberry (D-Mannose) super concentrated. Do not continue to take her to the doctor to get antibiotics or she will NEVER get rid of the UTIs and will keep getting yeast infections. The change in my life was drastic after not taking the antibiotics anymore. I know what she is going through so I wish you good luck!

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