“Cramps or a bigger problem?”
I have been getting UTIs on and off for about a month or so. Just this afternoon I started getting waves of side/back pain. It’s like an internal achy pain. It doesn’t feel like my usual cramping but I am due for my period.
Female | 18 years old
1 Answer
You need to start with a urinalysis and culture. You also need a renal bladder ultrasound to see if you have any stones causing obstruction or another anatomical cause that is giving you UTIs. If all the above is negative you would need a cystoscopy to make sure you dont have interstitial cystitis. Endometriosis can do this as well so a visit to your GYN would be prudent if your urologic workup was negative. Sent from my iPhone Dr. Niko Lailas, Director, Center for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Reston Hospital Center urologygroupvirginia.com<http://urologygroupvirginia.com/> Like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/TheUrologyGroup> Follow @LMGdocs on Twitter<https://twitter.com/docsLMG> Follow us on Google+<https://plus.google.com/+TheUrologyGroupLmg/posts> Follow us on YouTube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBb5PPv5PVGU6y9LeBWImlQ?view_as=public> Join us on Linked In<http://www.linkedin.com/pub/theurologygroup-lmg/78/3/ba3/>
