What illnesses would cause right rib pain and urinary tract infections?I started having a mild dull pain under my right rib a month ago. It would happen for a few seconds and stop for a long time. As time progressed I started having flank pain, dark/frequent urine, chills, weakness, fever, mental fogginess, painful constipation, low blood sugar, lower back pain, nausea, vomiting and bladder pain. I went to a doctor and was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. My symptoms worsened as I started Bactrum for my uti. I started being unable to walk more than a few feet, my back would start hurting and my muscles would give out on me. I felt as if walking was injuring my kidneys. The flank pain was so bad when I laid on my sides. I went back to the doctor two days later and was put on Cipro. My symptoms started improving, and I was able to stand and walk comfortably. However, my symptoms came back, but slightly different. I went back to the doctor again and they found no remaining infection, but I was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis. I asked the doctor what he thought about the pain I was having and thought it might be stones in my kidney or gallbladder.
Since then I've been vomiting and dry heaving when I wake up in the morning, my groin area hurts when I have a bowel movement and sometimes when I pee, the pain in my rib has gotten worse, it occasionally radiates to my sternum area and to my back under my shoulder blade, I get chills every once in a while, I have brief but sharp moderate pain in isolated areas of my urinary tract and I have trouble concentrating and going to the bathroom. I have a family history of gallbladder disease/stones, kidney stones, fatty liver and diabetes. I had a bout of gastritis exactly a year ago and had an ultra sound of my gallbladder to rule out gallstones and was normal. I woke up last night with pain under my sternum and felt dizzy. I can't see my family doctor for a week and am afraid that I will have to go to the emergency room before it happens. What does this sound like?
BTW, I haven't had any signs of jaundice or pale stools.
Posted by Gal123
UTI is caused when bacteria gets into the urinary tract, and this is common in girls because the urethra is so close to the vagina and anus. If there is poor hygiene, girls have a high chance of getting UTI. What i suggest is every time you go to the toilet, after you're done with business, wipe from front to back to prevent bacteria from the anus/ vagina from entering the urinary tract. I don't know about the rib problem, sorry
Posted by Yvonne
A friend of mine just found out she has a kidney stone after having alot of UTI's. I'm not sure what all her symptoms were, and I don't think they were as severe as yours but she would have never thought in a million years she had a kidney stone. She is a healthy 22 year old going to nursing school so she thought she would have known but she didn't.
Ask your doctor to check for a stone. Either kidney or gall bladder. Good luck!
Posted by anonymous
You need to see an Internist!! Just call one after another til you find one who'll see you right away. Tell them it's severe and you need an emergency appointment. Most good doctors have an Emergency button to push when you call to make an appointment. Call the hospital for a referral to several, then start dialing. You don't need to mess around with that. That infection you've had may have gotten into other areas. Infections in one area often travel to other organs and cause pain and other symptoms. You can have a bronchial infection which goes to your female organs. You may need a shot to go along with those meds to knock it out of you.
Drink TONS of Water and skip sugar and carbs cause they convert to sugar til you can get to that dr.
Posted by tim g
diabetes causes kidney problems, avoid sugar and high amounts of carbohydrates.
check your blood sugar 2 hours after eating.
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