Hi all,
The last few days my 5yo daughter has been urinating more frequently to the point it's causing me concern. I checked symptoms of a UTI and diabetes but neither really fit what's going on with her. I'll definitely be calling the doc in the morning to have her seen but just out of curiosity, have any of your children experienced a UTI but had no fever or complained that it hurt to pee? She just simply has to pee frequently and a lot more than normal. She seems fine otherwise, she plays and laughs, runs and jumps etc... And no, she isn't drinking more than usual, I've been paying attention to that as well.
Thanks!
So I had my daughter at the pediatricians this morning and her urine sample was clean, so no UTI. After a thorough exam, they found that her "girl parts" were red and irritated. She has been mistaking the urge to pee with the irritation of her underwear scraping against her bottom that's irritated. My daughter takes showers so the ped thinks that either she isn't getting rinsed properly between the legs in the shower or sitting too long in a wet bathing suit or quite possibly some toilet paper got lodged in her "girl parts'. Whatever the cause of the irritation, I was told to give her a few sitz baths to help and add some Aquaphor to her "girl part" that is irritated. She should be good as new within a week:)
A UTI is possible.
Try having her drink some cranberry juice.
Does she use bubble bath a lot?
Sometimes that's an irritant.
Try a plain bath or showers.
Could also be a kidney infection... having it checked out is best.
My granddaughter had a UTI when she was a little over 2. She didn't have a fever or complain, she was peeing more than usual but didn't seem in pain until she woke up from a nap and screamed. I tried to find out what hurt her and she touched her tummy. At the ER the doctor asked if she used bubble bath, she did, and he said to stop using it, which we did. She's never had another one so that may have been it.
She's always drank lots of water, it's her favorite drink over anything, and she's not diabetic.
Just some info related to diabetes. The reason frequent urination can be a sign of diabetes is because the person is always thirsty and drinking a whole lot. The two go together. Extreme thirst and frequent urination.
My daughter (now 9) has had three UTI's. Each time, she felt a need to urinate often, but did not produce much. She also had considerable pain each time she tried to pee. She would want to squeeze or even bite my hand while going it hurt so much.
Yes, little girls can get UTI's.
have to teach them to wipe well, from front to back.
This is important.
But certainly take her to the Doctor.
Untreated UTI's can be very bad.
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Yes, little girls can get UTI's.
have to teach them to wipe well, from front to back.
This is important.
But certainly take her to the Doctor.
Untreated UTI's can be very bad.
Doctor visit to have checked after that begin a simple supplement program for her. At 5 yrs old the Incredivites would be a great place to start. Plenty of juice and liquids daily to keep system flushed.
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