Smoogs comments on What diseases do we never think of but should really know how to spot the signs of?

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (5 children)

UTI. if you feel a lot of pressure in the front apron pouch (lower torso) below the belt and it starts to sting a bit to go to the bathroom and you find your pee is hard to come out and you always feel like you need to pee, and you feel a bit foggy brained get to a doctor for some antibiotics sooner rather than later. Catch these warning signs before they turn into infected kidneys. That’s where it gets super dangerous.

Kidney infection feels like someone has punched you in the side. Like a horse kick and it is deep. You will be feeling it high on the back like in the ribs. By then it can no longer be treated as a uti and they have to give you something else for it to clear it up.

Also if you feel that deeper pain for any reason go to emergency. Get a CT scan. regular back/spine/arthritis pain is along surface pain. Like you can touch it if it is like a centimeter from the skin surface.

anything deeper that lasts more than a few days you want to check for pancreatic cancer to possibly catch it early.serious the amount of people who brush it off as just back pain as it gradually gets deeper regret not going in sooner.

And If you’re a guy getting uti Something is going real wrong cuz men shouldn’t be getting uti. Get to a doctor asap. If you are pretty certain it’s likely not to be from a sti/havent had sex in a while : get to emergency quick. This could be a problem with the larger bowels with bladder that leads to sepsis.

Ladies: Get some pee sticks, those will help you keep an eye on your urine health too. Uti gets pretty common for women as ph changes with hormones but still get it checked by a doctor if it’s super common like less than every six months. Heck even if it’s every six months is still far too often.

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[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Older people (like 50s and above) often get acutely confused as the first symptom of a UTI. They'll go to work, come home, and then an hour later they're arguing with the clothing in their closet because they think it's a family member and talking to faces they see in the walls. If your older family member just out of the blue starts acting "crazy" with no history of psych problems, drug abuse, or dementia, it could be something serious like a stroke, but it's probably a UTI. UTIs also go septic super fast in older people so they definitely need treated sooner rather than later.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Id say more like 70s and above. Ppl aren’t all the same kind of old from 50 to 90. 40 yrs is a large span to be confusing all symptoms into all the same age group. And this ignores menopause (once again menopause gets ignored) which is its own bag of tricks which happens in the span as early as 45(and in some rare cases 30s) which can span all the way into mid 60s.

50 is a bit young to be confused with dementia or stroke unless there is something incredibly unusual (and I mean outlier level) going on. And they would typically still experience the UTI pain first before the confusion. Lots of women go onto use HRT just on the early symptoms alone.

There are differences in typical health prone changes the decades(including stages of peri, post, menopause and andropause).

like you wouldn’t be confusing a 5 yr old with a 20 yr old. And that is only a span of 15 yrs but there are distinct differences in puberty changes then too just as you wouldn’t confuse health problems a 70 old with someone at 55 with menopause symptoms.

you also wouldn’t confuse someone who might be unable to be mobile in their 90s getting UTI from an unchanged diaper or catheter with a 50 yr old getting a UTI from ph imbalance because of menopause.

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[–] lonefighter@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I mean, it's mostly the older range of the spectrum, but I've absolutely seen 50-something year olds become acutely confused suddenly and ultimately get diagnosed with a UTI.

Source: 8 years in EMS. I get called by panicked family members all the time.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago*

Ok even at that I’m sure what with working with people and asking of questions the other symptoms are present. They might not connect from one symptom to another to be a factor of another. I have made the mistake myself as have others who may not be over 50.

UTIs can be scary if you don’t know the symptoms are related at any age or gender. hence why I posted this and what to look out for.

Also didnt ask you for sources just so you can post here. Sorry if I’ve somehow upset you and you felt you needed to do show criteria? Just to be here?. You don’t need a license pass or whatever to post here just to be valid to have a civil discussion between humans with bodies. Let’s just be courteous and respectful.

Source: trying to look after a frail meat and bone bag like everyone else.

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[–] Jojowski@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

I have a friend who was struggling with recurring UTI for years and years, they were on UTI blocker medicine etc. On the side they had random other strange health issues every now and then that seemed to appear and disappear with no obvious reason -- skin issues, numbness in limbs, problems with sight, swelling and pains in legs etc, of course everything was checked and reasoned out individually - some way or another - but doctors didn't take a closer look and consider whether they could be connected. They thought it could be arthritis, but tests didn't show anything. Just a little while ago this friend's fingers went suddenly numb and started swelling and turning purple. They rushed to ER and was put on heavy medicine, turns out the condition could've lead to gangrene soon. Now the doctors are suspecting it's an autoimmune disease similar to lupus, but so far couldn't have figured out which. The friend is on cytostatic treatment, cortisone etc. The meds have worked well and things that were considered normal before (like cold hands and feet, rash) have disappeared. They will probably be on this medication for rest of their lives.

What's strange is that another person I know was just recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and had somewhat similar symptoms.

Tl;dr: if you have strange health issues appear, that don't seem to be connected, it still might be worth checking if they are, because some diseases cause inflammation and tissue damage that causes all kinds of strange symptoms.

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