It was told to me by a Dr. here while we wintered here from Missouri, when I went seeking help with an obvious bladder infection, that "Men do not get bladder infections"! Never knew what he was driving at. Anyway, he prescribed 2 drugs, one of which is unusual in that it deeply discolors the urine. Forget the name, now. I had researched, and decided not to take that one at all, defying "Doctor's Orders", as usual. The other, knocked out the infection quickly. Ladies are about 10 times more prone to cystitis than men; their entryway is much shorter for the bacteria to wiggle in. So, why me? I know why, but won't go into that. This afternoon, perfect day becoming spoilt, pain felt in urinating, but clear liquid (bladder infections cause the urine to be cloudy instead of clear, this fact ought to be known to anyone who experiences recurring infections. My wife's Mom, BTW, has endured bladder infections on and off her entire adult life. They did not kill her; she was 90 in January. By this evening, though clarity was present all afternoon, the stuff looked kind of murky, not much, less than when really bad in the past, so I swore quietly to myself, retrieved a foil-sealed 10-pack of Trimethoprim, and gulped one down. This antibiotic combination is so effective, that a typical bout is knocked out after 2 or 3 tablets! Last time, about 6 months ago, I took Cipro first; it did nothing. went to Dr., told him everything, and he said Cipro would have been his first choice, too! Agreed with my judgment, produced a huge jar of Trimethoprim, and dumped out a pile, put them in a vial violating U.S. drug law, told me "just in case it comes back"! I LOVE this doctor, first I can talk man to man with in a mighty long time! Frank
This is the first time I've heard of bladder infection. What I usually hear is UTI - urinary tract infection - which used to harass me whenever the kidney stones would manifest itself thru the urine, those micro particles would cause an infection in the urethra, the main exit of urine. If that bladder infection causes the afflicted to urinate frequently then I find some colleagues like that. When we hold a 2-hour meeting, I have a colleague who would be ask for a bathroom break several times. But he is male so I guess it's not a bladder infection?
I've had 3 UTIs in my life all after leaving on a wet bathing suit. My urine was never murky but bloody. And Cipro worked a miracle on me every time. Mine wasn't a bladder infection though but I'm not really sure because after the first one I self diagnosed and Cipro cured it quickly..