Hi all,
I've noticed that pretty much every time I use a Foley catheter, I see large amounts of mucus in my urine. I don't use a catheter very often, maybe once a month and I'll leave it in for a day or 2. Thing is, 80% of the time after I remove it I noticed what looked like mucus in my urine. I never knew it was mucus until I did a Google search a while back. My question is, does the presence of the mucus mean I definitely have a UTI? I did read some posts of others experiencing the same thing and it seems most of them took antibiotics to clear up the problem. Should I ask my doctor to order a urinalysis? I feel fine otherwise, no symptoms of a UTI, no fever etc. This all started last weekend, I couldn't get in touch with my doctor so I took some left over Nitrofurantoin (?) I had for a couple of days and the problem did clear up for a few days. FYI, Nitrofurantoin is what my doctor prescribed for pretty much all my UTIs. Problem is, today the mucus is back again even though I feel fine and my urine is clear. One other thing, sometimes the mucus is bloody.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!
I've noticed that pretty much every time I use a Foley catheter, I see large amounts of mucus in my urine. I don't use a catheter very often, maybe once a month and I'll leave it in for a day or 2. Thing is, 80% of the time after I remove it I noticed what looked like mucus in my urine. I never knew it was mucus until I did a Google search a while back. My question is, does the presence of the mucus mean I definitely have a UTI? I did read some posts of others experiencing the same thing and it seems most of them took antibiotics to clear up the problem. Should I ask my doctor to order a urinalysis? I feel fine otherwise, no symptoms of a UTI, no fever etc. This all started last weekend, I couldn't get in touch with my doctor so I took some left over Nitrofurantoin (?) I had for a couple of days and the problem did clear up for a few days. FYI, Nitrofurantoin is what my doctor prescribed for pretty much all my UTIs. Problem is, today the mucus is back again even though I feel fine and my urine is clear. One other thing, sometimes the mucus is bloody.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!
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