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IrishRKL
Mar 31, 2016, 05:46 AM
I have had a stomach bug since Monday morning. The pharmacy gave me Medazine for the nausea (great) and Adco Loperamide for the diarrohea (useless). What I need to know is - can a stomach bug cause a urinary tract infection (because it now burns when I wee), or is it because of the excess acidity from the bug?

J_9
Mar 31, 2016, 06:00 AM
A stomach bug won't cause a UTI, however, improper toileting from the diarrhea can. With improper wiping, assuming you are a woman, feces can get into the urinary tract causing a UTI.

IrishRKL
Mar 31, 2016, 06:22 AM
Ah no! OK - thanks so much. Guess I'll have to go back to the pharmacy again :(