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[benok]

Do you get to see thread like shapes after you catetherize intemettenly? They are the last to appear as soon as you have collected the urine from the bladder. Is this an infection or just plain normal.

I am also passing small pebble like stones. But they are small (like sands).

Weird things to see when I catetherize? Do you see similar things too?

[miss piggy]

I am no doctor but if i was you i would see one ,just to get it checked out .I was always told by the distict nurse to always get things checked just incase it might be the start of a infection .Keep us posted

[In The Wind]

You’re almost always gonna see stuff in your urine when you cath. It’s always been there, most folks don’t get to inspect their urine the way we do. Normally it’s a combination of mucus and sediment, no big deal. Get used to looking at what comes out when you cath and how it changes based on what you drink and eat.

But should you have an infection you will also see puss and you can’t tell it from the usual stuff. A large increase in “stuff” could signal an infection or retrograde ejaculation. If it bothers you get it checked out, especially if your urine smells badly…

[benok]

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If it bothers you get it checked out, especially if your urine smells badly…

Thanks in the wind; right no the urine is not pungent, close to odorless but with some bite.

[bubbleandsqueak]

my urine smells so bad it's like but the doc said that i don't have any kind of infection maybe it's just me.

[In The Wind]

Well as much fun as this sounds, you should pay attention to the effect that the foods you eat have on your urine. Like asparagus, which will give you the nastiest smelling urine.

That said, a bladder infection will not always give you bad smelling urine, and I guess some folks may have P.O. instead of B.O. ; ) , or your nose may be sensitive to ammonia that is in urine naturally,

The important thing is to know what is normal and what is not. You can always run it down to baseline by drinking heavily until your urine runs clear and start from there…

(I don’t think I’ve used the term “urine” that many times in my life…..)

[hellobird]

Hi all - first post, C7 Incomplete

I am a GUY with an intermittent cath problem so I figured this spot is as good as any -

Having just finished a course of antibiotics for a very mild UTI, I have noticed that over the past 5 days or so that it is A FREAKING UPHILL BATTLE to get my catheter through my urethra or whatever - the valve. It just refuses to go in for awhile and then it sort of opens up and allows urine to trickle out, making pee time that much longer and REALLY frustrating when I need to go at 3:30am...

I almost want to say I got the old man's problem of a swollen prostate that holds the valve shut making urination extremely difficult. However, I'm a pretty healthy 27 yr old who hasn't had this problem before. Any ideas before I go get my bladder x-rayed or scanned to find out if there is a toy soldier or something blocking my pipes??

[In The Wind]

Yup. Prostate. Try a more laid-out position and make sure you've lubed the cath well also. I prefer the liquid KY...

[mttb14]

Hi,

John has been told to keep coughing and then breathing whilst trying to get it past the prostrate.

Seems to help him, give it a try.

Maria

[Simon]

At your age its not your prostate, it'll be your sphincter. But get a scan done to check the prostate you can't be too careful.
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