Have any young males here had UTI's

[La Lioness Priyanka]

a friend of mine has one and i dont know a single man who has had one...any input would be great...he has been to a doc so this is not medical advice

[Not_Giving_Up]

1. I know that when I had a UTI once

My husband was also given antibiotics, just in case.

[chicagojoe]

2. What's a UTI ?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. urinary tract infection

[chicagojoe]

5. Thanks.

[lady lib]

4. They're far less likely to occur in men,

especially young men, than women but it's not unheard of.

[Reverend_Smitty]

6. yes it's rare to hear about them occurring in men

but drinking cranberry juice is supposed to be good in preventing them

[lady lib]

7. Yes, there may be some validity to that.

I think it changes the pH of the urine and in so doing makes the bacteria less able to adhere to the urethra causing it get flushed out.

Oops, inadvertent pun.

[petronius]

8. I had one once...

...it wasn't too bad, once I got over the bloody urine bit. A couple of days of antibiotics (Cipro?) cleared it up and it never came back. Remind your friend to finish the whole course of medication, even if the symptoms go away...

[Wapsie B]

9. Well I'm younger than 50.

and I've had a UTI. Most painful thing I had and hopefully have for quite some time to come.