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Urinary track infections (UTIs) are common among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). I’ve been lucky to have had only 1 or 2 over the 4 decades I’ve lived with MS, but many others are not as fortunate. According to the Urinary Care Foundation, about 10 out of 25 women and 3 out of 25 men will experience a UTI in their lifetime. A review of a decade of journal articles,…Continue Reading
Many people with multiple sclerosis have experienced a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point. It’s a common problem with MS and can be caused by a number of things, such as the inability to fully empty the bladder or the need to self-catheterize. Symptoms can include urinary frequency and urgency, a burning pain while urinating, abdominal pain, and foul-smelling urine that looks milky or cloudy. Urinary tract infections can…Continue Reading