Can A UTI Cause Me To Lose Control Of My Bowels?

Posted on Wed, 12 Aug 2020

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Question : Can a UTI cause me to lose control of my bowels?? Meaning I stand up to walk to bathroom from my living room and a stool drops out

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
UTI an not cause loos of bowel movements.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

UTI s cannot causebyou to loose control over bowel movements.
Having loose stools can make them more difficult to be controlled.
You have been on different rounds of antibiotics and I guess you may be having diarrhea as side effect of the antibiotics.

Having probiotics can help you restore the intestinal flora.

Hope I have answered aquestion.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (2 hours later)

Thank you for your reply .. I do not have diariah... these are regular "turds"... for lack of a better word.. also... when Im done having a bowel movement... I wipe... stand up and out drops another "turd"... This 1st started with me standing up and urinating on myself... Then took the UTI test after 3 days of urinating everywhere... the day after I started the antibiotics (Cipro) is when the "turds" started... What do I need the do??

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Sphincter dysfunction possible.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and thank you for asking again.
I am sorry about this situation. It doesn't seem related to UTI or using antibiotics. Take some probiotics.
This seems more complicated than an UTI.
It seems related to anal sphincter dysfunction .
I think you should visit a proctologist to check you and to a neurologyst also.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj