What Causes Lower Abdominal Pain When Suffering From Cystitis?

Posted on Fri, 7 Feb 2014

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Question : My bp is 137/104 should I go to the ER? I have never had a problem with my BP but on Tuesday I went to my emergency room for severe pain in my back. They diagnosed me with cystitis and put me in Keflex...but the pain is now in my lower right of my stomach.

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer: No worries for HTN, Cystitis 4 care Detailed Answer: Good day XXXX Thank you for asking. I am Dr S Khan and i would like to help you with your worries for blood pressure and Cystitis. Miss XXXXXXX i want you to know that age of 29 with no previous history of hypertension rules out any issue worth rushing to ER. All it needs is a healthy lifestyle and good balanced diet with weight control to stay out of woods. Now the back pains and right lowe quadrants pains are all because of UTI involving bladder Cystitis. For which you have been recommended cephalexin. I recommend cranberry juices 10-12 ounces for these troubles. Also increasing intake of garlic would also help. Meanwhile good toilet practices and post coital habits with minimal invasion and douching is advised. If the cystitis troubles recur and bothers you you can consult with your doctor for some recent advancements like intra bladder instillation of hyaluronic acids which have been proved very effective so far. Try some antispasmodics like phloroglucinols too for the pain and keep in touch with your healthcare provider. Hope miss XXXXXXX this answer finds you in good faith. Keep me posted about your health and take very good care of yourself. Please don''t forget to close the discussion. Regards Dr S Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (32 minutes later)

I am on the Keflex 500 mg every 6 hours and I started on 02/04/14....how long before I actually start feeling relief of the pain & bloated feeling. I can't really lay on my right side comfortably

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (4 hours later)

Brief Answer: Keflex Antibiotic not a pain killer Detailed Answer: Helo again XXXX keflex is an antibiotic not a pain killer. For symptomatic relief you would need some antispasmodics and doing as directed in above answer. The antibiotics should be taken for 5 days. It is indicted for genitourinary tract infection. Get in touch with your gynaecologist and let them help you. This will resolve , No worries. Take care Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (7 hours later)

I understand its not a painkiller but how long before the antibiotics start to clear up the infection, because once that clears up then the pain and uncomfort will diminish. also is it common for my entire belly to hurt. I woke up fine but as I started moving around the pain started.

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (34 hours later)

Brief Answer: Five days Detailed Answer: Good day again XXXX Antibiotics will be required for 5 days. And getting rid of the organsisms would be not just by antibiotics. It would require all other efforts from hygiene to coital practices. Also it would need all other symptomatic treatment for relief. The prescribed doses are recommended for 5 days usually and they are enough for that but it will take time and effort to avoid re innoculation of organisms in the mucosae of genito urinary tract to prevent future recurrences. Hope it helps.Dont forget to close the discusison please and if the problem persist seek the gynecologist and keep me posted. Regards Khan

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar