Mandy’s “Did You Know?” – #1
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on September 11th, 2007 in Doctors, General, Linked Articles, Symptoms.
MS and Urinary Tract Infections
Did you know that 90% of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis experience urinary tract dysfunction? Did you know that urinary tract infections can mimic all the neurological symptoms of an MS exacerbation? Did you know that in many cases, antibiotics can clear up the infection and reduce those neurological symptoms?
So before you dismiss your symptoms as something you just have to live with, contact your neurologist and inquire about UTI. A simple, painless and inexpensive test can give you the answer you’ve been waiting for.
My own first hand experience on this issue confirms that an exacerbation is not necessarily just another exacerbation. Check it out and get the facts.
For more information, please read:
Urinary Tract Infections May Trigger Relapse in Multiple Sclerosis
Metz LM, McGuinness SD, Harris C
Axone 1998 Jun;19(4):67-70
Multiple Sclerosis Clinic,
Foothills Hospital,
Calgary, AB
