I have Lupus ...I have just gotten over 10 months of ecoli in my urine w/many antibiotics ...now, my urine is very dark and reddsh....I drink 2-3 quarts of water per day, I have severe sweatting in day and especially in evening...twice this week I ve felt nautious in the evening with a headaceh....I take 10 mg. of prednisone per day...what could this be?
Hello, The immunosuppressant medication you are on for the lupus does not help with the infection. However, over 10 months of E Cold infection is very unusual unless there is a diverticulum in the bladder or some sort of anatomical abnormality that is harboring these bacteria. Cranberry juice has been shown to be very helpful in preventing recurrent Otis. You also need a 9AM cortisol and 4PM cortisol test and may require a short snatched test to ensure you do not have secondary a Chat Doctor. I hope you are on It D3 and Calcium plus bisphosphonates to protect against bone loss due to the steroids. Please get in touch with your Rheumatologist as soon as possible. Thanks.