 [ Symptoms ] how does e coli get in my urine  i went to see my doc about a urinary tract infection the other day the next day i got a call from them saying my urinalysis was positive for e coli they prescribed cipro for seven days and referred me to a urologist to follow up on other issues i thought e coli was a bacteria from contaminated food and caused a food poisoning effect in the digestive system so what i want to know is how did it get in my urine is that an ordinary thing or is it unusual [ Disease ] lyrolin 150mg twice daily