Giardiasis Giardiasis is an infection of the small intestine causing diarrhea, gas, bloating, nausea and stomach cramps. Inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel disease causes swelling and symptoms such as cramping, chronic diarrhea, and bleeding.
In Chinese medicine, the standard treatment for chronic UTI is to tonify yin and clear heat with a formula such as Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan. The most common pattern associated with an acute UTI is damp heat in the urinary bladder.
Allyson Bloom, MD. Urinary tract infections (UTI) associated with urinary catheters are the leading cause of secondary health care-associated bacteremia. Approximately 20 percent of hospital-acquired bacteremias arise from the urinary tract, and the mortality associated with this condition is about 10 percent [1]. Issues related to symptomatic UTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria in patients with indwelling bladder catheters will be reviewed here.