mucus while urinating ..... AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! & IBS & kidneys

[ebc]

  
  I had a recent Pyeloplasty operation due to congenital
  upj obstructions.  Recently I have had 2 kidney infections
  and was given Cipro (I had severe flank pain and mucus
  in the bladder).  The Cipro cleared up the mucus in the
  urine, but now it has started AGAIN!!!!!                      This evening I have developed
  the same pain & mucus while urinating.
  This makes the 3rd time in 3 months that I have had this
  condition.  I recently had a IVP test (post operative)
  and it said that test basically was within normal range
  for me (I have 39% vs 61% kidney function post operation).
  I also recently had a cystoscopy.  They don't know what
  is causing the abdomonal pain or flank pain.
  Both came out normal.
  Why do I still have kidney pain, and mucus while urinating
  if these tests came out normal?
  I'm very conserned, and just wondered what is causing
  this?  By the way, I was also diagnosed with IBS... I had
  mucus in the bowel, and abdomonal pain.  
  Thank you for any answers you can give me on the subject
  of mucus while urinating and post kidney infections and IBS.
  Also, I read on a medical web page that IBS can be caused
  by stress, and that IBS can affect other parts of your
  body (including the kidneys).... what is your opinion on
  this?
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Dear EBC,
We can not comment on the kidney pains or mucus in the urine.  IBS can cause abdominal pains and mucus in the stool.  It is necessary that you have an evaluation to be certain that your problem is IBS and not another condition e,g, Crohn's disease.
We do not know the cause of IBS.  Some researchers propose that the manifestations of IBS represent an abnormal conditioning response.  This means that you learned to associate certain gastrointestinal symptoms with unpleasant emotions or environmental situations.  Feeling these emotions or being in that situation can induce the gastrointestinal response.  
Others have suggested that IBS patients have an abnormal perception of normal intestinal symotoms.  For example, the abdominal distention that everyone has from time-to-time is perceived by people with IBS as severe abdominal pain.  For this hypothesis, it has been proposed that there are abnormalities of the sensory nerves that transmit information from the gastrointestinal tract to the brain.  
At present, we do not have any objective, widely-accepted proof for either of these hypotheses.
This information is presented for educational purposes only.  Always consult your personal physician for specific medical questions.
HFHSM.D.-rf
*keywords: irritable bowel Syndrome
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