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UTI or Yeast infection?
Can a yeast infection cause a UTI or vice/versa?
As specialmom said, the antibiotics used to treat UTIs can cause a rebound yeast infection, but it's really hard to get a yeast infection of the urinary system. Sexual intercourse can cause both, though. If it's just the outer area that hurts when you pee and you also itch, it's probably a yeast infection. If your urine is cloudy, you have a fever, and you have belly or low back pain, it's more likely a UTI (UTIs don't have to present this way though). Go to the doctor's and get it checked. They should be able to tell you pretty quickly which it is.
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Hi there and welcome. Well, they are too seperate things. One is an overgrowth of yeast, obviously and the other is an infection. I would imagine that the yeasty discharge could result in some improper wiping which could lead to a UTI but otherwise, no. They are different. And medication (antibiotics) used for an UTI can result in a yeast infection.
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