-- I think I have a uti. help? --

I think I have a UTI.
I've fooled around with my boyfriend, fingering and oral sex but no vaginal sex.
Is there any other ways I could have gotten it?
What are the symptoms?
Does it affect my menstrual cycle?
Any other information I should know?

A urinanry tract infection is nothing to be worried about. Not everyone with a UTI has symptoms, but most people get at least some symptoms. These may include a frequent urge to urinate and a painful, burning feeling in the area of the bladder or urethra during urination. It is not unusual to feel bad all over—tired, shaky, washed out—and to feel pain even when not urinating. Often women feel an uncomfortable pressure above the pubic bone, and some men experience a fullness in the rectum. It is common for a person with a urinary infection to complain that, despite the urge to urinate, only a small amount of urine is passed. The urine itself may look milky or cloudy, even reddish if blood is present. Normally, a UTI does not cause fever if it is in the bladder or urethra. A fever may mean that the infection has reached the kidneys. Other symptoms of a kidney infection include pain in the back or side below the ribs, nausea, or vomiting.

In children, symptoms of a urinary infection may be overlooked or attributed to another disorder. A UTI should be considered when a child or infant seems irritable, is not eating normally, has an unexplained fever that does not go away, has incontinence or loose bowels, or is not thriving. Unlike adults, children are more likely to have fever and no other symptoms. This can happen to both boys and girls. The child should be seen by a doctor if there are any questions about these symptoms, especially a change in the child's urinary pattern.

Are there any other ways I could have gotten it?

Oh gosh yes!!! Most often, they are gotten from wiping back to front, tight underwear. It is not considered a sexually transmitted disease at all. It is just bacteria.

it could be from your boyfriend fingering you. make sure he washes his hands...bacteria bacteria bacteria