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Kidney Infection in Kids
When I was growing up I was constantly getting bladder and kidney infections and now, as an adult I am questioning how they came to be. I remember being given vaginal suppositories quite frequently and am wondering if and why one would treat a bladder or kidney infection in that way in a young child, or rather if these could have been the cause of the infection in the first place. I was probably around the age of 5 or 6. In case you can't figure it out, I'm trying to get to the bottom of whether or not there may have been some abuse going on due to some unnerving memories that have come up and now as I'm an adult. I was seen regularly at Boston Children's Hospital, but nothing ever seems to be wrong with me other than I kept getting these infections. I was on medication orally up until I was about 12 because i wet the bed and then all of a sudden we just stopped going to the doctor for it and I magically was fine other than the bedwetting which stopped much later. Curious, right?
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Hi . There is no approved  treatment for urine infection by vaginal suppositories. Only now some trials are going on for that. Certainly not 30 years back. Having said that how sure are you that vaginal suppositories were in fact used for you? Sometimes urine will need to be collected by catheter insertion which you might have mistaken for suppositories. If constipation is there accompanying urine infection, that may be treated with rectal suppositories NOT vaginal. Also what are the investigations done on you to know why you had the recurrent urine infection? ( usually urine cultures, ultrasound Abdomen, DMSA scan and VCUG). These questions must be answered before saying that there was sexual abuse. Also was someone at home or at school etc responsible for the sexual abuse?
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This is a very very serious and sensitive issue. Kindly consult     doctors/lawyers  in your area for further information and how to proceed further. Usually hospitals have competent authorities to investigate such serious allegations.
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