DEAR DR. GOTT: Your recent column about the Nintendo Wii was great.

I was born in 1927 and now live in a nursing home. When I was younger, I used to bowl quite frequently. Because it is not as easy as it used to be, I now Wii-Bowl. It is really fun and can be enjoyed by people of all ages and fitness levels. My nursing-home friends and I play together on a regular basis.

As James Brown would say, "I feel good" and plan on staying that way for a long time.

DEAR READER: When I wrote that column, I assumed it would strike a cord with the under-35 set. When I received your letter, I knew I had to print it. It shows that the older and younger generations may have something in common after all. Thanks for writing and sharing your experience with this gaming system. I hope other seniors will consider this an option for keeping active physically, mentally and socially.

DEAR DR. GOTT: Last spring, I had another colonoscopy. (Polyps had been found on a previous one.) I was fine when I went in but have been ill ever since. With other scopes, I had no problems, but this time I could barely get home. At the two-week check-up, I told the doctor I had pain in my side, gas pressure and woke up many times at night to urinate. I was told it had nothing to do with the colonoscopy and that I probably just had a bladder infection. I then went to my regular doctor, who gave me antibiotics. I continue to have all the same problems. I have since timed my nighttime urination to every one hour and 20 minutes. By the time I get back to sleep, I wake up because I have to go again.

It has now been three months since my symptoms started. Do you have any suggestions?

DEAR READER: The timing of the start of your symptoms and your colonoscopy may suggest a relationship, however, I can't be certain. I am also uncertain about your statement that you could barely get home. Does that mean you drove yourself? Were you in pain? Disoriented? Without specifics, it is hard to tell whether that experience was related to the colon study. Perhaps you were discharged too soon and were still suffering the effects of the sedative or anesthesia.

As for the urinary-tract infection, pain in the side is not common with a UTI unless it has progressed into a kidney infection. The gas pressure could simply be associated pain that, for women, is often just above the pubic bone and for men is usually near the rectum. Frequent urination is common for UTI but is generally not limited to nighttime only.

I urge you to be seen by a urologist for testing. He or she should order a urine analysis, including a culture and sensitivity to check for bacteria. The specialist may also choose to order imaging studies such as a cystoscopy to visualize the interior of the urethra and bladder. An MRI to check the kidneys and exterior of the bladder may also be helpful.

To give you related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report "Bladder and Urinary Tract Infections." Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed, stamped No. 10 envelope and $2 to Newsletter, PO Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092.

Doctor Gott is a retired physician and the author of the book "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet," available at most chain and independent bookstores, and the recently published "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook."