MacroBid for UTI

[guineapiglets]

I've been feeling like absolute death and it turns out I have a UTI. I've been given MacroBid, I just wondered if anyone had taken this?

Were there any side effects? I don't think i can handle feeling much worse.

[PenguinsRabbits]

I've taken that and doesn't give me any side effects and I get side effects from other antibiotics. Normally works in 48 hours for me - feel better then, obviously take full course.

[guineapiglets]

@PenguinsRabbits thank you!! I'm so glad to hear they work fast. I honestly can't believe how unwell a UTI can make you!!

[Fairylea]

I didn’t have any side effects but it didn’t get rid of the infection for me either. I had to have cefalexin afterwards and that finally cleared it but I know others have had good results with it.

[Heyha]

I looked this antibiotic up on here as it made me feel very sick- a search on here told me the majority of people were fine with it and found it effective.

I was poorly enough that the GP took me off it and put a note on that I was to have amoxicillin in future but not many people seem to have that experience. It's prescribed in pregnancy (that's how I ended up on it) so it must be ok for most people most of the time.

Worst case if you do react to it I stopped being sick with about 6 hours of the last tablet I took, and it was only vomitting and feeling crap.

[IndieTara]

It works for me and I get cystitis a lot

[Charley50]

Always get UTI treated as they can turn into kidney infections or sepsis if left, or even kidney disease.
Macrobid is fine. If you get repeated UTI get a kidney scan.

[birthdayblues31]

This gave me a bad reaction - really spacey/ dizzy.

[BarryMcguigan]

Please look into D-Mannose. Completely changed how I handle UTI's

[Floralnomad]

I take it very regularly, it’s the only thing that works for my frequent UTIs and it has no side effects for me .

[IndieTara]

I second D Mannose it also helps me

[NanTheWiser]

I third D-mannose!

[guineapiglets]

Will D-Manosse be useful if I've only ever had this one time? What does it do? Thank you all for the help

[BarryMcguigan]

It's so so helpful even for a one off UTI. You can get it next day delivery from the sweet cures website. I prefer the powder rather than the tablets. Chuck a couple of teaspoons of the powder in a pint glass and drink it, repeat every few hours until it's gone If ever you feel the first twinge of a UTI do that for a day and it won't develop (in UK based so is the sweet cures website) I always got thrush with antibiotics for UTI and also I could take mannose when pregnant and BF with no effects

[guineapiglets]

@BarryMcguigan thank you so so much for that - I'll order some now that sounds really great. I think I'll just start that straight away because if anything it feels like it's still getting worse with these antibiotics.

Thank you

[BarryMcguigan]

Best of luck!!