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To ask about urine infections

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whoamitodisabrie · 01/07/2022 21:54

I have never suffered from UTIs until now.

I had one a couple of weeks ago and was prescribed a week long course of co-amoxiclav. I felt like it shifted and then suddenly came back and I’m take a 3 day course of trimeprothim. Tomorrow is the last day. I thought it was shifting it and now the pain in my stomach is back and I’m peeing every 5 min.

has anyone had this before and what was the outcome? They’ve sent my urine sample off and I’ll hopefully hear back on Monday but the nurse said to me that when she checked the sample there was only traces of blood and protein and if there was an infection it was very mild.

im anxious by my very nature and this is making it worse.

Has anyone had this?

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Twiglets1 · 01/07/2022 22:17

I don’t think they give people a long enough period of being on antibiotics to always clear it up. If you are still getting symptoms make sure you ask for a longer course of antibiotics

BurnDownTheDiscoHangTheDJ · 01/07/2022 22:13

I’ve been a chronic sufferer of UTIs on and off since I was about 16 and they can be stubborn. I will say though that I have sometimes had UTIs that have been vastly exacerbate by a nasty dose of thrush. Might be worth treating for that with the internal tablet, cream and the oral Fluconazole to see if it helps.

PortalooSunset · 01/07/2022 22:11

I have a condition called interstitial cystitis, flare ups of which feel like UTI but there's no actual infection. If it persists it would be worth you requesting a referral to urology. Apparently common in menopausal ladies.

DieSchottin93 · 01/07/2022 22:08

Last time this happened to me it was because the particular bacteria that caused it that time was resistant not trimethroprim so once my sample had been tested at the lab I got a prescription for a different antibiotic and that cleared it up 👍

Grosscostsagreed · 01/07/2022 22:01

You need to make sure it has clearer so it doesn't become imbedded. Urine culture's and diosticka are inaccurate. The NHS website even says this. They should be treating symptoms. If you struggle to get treatment look at being seen by Dr Malone-Lees team who treat this.

ElizaJones · 01/07/2022 21:59

They really are awful, you have my sympathy

Original poster
whoamitodisabrie · 01/07/2022 21:57

Ah thank you for getting back to me. If I’m the same tomorrow and Sunday I’ll make another appointment.

my god they’re pretty painful!

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OneEyedPenguin · 01/07/2022 21:56

Dh recently had the same thing happen to him. It cleared up after the second lot of antibiotics.

ElizaJones · 01/07/2022 21:55

Try not to worry. I’ve had several stubborn UTI’s that have taken several course of antibiotics.

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