I came down with uti symptoms yesterday and started antibiotics last night as I always have some in the cupboard. My urinalysis sticks were out of date so I didn’t have any to test my sample. I didn’t think to keep any urine, but ordered more sticks.
I’ve taken 2 tablets (100mg nitro) and feeling no better which is unusual for me so I was worried that I don’t have a uti at all and maybe it’s thrush (as also feeling a bit tingly in the vagina area)
I have just dipped my urine and it’s negative except for blood. So leukocytes and nitrates are negative when reading at the appropriate time. The stick dries down to positive for leukocytes though but it’s outside the 90-120 second time period. It also dries down speckled rather than a solid colour (like non-haem RBC) which I’ve never seen before.
does this mean I don’t have a uti, or that I do but the antibiotics are working?
yesterday urine was cloudy with bits floating in it, today it’s clear but bright yellow thanks to the nitro.
as I say there’s no symptom improvement, I’m still really uncomfortable and was planning on using a canesten pessary this evening as I’d kind of told myself it couldn’t be a uti as antibiotics aren’t doing anything and usually I get some kind of relief within hours of my first dose. I literally want to rip out my bladder and remove my vulva at the moment 😩 and going on a work course first thing tomorrow morning and feeling utterly miserable