Recurrant UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) in girls -- what is your experience?

[AtheneNoctua]

DD has had a recurring UTI for a couple of months now. The GP is reponding, but the NHS is so slow I'm not really happy. They were reluctant to giv AB at first. Then we went through a couple batches which helped, but the pain comes back after she stops taking them. We have a scan appointment for not this coming week but the next one. It seems to me that 2 months after first going to the GP is quite a long time to wait for the scan. So, I was wondering if anyone has ever used UTI-clear and what you thought of it?

Also, has anyone heard of pear juice being a good thing? Cranberry juice seems to be know (although hasn't worked for DD), but a friend recommended pear juice but I can find nothing about it on the internet.

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how old is your dd? are you doing the basics ( i am SURE you are) like wiping front to back and is she emptying her bladder when she wees?

ive heard about pear juice too but just word of mouth

are they giving specific sensitive abs? or just universal ones. is it the same infection each time?

i agree 2 months is a long time, exp for a child, but hopefully next week you may get some answers after the scan

Is it a recurring UTI or is it just one inadequatly treated one? If the pain comes back as soon as the antibiotics stop it is probably still the same infection.

Have they been sending samples to the lab to make sure she is getting the correct antibiotic?

she is 5. Yes, we speak often about the importance of front to back.

She been through a few antibiotics, I think some are specific and some general.

Another thing I read today is that eating a lot of sugar is bad because it encourages growth of the bad bacteria. I thought that was interesting. Has anyone heard else heard that?

yes the sugar thing i have heard too

My DD had a similar UTI. In the end it took her GP speaking to the microbiologists at the hospital who suggested a particular anitbiotic that she then took for 2 weeks. It was the 5th antibiotic that she had taken, with the others it was like you have described - they kept the symptoms somewhat under control when she was actually taking it, but the day after she stopped a course the pain would be back.
Luckily the 5th one did the trick and she has been fine since.

I have lab results from three tests. But, to be honest they are a bit greek to me. I do know the bacteria aare coliform.

The antibiotics are:
Amoxicillan (resistant)
Cefalexin (sensitive)
Nitrofurantoin (sensitive)
Trimethoprim (resistant)

I have no idea what resistant or sensitive means.

How long has she been clear, Tigger? And do you know what that 5th antibiotic was?

My dd had one when she was 3, the gp agreed to put her on AB. She stayed on AB from October half term until February the following year.

She was put in for a scan which she had in the January and then February saw the consultant who said she should have been given AB in a hugh does for 48 hours not over several weeks. He said cranberry jucice style drinks are completly useless and only if you squeeze the cranberries yourself - as the juice style drinks have about 5% cranberries.

Yes refined sugar is not good as it upsets the system.

Resistant means that that antibiotic wont work on that infection.

Sensative means that in the lab that antibiotic worked on the bacteria.

sensitive means the infection is sensitive to that specific antibiotic so that is the antibiotic she should be given

ie if an infection is sensitive to amoxicillin, the patient is then prescribed amoxicillin tablets

if the infection is resistent, it means it can resist taht antibiotic and therfore taking those antibiotics would do nothing

She has been clear for ages now Athene (just under a year I think) - it was very concerning at the time, as I had lots of horrible thoughts about why she wasnt able to get rid of the infection, but she has been fine since, and her scan was normal too.
I cant remember the name of the final antibiotic (I think it started with a C?). It wasnt one I had heard of before, and the pharmacist had to order it in as it wasnt something they kept in stock, but that was for the bacteria that my DD had, I cant remember exactly what she had, but I dont think it was coliforms.

thanks everyone for you input.

My dd 3.9 has been on regular trimethaprim for nearly 2 years now to keep urine infections at bay, she has had all the tests to see why she gets the tests but all are normal but as soon aas she comes off trimetheprim she gets another one, she takes a small dose of 1.5ml every night. If she gets a really bad one ceflaxin is given as well. I thought amoxcillian didnt work on urine infections?