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Repeated UTI help

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waaaaahhhutihelp · 12/09/2026 16:53

Hiya girlies,
After some and advice and a little handhold from someone who has been here before.
Early August I got my first ever UTI, full blown blood in my wee, the stinging, the urgency, the pain and the throbby bladder feeling. I went to the pharmacy the next day and got a 3 day course of nitrofurantoin which seemed to help. 2 days after I finished the course cloudy stinky wee was back and so was the stinging. Went to the walk in centre (it was a Sunday) and got prescribed a 5 day course of nitrofurantoin. Symptoms didn’t get better but didn’t get worse. Then went to GP who did urine culture and found the infection was resistant to nitrafurantoin so gave me 3 day course of trimethoprim. Felt like that was working but still had cloudy wee and a bit of urgency, not really bad but needing to go once an hour. Went back to GP and got another urine culture and was prescribed 7 days of cephalexin. On day 2 of that and don’t feel much better but just want this over with tbh. Just want to wee like a normal person and feel better!!
Has anyone went through similar or have any advice to try and kick it? I feel like it is still that same uti from start of Aug that just hasn’t been treated right.
so so so sorry for the essay!!!

OP posts:
Wafflingversitile · 12/09/2026 17:07

You might now have a chronic/embedded uti https://artemiscystitis.co.uk/cuti-explained/ the GP is unlikely to recognise this however they may prescribe hiprex.

Artemis Cystitis | CUTI Explained

https://artemiscystitis.co.uk/cuti-explained/

waaaaahhhutihelp · 12/09/2026 17:21

Thank you, I’ll have a look at the link xx

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ChoccyHobknob · 12/09/2026 17:26

I had this recently, had a bladder scan and they said my bladder wasnt emptying properly.

However, chugging water and a 7 day course of trimethropin seems to have made it stop (for now).

CostcoFanofThree · 12/09/2026 17:33

Not that this should replace your drs advice or antibiotics but D-manoose might be helpful.
Remember to pee after sex, and not contaminate the urethra with ecoli from the rectal area.

MissGorringe · 13/09/2026 09:01

Hello @waaaaahhhutihelp - I'm sorry you're suffering.

If you are over 40 it could be genitourinary syndrome of the menopause contributing to the problem - have a read about this. It may be making the bladder irritation last longer if you are in this age range.

I hope you feel better soon. Xxx

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