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Moms View Message Board: General Discussion: Archive January 2007: Will it ever end!
Ugh, first antibiotics to prevent infection, then a yeast infection from the anitbiotics, then aunt flo. NOW A UTI!!!! Guess what that means, more anitbiotics!
Oh boy, you could really be miserable by Friday!! Do you have a walk in place closer to you?
OH wow, Heaventree, I sure hope that you feel better! It sounds miserable!
If you call tomorrow morning, will your doctor authorize you to start the Amoxicillin before seeing you on Friday? That 24 hours can spell a lot of relief for you and your bladder.
I could never wait that long to see the doc for a UTI. You could always go to a walk in clinic and get meds right away. I can feel your pain!!
Oh Marcia, I wish I could take suflas but I'm allergic. They do presribe amoxicillin for UTIs but it depends what kind you have and I'm no doctor that's why I don't want to chance it. Also I want to talk to my doctor first about the yeast infection and if some antibiotics are worse then others. No way do I want a repeat yeast infection.
I'm also allergic to sulfa, and penicillin, so have to take macrobid for UTI's.
I have recurrent uti's and they are no picnic!!Can you go to the drug store and get some over the counter pain meds specificially for uti's? I know the make an over the counter version of peridian, I think that is what it's called. Gosh, I just got over one so be careful and get to the doc as soon as you can!!
The only clinic I could find open this late does not answer the phone, there is no way I can drive myself there and back and get a prescription, I'll pee my pants!
Mom2three1968, we were posting at the same time.
Are you serious about the vodka? That will make it worse.Essence of peppermint is very good for bladder infections,so i bet it would help the UTI also.You should get you DR to prescribe another antibiotic to go along with the others. It's called Nystatin,and it will clear up the yeast infection that comes from taking the other antibiotics. You can take them at the same time.A really good book to read that has more info concerning this is called The Yeast Connection. A GREAT book. Hope you get to felling better
Wandilu, I was joking about the Vodka, kind of sort of.
Oh, I feel for you. I was away from home to a family wedding when mine hit earlier this summer. It was soooo horrible. I lived in the bathroom. I got an OTC meds at a Walgreens for the urge / pain and I was taking them. Religiously. It was at the worst at the wedding. Every five minutes - excuse me, excuse me...I finally got some meds, but the UTI had taken hold and it just minimized the symptoms.
There is a GREAT over the counter med called pyridium. Kelly was right. The brand name is Azo. We used to sell a LOT of it at the pharmacy. They are little red tablets. It is an anesthetic for the urinary tract, and has a mild antibiotic action. It is SUCH relief. The only drawback (and who the heck cares when you are hurting) is that it turns your urine a bright orange/red colour, and can stain your underwear, so wear a panty liner. We always warned patients about it because we didn't want them to think that they were peeing blood! You aren't supposed to take it for more than three days, but by then you'll be at the Dr. Sometimes doctors would prescribe it along WITH the antibiotic, but it IS OTC.
OMGosh! You poor thing.
I'm right there with you! This is my first one ever and I feel for those who get them alot. I'm drinking TONS of water, even choking down cranberry juice, and taking the AZO. So far the urge has gone down a little but still hurts when I go (the contraction type feeling) and my urine is the bright red/orange (glad I read the box or I'd been freaking).
Another for Cranberry Juice...Hope you feel better soon.
Yikes! I would never be able to wait that long to go to the doctor, for a UTI! Of course, the walk-in, where I work, is right across the street, and there are 2 emergency rooms within minutes of my house.
I wish I'd seen this sooner. At the very least you could have gotten some phenazopyridine (AzoStandard) OTC. It comes in a 98 mg tab and you can take 2 every 8 hours. It relieves the pain and urgency. DOES NOT get rid of the infection, just makes you less miserable until the antibiotics take effect. Also turns your urine bright yellow to orange.
Thanks so much everyone! I took one dose of the Amox. last night and already feel better. It's still there but not as bad. DH wanted me to keep taking the Amox. but I want to see my doctor first. Looks like Cameron has the start of an eye infection so we are all off to the doctor tomorrow.
Oh ugh. There has been a stomach thing making the rounds here in sheboygan, WI. Ugh.
I remember having a UTI once and standing on the side of the road watching my DH march in a parade when he was in the military. I had that awful urge to go, and the dull ache in my lower abdomen. There was no place to "go". There are some things you never forget, and that was one of them.
Well, I went to the doctor this morning. First I went to see my surgeon and I asked about one antibiotic versus another with regard to yeast infections and he said they are all the same. Yeah, even I with my limited knowledge know that's not true! Ok so he's young and a surgeon so I'll forgive him.
Hate to tell you this, but the amoxicillin you took could have given them a false neg. What happens in my simple minded way of thinking is that one or two doses of an antibiotic can kill the live bacteria that are susceptible to the antibiotic and show up on the strip test. The "baby" bacteria are in a sort of shell. They aren't touched by the antibiotic yet and don't show on the urinalysis strip test. Did you tell your dr that you'd taken a dose of antibiotic? I did that once and told the dr. She put me on antibiotics anyway b/c she said there wasn't any good way to tell for sure since I'd started therapy on my own. I got fussed at. I know how bad a UTI hurts. I know the hoopla about overusing antibiotics and the developing resistances. Waiting until Tuesday isn't acceptable to me. Drink plenty of water and cranberry juice and take the Phenazopyridine every 8 hours. If that doesn't help, he could call you in a prescription for some other med like Urispas for the pain and urgency. And please don't think that I am condoning drinking or bashing it either way. But we had an old country doctor in my hometown that recommended ONE can of beer a day for people with chronic UTI's. I got into a rut several years back and was on repeated rounds of antibiotics. finally added the can of beer a day for 2 weeks (I don't like beer) and it finally nipped it. But doing that also depends on your health, your ability to drink any alcoholic beverage, allergies, etc. So take that info with a grain of salt.
Thanks for the info, I did tell him I took a dose, he didn't say anything but seem to discard it as unimportant. I was so fed up this afternoon and this evening and so terribly uncomfortable that I took another does of the Amox. and will finish the bottle. I figure it can't hurt and there is no way I will make it to Tuesday. The AZO did nothing so far after two doses except to make my pee orange.
I'm so sorry. That is so frustrating. I thought the same thing...that the amoxicillin could have masked the infection. However, you had to do SOMETHING, and it isn't a coincidence that when you take the antibiotic, you feel better.
Personally, if I had the antibiotic and felt better after taking 1 dose, I would have continued. As a medical professional that might be considered unethical advice given your doctor's advice and the stuff about resistance and taking meds if they aren't necessary. But as a woman who has BTDT, I'd take them. But since you have started taking them, take them correctly as ordered on the bottle. Don't hit or miss on it. That really will do you no good but prolong the infection. And when I did the beer, I drank 1 can or bottle a couple hours before bedtime. DH would laugh at me b/c I'd make such faces. I prefer sweet wines if I'm gonna drink anything and beer doesn't fit that sweet category at all. But beer actually has some natural properties that aid in clearing up a UTI. Not taken alone but as an aid.
Generally, if you take a dose or two of an antibiotic, it will affect the bacteria that are present and you can get a false negative on a test. And when taking an antibiotic, you should take the entire course, not just 1 or 2 or 3 doses, because when you do that, it helps the bacteria become resistant to that particular antibiotic. That is why so many people with, say, respiratory infections relapse - they take the antibiotic until they start feeling better and then stop. Problem is, the bacteria is not totally knocked out, so it's had a taste of the antibiotic, and when you take it again, it's built up a resistance to the med and it doesn't work - or work as well.
Ya, I plan on finishing the bottle, I've had my second dose and I'm much, much better. I was desperate the other day and thought the same about the false positive, although the doctor was not convinced about that as he seemed willing to let me wait until Tuesday. I was really feeling much better by the time I went in to see him. His thoughts were if you have an infection it's constant, meaning you have the urge to pee all day and all night. I wasn't getting up at night, but my thought was that I had taken the antibiotic before bed so it had helped. I think that if I had not taken another dose last night I would not have slept at all. Anyway it seems to be working so I'll take the full dosage 3 times a day until the bottle is empty.
Hope you are totally well soon!
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I would say definitely drink the cranberry juice, but, wow, you have been hit hard. (((((hugs))))) to you sweetie, and let us know how you are feeling tomorrow.