In need of some advice. I've had bad urinary symptoms for the past 2 months: frequent urge to urinate (sorry TMI!), mild pain/irritation around bladder and urethra, but no pain while actually urinating. Had a sample dipped at the GPs, and they confirmed microscopic amounts of blood (hematuria), but sample culture came back negative. I also have a sporadic, painless cramp about midway down my left rib (near opening to stomach??) If this is a UTI, it's not like anything I've experienced before. I got the symptoms straight after using 'conceive plus' lubricant for the first time - needless to say, I won't be using it again!! What an irony: I was just trying to get pregnant, and now I've had to miss two whole months of bding, plus it looks like I'll miss another...
I've been on two rounds of antibiotics: trimotheprim and then kefalexin - no improvement. Managed to get a referral to a urologist, but have to wait six weeks. Any suggestions for what I can do to manage symptoms in the meantime? Have tried cranberry, have tried garlic - no help.