85 year old female with constant uti and pain

[Dippydolly]

I have a constant uti and I am up on the loo every hour day and night had 3 lots of antibiotics which relieved it for a couple of days then it comes back I also get the pelvic pain badly and now I am swollen down below I am awaiting a urologist appointment but anything that can help me in the meantime

I also have low kidney function

[Suzie42]

I can only say drink masses amount if water to flush out uti. It was the only thing that stopped me getting them back. My gp told me that. It's hard to start with but when your bladder gets used to larger amounts of fluids and your kidneys settle down, you wont visit the toilet anywhere near hourly. Give it a try.

[Mrshappyme]

hi dippydolly i keep having water infections and i take anitibiotics and clear it then its back again . feel swollon down my pelivic area and im waiting to see the gyno as my doctor as refered me back to her as i had a interir bladder repair last year september and my legs felt weak and achey and wen i lay down at night i drop off to sleep easy but i wzke 3 r 4 times to go toilet wen i get out of bed and stand up it feels like heavey and my bladders full i had a bladder scan and they said your bladder is empting ok. so i dont know why i feel heavey like im swolled up down there like a heavy feeling i dont know if my bladder as prolasped again but im hoping that i get seen soon

[Konagirl60]

Try drinking diluted non sweetened cranberry juice and avoid all bubbly drinks like colas or tonic water. The bubbles irritate the bladder.

Can you avoid drinking coffee as well?

[Colombe]

Hello, check out this website for useful info on chronic UTIs

chronicutiinfo.com

You could also speak to your GP about HIPREX (Methenamine Hippurate) which is prescribed to both treat and prevent UTIs. It is not an antibiotic but can either be used alone or in combination with antibiotics. You used to be able to buy it over the counter (albeit it is expensive) but it may be prescription only. It is mentioned in the website above.

Hope this helps.

[glenbanchor]

I take vitamin C and cranberry tablets also D-Mannose as well as Nitrafurantoin antibiotic "just incase" prescription which one can have.