uti wont go away

[jazzanne]

hi i had a uti a few weeks ago , i was given Trimethoprim 3 days then Nitrofurantoin 3 days, i had a bladder scan and camera last year and it was fine, i did a dip test and still shows bugs, my consultant did say if happens again i might need long term meds but what causes it i dont understand as ive been fine for about 1. 5 years xx

[LibraryGeek]

Hi Jazanne, I used to have lots of UTIs, my GP said it was connected to lack of oestrogen while on Letrozole. I read about the benefits of D Mannose which I have found very helpful. Doesn't always cure infections but helps with prevention and has often seemed to "head them off" for me. A urologist also recommended to my friend drinking water with a few teaspoons of lemon juice every day- quite refreshing! Good luck, UTIs are horrid.

[Barbteeth in reply to LibraryGeek]

Me again..it’s Vagifem pessaries

Barb xx

[Barbteeth]

I had them a few years before mbc and was prescribed an oestrogen pesssry which worked a treat..I asked my oncologist if this had caused the cancer to come back and she said no and she said she prescribes it sometimes for uti and vaginal atrophy

Barb xx

[13plus]

Real cranberry juice without sugar also helps. Actually I found the cranberry capsules from CVS to be very helpful if I felt like I was perhaps getting one.

[1998withStage4]

If you’re on FaceBook, there is a wonderful group for chronic UTI sufferers. The info there has helped me a lot. I get 6-8 UTIs a year.

[jazzanne in reply to 1998withStage4]

yes am on the group what meds do u take for it, i just feel so tired with it x

[1998withStage4 in reply to jazzanne]

I am on low dose Cipro. I also take Dmannous and a biofilm antagonist: amazon.com/gp/product/B0792... I often get irritated and bleeding bladder but with no bacterial infection. For that I take this: amazon.com/gp/product/B0792... as well as amazon.com/gp/product/B0792... Hope that helps.

[jazzanne in reply to 1998withStage4]

hi what dose of Cipro do u take x

[1998withStage4 in reply to jazzanne]

250 mg. I've also taken Keflex 250 mg daily until I started having more UTIs on that, then switched.

[Ginete]

It's worth to check for Ureaplasma Urealyticum. After 5 years of struggles it solved my UTIs.

[jazzanne]

whats Ureaplasma Urealyticum xx