Water infection

[Malteser56]

Hello smart people, can anyone advise, I have hypothyroidism and have been on 50 mcg of Levothyroxine for a month, now I think I have a water infection, can I treat it without taking antibiotics?

Many Thanks

[bantam12]

Having had vast experience with uti's I would advise you get down to the GP asap, if you have an infection it needs antibiotics, messing about with alternatives may damp it down but not kill the bacteria.

[Malteser56 in reply to bantam12]

Many Thanks, I just thought I could try and get rid of it myself, I have such a reaction with taking other medication, I’m afraid of taking anything other than paracetamol,

[Aurealis in reply to Malteser56]

Completely at your own risk - you could try drinking lots of water to try to ‘flush it out’ - your judgement based on how bad you think it is.

[Malteser56 in reply to Aurealis]

Thanks for your reply,

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Increased frequency in UTI's can be hypothyroid symptom too

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[thyr01d]

Taking cranberry tablets helps some people, particularly helpful for not contracting the UTI in the first place.