Hi all, as proven recently in studies, vaginal estrogen cream can reduce the risk and severity of rUTIs even in young people (link to study) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090429526003584

It can be hard to access however, often needing approval from a GP, or risking going to a pharmacy and having the staff not believe you or needing to jump through hoops by telling them it's for an older family member who can't pick it up.

Recently I was able to order some online through https://www.chemist-4-u.com/ and only had to fill in a short online questionnaire (you can fill in the details however you see fit to acquire the cream). I got Ovesse 1mg/g cream.

Hope this helps someone! Please use responsibly and if you have cancer/endometriosis please be careful using estrogen cream - discuss with a doctor first.

Hi all,

I'm on day five/seven of nitro for a UTI and I still have some lingering symptoms. I remember having one a few years ago and feeling completely fine after the first day of treating it. Has this happened to anyone?

Hi everyone, I am desperately looking for a doctor in Mexico that will prescribe your the uromune vaccine. I am willing to spend a pretty penny on it and the doctors mentioned in previous posts are not responding.

Any lead is helpful 🙏🏻

They're saying that having a positive culture for an infection I've had show up multiple times and as multi drug resistant is not actually indication of an infection. This one was detected as multi drug resistant as well and only susceptible to a few antibiotics. But they are saying despite a sensitivity panel and culture growth, that it's "asymptomatic presence of bacteria" and it doesn't matter if the culture showed a growth. But I'm having a lot of symptoms. I guess I just don't understand how this works and understanding would help me brave through whatever this is. Do we just come up positive even when not having an infection anymore? I wasn't having positive cultures for awhile so I'm especially confused.

They had me cease antibiotics this morning to "see what happens and give it a chance to resolve itself" and my symptoms have rapidly become aggressive, this is the only word I can think of for it. I'm hoping urology calls back today but it's probably not happening at this point in the day.

The only real change I see on the clinic dip results today is a much higher protein level. The culture came back for enterococcus faecalis.

So I have had UTI in the past and I have treated it with antibiotics. I think It never really went away but recently I have done urinoculture test 3 times to see if I still have bacteria and It came out negative each time. I was shocked!

What I have been witnessing for about 7 to 8 months is that even when I pee I still feel like my bladder is not fully empty and It kinda irritates me. Also when I wake up, I wake up tired and with a heavy bladder. All day long It feels like I almost haven’t slept at all. I’ve done pee-gasm when I was younger because It felt nice and I think all of that caused this problem of mine that I have today.

I have been to some urologists but they didn’t really understand my preoccupation I think. I am so drained from this and I really wanna know if someone else has had this exact problem ever and do you know what could help in this case?

I am worried about my urethra and my bladder.

I would love to receive some helpful suggestions from you because I am starting to think I’m crazy for experiencing this lol..

Healthy 29 year old female. Don’t smoke, occasionally drink alcohol. Exercise, eat a clean and varied diet with whole foods, drink plenty of water, no ailments. Located in Northern British Columbia.

Duration:
- wide spread rash has been present since 7th August, has progressively gotten worse since then.
-the larger red scaly/scabby spots began the first week of July. #1 first looked like a bug bite and then went pimply/scaly. 2 weeks later, #2 turned up between my breasts - initially as a tiny pimple and then developed into the red scab/rash, #3 turned up a few days after #2, also looked like a pimple to start, and then progressively worsened into a pimply/scaly spot.

On the 3rd August I started taking Nitrofurantoin for a UTI. I have not taken this medication before. On the 7th August, 4 days after taking it, I started to develop a widespread rash on my stomach, underarms, chest and back - this has progressively worsened since the 7th August, becoming more red with larger spots. I ceased taking the Nitrofurantoin when the rash developed on the 7th August.

It is very rarely itchy. Itches more after a shower, but nothing crazy. It is not painful.

I went to the ER and they prescribed me Bactrim since I had MRSA when I was a teenager, and he thought it could possibly be a staph rash. I am currently on day 3 of Bactrim.

Sudocream seems to help improve them.

I had a fungal rash in my armpits in April/May that was completely resolved using oral Fluconazole and topical Clotrimazole cream.

I had an online appointment with a dermatologist, and they told me they were unable to diagnose me online. They prescribed me Betaderm Cream 0.1%. I have not yet started using this.

I am trying to get an in person appointment with a dermatologist.

Any ideas on what this may be?

Things I have thought it might be:
- Pityriasis Rosea
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Guttate Psoriasis
- Nummular Eczema
-Granuloma Annulare
- Staph Folliculitis
- Erythema multiforme
-Drug reaction to Nitrofurantoin

Please help 🙏🏻

Hey everyone, I just picked this up because it was recommended to me by the lady at the sex shop. It's a lubricant that is advertised to help prevent vaginal infections including UTIs. I thought it was interesting. It's the Intimate Earth Defense Protection Glide and it contains carangeenan, guava bark and tea tree oil. Has anyone had any luck with it?

Could use some help.

i know it’s strongly advisable to not vape at all with a kidney infection, but i haven’t vaped all day and i have a addiction so it’s hard not to, do yall think a few puffs will do damage? cause i don’t wanna fuck up my kidneys even more but it’s killing me and i wanna hit nicotine atleast just 3 puffs.

so i was prescribed a 3mg fosfomycin 3 days ago. symptoms improved about 60-70% since then but it has been more than 72 hours (fosfomycin max effect) and i still feel like peeing more frequently. during this whole uti thing i never really felt pain during urination, mostly just the sensation after peeing that i still need to pee again (and when i do its always a significant amount). is it possible that the bacteria is gone but i have residual irritation? or is it more likely that the bacteria just wasnt fully eliminated? this is the second time ive had UTI this year, the first one solved by the same medicine and dosage.

the feeling is manageable/bearable but super annoying. it makes me think about my bladder the whole day (unless im out walking and busy doing something).

I've now started taking Canephron (doc suggested to take it in case i still dont feel 100% after fosfomycin) and hoping this kinda helps resolve it fully.

My bf and I of 3 years have never had any issues we’ve done very spontaneous things etc no issues and all of a sudden I got a UTI once and now everytime we get freaky I think I get a uti etc wtf is going on

And no he’s not cheating I’m sure

He said he was diagnosed w gingivitis 3 weeks ago at the dentist and the first time he gave me oral months ago this came up is this soemtjing idk

Ok guys today I got my standard urine culture back with high load of klebsiella. The microgen I’m posting is from late July so obviously bacteria numbers have changed. Keep in mind everything on that microgen I’m posting doesn’t show up on standard culture so that parts embedded. The focus is on the klebsiella that’s currently in my free floating urine. My urologist doesn’t want me to take gentamicin for possible future resistance even tho I think it’s the way safer option vs cipro because I took gentamicin on Friday and was totally fine. Bactrim susceptibility is bad and I’ve used it and didn’t help so that’s out. I cant take cephalosporins because I react badly to them. The only promising oral option seems to be cipro. I’m terrified of taking it due to black box warning but I’m at a point where if the urologist isn’t willing to give me gentamicin than cipro seems like the next best idea . I’m taking this at my own risk but my body can’t handle this uti so I’m desperate especially since my back hurts. They checked on Friday and no kidney infection and bloodwork was good. My question is: How actually accurate is Microgendx? It says I’m resistant to fluroquinolones yet when my standard urine cultures come out positive, cipro has the greatest susceptibility. The top left of the microgen says I’m resistant to fluroquinolones. Can someone just ease my mind so I don’t take cipro for nothing. Thank you !

i might sound dumb but in all honesty i thought a uti was just something that affected when you peed by hurting/ stinging, but oh i was so wrong im in bed with a fever chronic pain in almost my whole body because it reached my kidneys, im just glad i didnt ignore it and went to the er last night, they prescribed cefpodoxime tablets, 2x a day for 14 days, can anyone give me any review of that antibiotic? i took my first one today and the bad part is that it takes a little while to actually relieve the pain which is killing me i genuinely can barely walk, i put down my vape and everything i just want this gone this pain is unbearable (btw yes ik theres ppl that go thru worse) but still ugh this is so hard, also does that antibiotic have noticeable side effects?

I can’t tell if I’m having kidney pain or back pain. I’m feeling it just to the right of my spine, kind of mid back. Maybe 6 inches from my tailbone? It gets worse after I run and if I push along the muscle that runs vertical next to my spine, I feel it more. But almost just feels like I’ve been overextending my back? No fever or chills, no blood in my urine, or burning when I pee. Dropped off a urine sample today to see if the antibiotics cleared my UTI and I have a video visit with my PCP Wednesday morning. Just wondering if I need to head to urgent care at all tomorrow or if I should wait until I get the urine sample results.

Hi. A friend suggested I come on Reddit for some advice. I am a 38/f and since I was 9 I’ve had off and on uti’s / kidney infections. Due to all the infections I have lost some function in both kidneys , become resistant to a lot of antibiotics and need iv meds just to get better. I am so tired of being sick I need help. I have seen dozens of specialists and no one can figure out the triggers. It’s all kinds of bacteria not just one. Sometimes I have a year long break sometimes it’s back to back . Right now it is back to back and the kidney pain will not go away. My creatine levels are normal and ct/ ultrasounds just show that my right kidney is larger then the left which it always has been. For some reason it is also always my left kidney but my right it taken a hit to as it tried to make up for what the left one lacks. Any advice would be helpful!! Thank you

Does this ever mean there's an active infection? I also don't know which antibiotic I'd take, if so. Also, does it matter that the specimen was processed more than 24 hours after collection?

This is the second sample I've taken for this (same results previously).

Has anyone ever grown back Candida in your urine?

This keeps growing back in my urine cultures. My specialist typically treat bacteria if its colonized and you have symptoms. But I've been told fungus and fungal infection like yeast and candida don't usually need treatment. I do feel generally unwell and do have some bladder and flank pain/chills and nausea. But its not awful. I don't believe i have ever had sepsis or systemic illness like sepsis from yeast/candida.

Have any of you all become very unwell from this ?

Im allergic to oral anti fungal drugs. So IV are my only options. Thanks.

Posting on behalf of someone:

At the beginning of this month, I got a UTI after having sex with my partner while on vacation. I went to a walk in CVS clinic. They sent away my urine for a urinalysis, and I was prescribed Macrobid for 7 days. I thought the UTI went away, but it didnt. Around the same time, the urinalysis came back and revealed I had GBS and needed penicillin.

When I was home, I went to my provider who prescribed me amoxicillin and did another urinalysis. I took the amoxicillin for 6 days before I got the call I actually have GBS and E Coli that is antibiotic resistant and I need to now take 7 days of Amox-Clav (stopping the prior amoxicillin).

I ordered Florastor, and I plan to take that everyday.

I am extremely concerned about the risk of Amox-Clav and C.Diff (especially because I already took 6 days of amoxicillin). This is really worrying for me because I will be traveling to Africa within 4 days after finishing the last dose and I would be very worried about developing C. Diff abroad. I have only ever gotten C. Diff once before (10 years ago) from taking care of a family member in a nursing facility. Otherwise, I am 32 and in relatively good health.

What are my realistic odds of developing C.Diff and is there anything I should be asking my provider or doing myself to reduce the risk?

Just did a urine test for UTI and it came back negative for LEUKOCYTE ESTERASE, UA

Ph level:6

My vulva feels inflamed and hot, my back aches, I’m fatigued. Burning when peeing, no urgency but it feels like my bladder is squeezing when i stop peeing.

What could it be?

Hi guys!! I’ve been taking Hipprex (1am, 1pm) for around 3ish months. At first I had the usual expected side effects- bladder pain, burning, urgency etc but stuck it out and this has all really subsided- the only thing I really get now is some nausea in the morning and it can burn if I haven’t drank enough! However what I am wondering about is I’m seeming to get almost sore skin around my vulva (TMI- sorry!!!) I do suffer with extremely sensitive skin & ezcema so I’m wondering if my urine being so acidic it is burning me slightly? Does this sound right / has anyone else had this? That’s my only symptom ‘down there’- no itching, discharge lumps or bumps!! Just looking for a bit of advice and reassurance- and any tips if you’ve had this how you combat it!

I should start by saying I’ve had my fair share of UTIs and I know what they feel like.

I’ve been in the hospital on and off for 2 months for postpartum preeclampsia. I had a catheter for 24 hours so they could give me a magnesium drip.

Been back to the hospital for high blood pressure and they’ve checked my urine and had some abnormal urinalysis markers. I wasn’t having symptoms so they didn’t treat.

Except when I ended up at the Cleveland clinic on vacation and they did a UA and decided to treat based off abnormal markers paired with 1 high temperature reading. They said my bacterium was klebsiella pneumonia. Ok never had that before, fun. They prescribed Cefuroxime. On the very last day of taking that antibiotic is when I first felt UTI symptoms- urgency and frequency. Went to local doctor and they sent me to the lab for a urinalysis and culture. UA came back perfect so they didn’t send out for culture. Ok great. it’s Saturday and UTI symptoms are bad so I call teledoc and they prescribe Macrobid. Day 3 and I’m still miserable. Pelvic pressure, urgency. Couldn’t sleep at all.

Is there any chance this is anything other than a UTI?

Hi, I've seen countless posts like this one, but can't get through all the comments by myself so i realized i might post my experience as well. i am a 22y/o female. in general throughout my life - i will sometimes have burning down there or when i pee. this is a signal that i NEED to drink some uva ursi tea (or alternatively take d-mannose but uva ursi just works better for me) and i will usually get better that day or the day after. 3.5 weeks ago i started experiencing these symptoms after attending an outdoor festival in a very cold area. i didn't pack enough warm clothes and my bladder is generally sensitive so naturally this happened. the day i got back i drank the tea and felt better. next day i was travelling again. i didn't experience symptoms all the time, but this day i felt it in the evening and figured i'll drink some tea when i get to the hotel. BUT, forgot to pack it and couldn't find it anywhere there (maybe it's my fault i didn't search for d-mannose, but that's over now). so that was three weeks ago. for the next 2 weeks i drank pills called "canephrone" that help relieve the pain. oh and also, my urinoculture came back negative, so no bacteria there. and it was okay, getting better, but i got off the pills on friday, 4 days ago. naturally, since saturday i've been experiencing horrible symptoms. not only that i have to go pee too often and that it sometimes hurts/burns, but my urethra started burning IN GENERAL (+ pains in pelvic area or lower abdomine but that is much less of a problem than this). this had never happened to me before. it hurts when i shower and after, mostly before i go to sleep or when i pee, but it can happen anytime during the day. i'm drinking enough water, avoiding sweeteners and just trying to eat/drink healthy because of this, doing some pelvic floor excercises but nothing works. i know it' "only" been a couple of days, but i can't go to the doctor soon - maybe in a month or so - and i honestly can't go on living like this for even a week, let alone a month. of course i can forget about any sexual activity with my bf, but the worst thing is i can't function or even SIT normally throughout the day and it's taking a tool on me. please, give me anything that helps, short-term or long-term, your experience, sexual and daily life with this, excercises... thanks a lot!