UTI And Antibiotics?

I've had UTIs my entire life, due to bladder problems, so iknow your pain.
It may be the type of antiobiotic your ob is prescribing. Since there are many kinds, and some dont react well do the body's defence system (hence, you become "immune" to them), id see if you could get another kind.
UTIs untreated can cause major bladder/urinary problems, including kidney infections. If problems and symptoms presist, continue pursuing another type of anitibiotic. in addition, drink drink drink!!! Cranberry juice "flushes" the urinary system (though water and other fluids do the same thing). I haven't tried any over the counter meds.
Good luck and hope you get to feeling better!

UTI's are caused by bacteria, so the only way to get rid of it is to take an antibiotic..don't worry about taking one while breastfeeding, when I had mastitis I took an antibiotic and breastfed at the same time. You need to increase your water intake, too. HOpe this helps,
A.

Hey K.! Try baking soda in your drinking water (ie, 1 tsp for every 12 ozs.) This is a natural remedy that worked wonders for me after my honeymoon!

Best Wishes,

D. R.
Richardson, TX

I know I posted on the last one to go and get oatstraw tea. Take it 3-4 times daily. My friend who is a strict homeopath says it cures hers?!?! I am permanently on macrobid for the duration of my pregnancy because believe it or not I have had more of them than you. My Urologist says the thing that's scary is that it can infect the kidneys if it (the infection) backs up further. Then, I believe it can cause problems like stones. If no remedies are working, I think you have to resort to antibiotics, unfortunately. I feel the same way not wanting to take them all the time being pg.

Good luck!
R.

K.,
Is your OB running a full urine culture w/ sensativities to make sure that 1) you really have a UTI and 2)you are on the correct antibiotic? I would insist on that- Anatomy changes after childbirth- some women get more UTI's while the abd and bladder muscles re-align themselves. You can also get local irritation that can mimic UTI sxs, that can be treated with Baking soda baths, lots and lots of fluids, and making sure you are empting your bladder when you need to go.
AZO treats the symtpms of a UTI, it coats the bladder, but it will NOT treat a UTI.
Please feel free to e-mail me w/ any questions!
D.
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hi K. i seem to get symptoms of uti very often and like you have never had one in my life until giving birth. i have had to take many antibiotics when it was really bad-going into kidney infection. my doc does culture my urine if your doc is doing this then it should tell you how bad it is. this summer i had a very bad strain of bacteria that caused fever kidney aching ,nausea ,fatigue. i couldn't function so anibiotics were the only way to go. now on the other hand i recently felt one was coming on so i started taking 4tbls a day of organic apple cider vinegar and drinking 90oz of water with pure cran juice. it has really helped! i do notice if i drink lots of water-70-90oz everyday then my urine is great when i go to the doc. i hope this helps!

Hi K.! I have had three this year and if I have another, I will have to see an urinologist. I have had no luck getting rid of them on my own; I have tried cranberry juice, watermelons, and yogurt. Nothing works for me. Antibiotics can do it though. Just keep these things apart of your diet everyday so you won't get another one.

Hi, K.. I had chronic UTIs and UTI symptoms for years. The doctor I was seeing at the time would do a culture and find no bacteria. Therefore, he ruled out UTI and said it was probably yeast related so I was told to go on several treatments for yeast infections...which are no fun to do. Then, when that didn't work he said I was not wiping myself properly after having a BM. Rediculous!

When I changed jobs and got new insurance I also changed docs. My current doc said, "I don't find any bacteria but I believe you've got something going on". So, he referred me to a urologist who did an x-ray and determined that I had bladder stones that were so large that I'd probably had them since I was a small child. Since they've been removed I have some bladder reflux so am very prone to UTI's. Therefore, I drink cranberry juice on a regular basis as a preventative and haven't had a problem. I would hope that your doc will go the distance to determine why you continue to have UTI's...even with antibiotics.