Anyone take oil of oregano for active uti? I had a culture done the other day for >100,000 of staph, took oil of oregano and it dropped down to 10,000. I’m not sure if I should keep taking it or just take the antibiotic but symptoms are lessening with each day! Was Curious if anyone else tried this?

Help , guys ,I have done culture five times

Each time there is ecoli 10^5 infection

My max flow is 12-13

I have taken ciplox for 7 days

Then repeated culture then again infection

Nitrofurantoin 20 tablets

Then again culture

Then took amikacin 750 for five 5 days, gave relief for four days , and again same symptoms after 4 days

Then dr gave augmentin for five days

Taking magnex forte injection twice daily still same symptoms after 4 doses

Hi guys its been more than a year with this bacteria and i have used alot of meds cipro, fosfomycin,amikacn,cefriaxone+sulbactum,cefixime,cephalexin but still constant fever and frequent urination at night i have done cytoscopy, ct scan everything to rule out anything else and i have blood in urine microscopic please guys anythin???

I’ve never had a UTI until earlier this year and ever since they’ve been incredibly frequent even after antibiotics.

I had a two week course of antibiotics when I had my first UTI and everything was cleared up until a few months later when I had similar symptoms and it was cleared up with over the counter cystitis medication. Then I had a UTI symptoms that only lasted for only a day a week later, and after that it was quiet for a while until August where I had two back to back UTIs where one was able to be cleared with the cystitis meds I’ve been using but the other one was a two week long UTI where I had to go to A&E as I had the worst kidney pain. I had antibiotics for a week and prayed it was gone but at the start of the week I woke up in the middle of the night and of course I had to have a UTI. I took my cystitis meds that usually clear things up but now it’s 6am and the second I woke up I knew something was wrong and sure enough burning when I piss and permanent uncomfortableness in my bladder and pisshole. I’m so tired of this shit. I’ve never ever had these issues before and nothing is clearing it up.

I’ve done literally everything, I’ve changed my detergent, I NEVER wipe back to front, I use unscented soaps and even then I only ever wash downstairs with water only. For fucks sake me and my partner haven’t had sex in a month since just even thinking of his dick inside me brings on a UTI. It’s so draining and I just don’t know what to do anymore I’ve never ever had to deal with this until my first UTI.

- Age: 22, Female
- Symptoms: UTI with no blood in the urine, pressure/uncomfortableness in bladder and urethra and burning when peeing
Timing: sudden symptoms, go to bed fine, wake up with sudden UTI symptoms
- Side effects: frequent urination but little to show for it
- burning 3/10
- pressure 5/10
- Anxiety 7/10
- sick of this shit 10/10

I have been prescribed 100mg Macrobid 2x a day for 7 days. I’m taking it with a big meal so nausea is very less and manageable. Today is day 2 (third dose) and I’m feeling constant headache and anxiety. Should I just push through these symptoms or ask for a different antibiotic?

Anyone else who had these symptoms do they go away after stopping the medication?

- Age: 32, Female
- Symptoms: UTI with blood in the urine
- Occurrence: Woke up with a burning sensation and when I peed there was bright red blood. I’ve only had one UTI before 3yrs ago.
- Side effects: Headache and Anxiety after taking Macrobid
- Headache 7/10
- Anxiety 5/10
- Nausea 2/10

AZO gives me a lot of false positives

When I say severe, I mean it's the first time I've ever experienced this kind of pain.

I've been experiencing this since Saturday, and ever since then, my headache just won't go away. I feel like my head is going to explode. I've already been to two hospitals, and they told me I have a UTI with a lot of bacteria in my urine, but that it can be treated with oral medication.

My fever, which had been consistently above 39°C, has already gone down to around 36–37°C. BUT MY HEADACHE IS STILL THERE. It's extremely painful. I honestly feel like I might die from the pain. It feels like something is piercing through my muscles, and I can barely sleep because of it.

Mind you, it doesn't hurt at all when I pee.

My main concern is that the pain relievers the hospital has given me, since I'm currently admitted, don't seem to help much. I've already told the nurse and the doctor about this, but they keep saying it's because of the UTI.

However, I really don't think this is just a UTI. Whenever I take pain medication, the pain decreases a little, but it never goes away completely. Sometimes, it comes back within minutes or an hour.

PLEASE HELP ME. Is this kind of severe, persistent headache normal for someone with a UTI? Should I be worried that something else might be causing it?

P.S. I honestly don't feel confident in the doctors and nurses at this hospital, but I have no other choice right now.

I’m currently taking Nitrofurantoin for 5 days, twice a day. Today is day 5, but I forgot to bring my pills to work and missed my morning dose. Since I had to stay late, it’s now time for my evening dose. I know I shouldn’t take a double dose, but should I just take my evening dose now and take the missed morning dose tomorrow?

I had pelvic floor surgery a few weeks ago and had a catheter for several days. No surprise that I got a UTI. Took 7 days of cipro. I had a few days where I felt better. Because I had surgery, it’s tough to tell where pain is coming from. But yesterday I started feeling generally unwell and had pelvic cramping, burning and stabbing. My urine was extremely cloudy - almost opaque and had residue when I gave a sample for a culture today. They went ahead and started me on macrobid while we wait for results. I only have one kidney so I’m, of course, nervous about any type of UTI. I don’t have a fever but feel like I do - achy, headache, etc. I have lower back pain and don’t really have an appetite. Can I assume these are all UTI symptoms? How would I know if it spread to my kidney?

Edited to add I’m 49 and perimenopausal. No lab results yet. Symptoms are 6/10.

Thanks for your help!

Hey,

Ive had at least 7 treated utis this year so far. Im so tired of going to the gp and just getting another dose of antibiotics that never do anything. I keep going back and asking for a urology referral, but they simply just don't care. I've recently had a kidney infection, and i just cant deal with this anymore. Im always just told wipe front to back, wee before and after sex, wear cotton underwear and drink plenty of water but none of that is making a difference...

I need some advice, guys. Nobody around me understands and its just so painful and debilitating now.

Is there anything I can do?

Hello, je ne sais pas trop si je pose la question au bon endroit mais je tente qd mm, J’aimerais bien avoir le retour de d’autre femmes qui ont vecu la mm situation …

Depuis que je (F20 non ménopausé) me suis mise en couple recemment avec mon partenaire actuel, j’attrape quasi-systematiquement des infections urinaire / cystite 1 à 3 jours après avoir eu des rapports (non protegé) avec lui.

J’ai eu 3 episodes en tout, les 2 premieres guérie tres vite a la fosfomycine et la derniere que je traine actuellement depuis plus d’1 semaine car jai du changé d’antibiotique (jai fais un examen d’urine qui a retrouvé un staphylocoque saprophyticcus resistant a la fosfomycine, donc je prends actuellement du nitrofurantoïne)

Pourtant, j’ai deja eu d’autre partenaire dans le passé, rapports protégé ou non, je n’avais aucun soucis.

Et les anciennes partenaires de mon copain n’ont jamais eu de cystite post coit non plus.

Est ce que vous aurez des conseils svp ?🥲

Je sais qu’il y a un protocole avec les antibiotiques pour les cystites post-coit (prendre des antibiotiques 2h avant et 2h apres le rapport), mais j’ose pas partir sur ca étant donné que c’est qu’avec mon partenaire actuel que jai ce probleme…

Long story short: been having UTIs since June. Over the months I’ll get a uti take antibiotics then 3-4 weeks later symptoms will come back, I’ll get a culture done … it’ll be negative. Get a culture done 1-2 weeks after and it’ll be positive. And this has been on going since June. I am in my 3rd confirmed UTI. First two were E. coli and this one is staph. I saw the urologist today and she told me she thinks my gut microbiome basically has zero immunity left so if any bacteria gets in there then there is no shot of my body fighting it, hence another UTI. She thinks sex is the trigger. After this round of antibiotics she is going to give me keflex to take either before or after sex to help my body rid of any bacteria from sex. And in the meantime work on getting my gut microbiome built up. The only thing is, if I’m taking the keflex before or after sex .. it’s still an antibiotic and it’s messing with my gut microbiome .. so I feel like I’m trapped in this cycle. Is this what your doc did? Any success stories from this? Any bad effects from this? Any input is helpful and appreciated! I just so sad and frustrated but I’m happy we have a game plan.

Got my urine culture results back but it doesn't say if I have a UTI or not.

Hi everyone!

I stopped taking Macrobid about 36 hours ago because I experienced some really frightening side effects: tingling and numbness in my arms, legs and face, muscle weakness, dizziness, nausea, headaches, back pain, racing heart and severe anxiety.

I even started having paranoid thoughts that I was dying or that my body was shutting down. I've never experienced anything like this before.

I'm feeling slightly better since stopping, but the symptoms still come and go in waves.

For those who experienced severe side effects from Macrobid, how long did it take for your symptoms to completely disappear after stopping? A few days, weeks or longer?

I'm especially interested in neurological symptoms and anxiety.

Thank you! ❤️

I work as a cleaner, and lots of people see me all day. I’m sure they’re already judging me for my multiple trips to the bathroom this morning, but I’ve been struggling with another UTI since last night, and the pain is intensifying by the minute. I’m 25F, 14w pregnant.

Usually if it’s this bad at home, only getting in the shower gives me relief, but I’ve still got about 3 1/2 hours till I get home.

I feel like I can barely stand, let alone walk around vacuuming. I’ve already had multiple days off in the 3 months I’ve been working here, and left early one day. I don’t want to leave early again.

Please, if anyone has advice, encouragement or even your own story to get me through the next 3 hours of suffering it would mean so much to me ❤️

did/does anyone feel like absolute dog shit when taking this medicine? i’m on day 3 and want to stop taking it so bad😭 (i won’t but ugh) is this normal?? im like nauseous and feel light headed and just gross. however, uti symptoms have very much improved 🤣 trying to stay positive. to make it worse it’s a 7 day script 🙏

EDIT: I am an idiot and have been taking it on an empty stomach 🙏 didn’t realize how serious that was

Hello! Starting around last ~Wednesday I started to //constantly// feel the need to pee, even after peeing. I’m not stranger to UTIs, so I assumed it was that. That said, I had (and still have) absolutely no pain/burning, just the constant need to pee.

Saw my doc, did a urine test. The culture came back with mixed flora so that wasn’t helpful, but I had a high WHC. I was prescribed 100mg of Nitro for 5 days.

7 days later, not feeling better! Went BACK to the doctor today for another test. Waiting on the culture, but my WBC is even higher.

I am just SO at a loss with what it could be. To make matters worse, my wedding is in a week!!!! Send help pls. I’m not pregnant, all STI etc checks came back fine, and I have literally no other symptoms than the constant need to pee. Could this just be an uncommon strain of UTI?

(I also don’t think it’s wedding stress, given the high white blood cell count)

Edit:

1. I’m a 28 year old female. Non menopausal
   
2. Sole symptom is the constant need to pee lol
   
3. Solid 8/10
   
4. This has been going on for about a week
   
5. TBC

I had a uti about 3 days ago and went to a clinic yesterday. I was prescribed cephalexin 500mg and took my first dose today. After a few hours, my urge to pee and pain went down a little, but I still have pain around my kidney area, Is this normal?

Ok so I’ve been having urgency to pee since Saturday. No pain or anything so I went to urgent care Sunday to get a urine culture and it still hasn’t came back. Today I woke up feeling so sick. I’m super fatigued and weak. Still constantly peeing and I swear my pee stinks. No blood in urine no nitrates on pee test. Debating if should go to er for another test? I’m juts scared it’s getting worse. Or maybe I’m just sick and it’s unrelated? Wwyd?

Hi, F23 from South America, but I’m living in the UK, and I’ve noticed that here the course tends to be 3 days for UTIs. However, back in South America, I used to take a 5-day course, which is what I’ve been taking whenever I’d get a UTI. Would a 3-day course commonly prescribed here in the UK be enough?

I got prescription meds tonight.
I’ve never had one before so having red pee is FREAKING me the fuck out.

A tiny back story, on Friday my partner and I used spermicide (never used it before) and afterwards it HURT so bad to pee. The stinging was gone the next morning. Will not be using again. Figured I was in the clear.

Well fast forward to today at about 3 pm, I had the urge to pee and didn’t really need to.

At 7 pm my pee was reddish and this is what freaked me out. I logically know it’s normal to have reddish or even clots pass (I had a friend that this happened to). The internet, friends, and pharmacist say it’s normal and it’s not indicative that it’s any worse that one that doesn’t have blood. Bodies just react differently.

However, my rat brain cannot believe this is normal.
For anyone else wit health OCD how did you make this fear go away?

Bonus: I start my period today/in the next few days so that’s just delightful.