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Consistent UTI after antibiotics!

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zoe52608
zoe52608

I'm 21, I've suffered uti's since about 17, only ever 3-4 a year, but lately I've been getting the mm so frequently, almost every two weeks. I am not on the pill and have antibiotics as soon as I feel one coming on, the unually clear it along with loads of water but it is reacurring..

I have the worst health anxiety and I've read on some it could be cervical cancer ?!

Helllp, can't live like this any longer, literally waiting until 7am so I can call in sick to work, I've been awake with it since 3!

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  • edie23085
    edie23085 zoe52608

    Posted

    I suffer with chronic UTI's as well, and they have got worse. It doesn't sound like cervical cancer so I wouldn't worry about that. But what I would do is go to your doctor and explain what's happening and tell them you need to be referred to a urologist who can do some tests. I've had scans, blood tests and even an operation. Still not cleared up. Although since the operation, the infections haven't been so painful/severe.

    Sometimes you can have a kink in your urethra which collects bacteria and this can cause constant infections, and a minor op can rectify that. But just tell your doctor and don't let him fob you off with antibiotics all the time! Because they will if they can get away with it.

  • miriam65408
    miriam65408 zoe52608

    Posted

    It might not even be an infection. Is your doctor prescribing antibiotics every time?  They shouldn't as the latest protocol is the wait and see approach - send a sample off for culture, wait to see the result then prescribe an appropriate antibiotic.  

    Make sure you get a culture done as constantly taking antibiotics repeatedly disrupts your whole body and it takes a while to recover from them.  You need to know if it is an actual infection and if so what the correct antibiotic is.  Do you always get the same one?

     

  • ryleechristene
    ryleechristene zoe52608

    Posted

    Hi Zoe.

    I've recently been going through the exact same thing. My advice for you is to seek help from a professional immediately. It might not be that serious, but go make an appointment to see a urologist, so you can resolve this quicker. They specialize in finding out what's going on down there. I have an appointment with mine in two days. I'm having them check for every possible problem. Kidney stones, IC, Cervical Cancer. Everything. That way you can start to get to the bottom of what it is if you're able to cross off what ISNT causing your frequent UTI's. Do NOT let your doctor throw more antibiotics at you. They tend to brush off UTI patients. There is a problem, and with a good urologist, it can't be solved and fixed. Best of luck!

    -Rylee

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