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Fosfomycin for UTI----anyone take it?

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marilyn93251
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I developed symptoms of a UTI which I decided to treat with antibiotics I had around the house (Amoxicillin). I took that for 4 days and symptoms went away but 2 days later the symptoms returned with a vengence- I then took some Augmention, but before I took the Augmentin I went to Urgent Care and gave a urine specimen. Much to my surprise I have a very aggressive organism, which usually occurs in hospitalized patients, which I was not. The organism

is enterobacter cloacae. So now my urologist has prescribed this weird antibiotic, Fosfomycin. It is a powder you add water and drink it. It works directly in the bladder on the infection.

Although my doctor says it is really a safe drug I look at some of the potential side effects

and it concerns me. Has anybody taken this medication and if so did you experience any side effects?

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