Can a UTI cause urethritis if the UTI is apparently gone?
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I have been to three different doctors now for pain while I urinate that started around a month ago. The first one prescibed me bactrim to rid of the UTI that I did have. The second one said that I still had a UTI and prescribed me Cipro for three days. After that, I was still having pain and so I went back to the same doctor and my dip test came back negative and so I was sent on my way. After another week, I went back because I still had pain while I went. It wasn't as bad as it had been prior but the burning sensation and the irritation was still there. Even after urination, the pain would remain there and it would just feel all around uncomfortable and still does. So, the doctor did a test for STDs which to no surprise was negative which left me in pain and with no answers. Now, on the third doctor (I moved and so had to go to a third one), and she had me checked for a yeast infection which I did not have but she did say I was extremely irritated down there on the outside of my vagina and so she prescribed me this cream called Nystatin which has done nothing for me. She also did another diptest which came back negative for bacteria in my urine. She stated that it was "absolutely beautiful." Yet, I still have a burning sensation while I pee 
and sometimes it hurts to push the pee out. I took AZO a couple of hours ago and that seemed to only make things worse. I guess I'm just wondering if urethritis could have been triggered by my UTI and is still there even if the bacteria isn't? Or if it's possible to have a UTI without a positive bacteria test? I know urethritis is generally caused by an infection so I don't know if my urethra could still be inflamed from this UTI that I had a month ago. I would really appreciate your input/experiences you guys have had with this stuff! It was my first UTI and it hasn't gone away ! I'm driving myself crazy with googling my symptoms.
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Takingtime Ange527
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I know how frustrating this is. I had a uti last spring...I had groin pain only, I was given antibiotics and it cleared, but the groin pain remained. I had other tests done and all was fine. I went to chiropractor and that seemed to help..then a few months later I had an urge to urinate even though I was empty so because urinalysis came by with some wbc I was given more antibiotics, this time I was getting reactions to every antibiotic given to me, the culture came back contaminated....this went on for a couple months then the urinalysis were clear despite having burning pain by this point..I asked them to send urine to be cultured even though dip stick was clear and it came back with strep b....the urologist didn't think it was a uti and felt that it was contaminated....but I think because of the burning that I was over colonized with strep and it was irritating everything in that area. I now go for monthly urine cultures and some months there is no growth while others is strep b. I get the symptoms on and off but seems to be hormonal. I personally think antibiotics mess up the flora and allows other bacterial to over grow...this could have happened to you. You might want to start taking probiotics orally and vaginally to help get the flore back on balance.
miriam65408 Takingtime
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This is good advice from Linda and whenever you have to have antibiotics it's a good idea to take probiotics at the same time to keep your friendly bacteria happy! Yoghurt that is natural or says 'probiotic' on the label is usually enough, of you can get drinks or capsules.
Please remember that antibiotics can do a lot of damage to your gut, vagina - and just about everywhere else, especially the strong ones like cipro. If you've taken a course of this you might want to avoid it and the other fluoroquinolones in future as their 'bad' effects are cumulative and some people have been very ill after taking them. See the fluoroquinolone discussions on this site for more information.
Good luck and I hope the probiotics help.
Ange527 Takingtime
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Hi Linda! I took your advice and got this probiotic called Probiotics with Prebiotics & Cranberry. So far I have been taking it for a couple days and while it didn't seem to be working at first, I think it may be working now?? I feel like I may be getting better. It doesn't hurt as much to pee and doesn't feel as irritated down there. Hopefully I continue to feel better as I keep taking them! Thank you so much for your advice!
Takingtime Ange527
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You are very welcome. I am glad you are getting the same success as I did. 😊