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Hi ,
I was diagnosed with a kidney infection and was given cipro, 2 days later my pain got worse and was prescribed macrodantin by the doctor . I'm kinda freaking out now as everywhere online says macrodantin cannot be used for a kidney infection . Is this true ?
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marilee43089 Jmk92
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phoebewhite Jmk92
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Pepasan Jmk92
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phoebewhite Jmk92
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On the NHS website it states quite clearly that it is prescribed for UTI's and Kidney infections but again states that it isn't good if you have Kidney Disease.
Jmk92 phoebewhite
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I called my gp practise this morning and they said they are for kidneys and are one of the strongest to help me since the cipro didn't work . They told me to ignore websites saying their just for bladder . So fingers crossed I feel better soon.
phoebewhite Jmk92
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That's good, hope you are feeling better soon.
Phoebe
marilee43089 Jmk92
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INDICATIONS
Macrodantin is specifically indicated for the treatment of urinary tract infections when due to susceptible strains of Escherichia coli, enterococci, Staphylococcus aureus, and certain susceptible strains of Klebsiella and Enterobacter species.
Nitrofurantoin is not indicated for the treatment of pyelonephritis or perinephric abscesses. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Macrodantin and other antibacterial drugs.
SOURCE: https://www.rxlist.com/macrodantin-drug.htm#indications_dosage
marilee43089 Jmk92
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Here's a respected link for the antibiotics used to treat Pyelonephritis (kidney infection) Note that Nitrofurantoin (Microbid, Macrodantin, etc.) are not recommended. It is a narrow spectrum antibiotic that works in bladder infections. It's true that if the glomehner filtration rate (GFR) is low (kidney disease) it is also contraindicated.
I think when it comes to anything medical, it's best to research and check out as many 'respected' sources you can find. Don't go by what internet patient tell you. They may be right and they may be wrong, and that includes me.
https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540458/all/Pyelonephritis__Acute__Uncomplicated
Micklemus Jmk92
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I had ciprofloxacin for 33 days and it cured my symptoms that sulphamethoxazole + trimethoprim did not or rather I was symptom free for two weeks after the Septrin but the symptoms came back with a vengeance but the Cipro seems to have worked for me as I've been fine for 10 months now.
Please refer to MIMS which is the doctors and above all Chemists 'bible'...... you can see it online.... might be mimms. That data is what the medical profession as well as chemists go on re dosage etc.
Macrodantin I am not familiar with but one of our male GP's as mentioned earlier offered me (male) Nitrofurantoin which is contraindicated for males as it does not penetrate the prostate...........
How come he the doctor did not know that? Underlines the fact that no one can trust all doctors but I think you can trust MIMMS !
marilee43089 Micklemus
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Micklemus marilee43089
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marilee43089 Micklemus
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Yes, drugs are called different names in the various countries. I'm in USA. You must be UK. I visited MIMMS. Good site.
Micklemus marilee43089
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I had a bit of advice over the years from my mum who worked 30 years with an excellent chemist. She would read Mimms in her spare time. She told me that there are other instruction books but that particular one is the Doctors and Chemists main reference one.
I have a massive respect for some doctors in the USA. Lets face it the USA is massive and in some instances they have been 10 years in advance of us in the UK.
I have learned lately all doctors can make mistakes and their attitude to the job in hand must vary as every other profession.
I used to think doctors were 'gods' but they are not. They are like any other professional, some excellent and the very best any one can find but they are not all the same and their skill can vary.
A lovely lady GP who had a great deal of experience told me basically it's down to experience!
I would also think it is down to the possible complexities of the human body they are trying to
resolve.
marilee43089 Micklemus
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I agree with all the points you've made. I have been very fortunate to have had great health up until 10/16 when I got my first UTI. I didn't even have a GP, since I was never ill. I never had a reason to suspect doctors to be incompetent. Like you say, it's no different than any other profession.
Before my UTI, I never researched or read about health and diseases. After my UTI, I started using Dr. Google to check things out. That's when I started to find that doctors weren't always accurate in what
they were telling me.
In their defense, I think that they are so busy all day with patients that they don't have the time (or maybe desire) to read up on the latest medical information.
Micklemus marilee43089
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The worst finding was that I found that my medical history notes were never referred to as I said in an earlier posting which is none other than neglect. How on earth could an experienced practitioner
not look at past history? I saw a letter in which she asked the hospital doctor Dear Doctor please can you advise regarding this difficult case? OK she did ask which is all very well but to not write
within the letter that I had TB as a kid and also that I had privately had a blood test that proved
I had the TB antibodies 2016 and also never gave other proven facts a consideration is beyond comprehension.
I now call some of these practitioners 'the untouchables' because this is exactly what they are.
A patient should never have to self treat an illness by extending a course of antibiotics that was prescribed. Worse than that two years before I had to order a course of antibiotics from the USA because a male GP flatly refused to try me on a course empirically.
The doctor telephoned me from the USA and confirmed I needed them but it was 10 months before I took that course why because the infection graduated to me seeing blood in my urine.
The course of 10 days antibiotics eliminated all of my symptoms but 14 months later the infection came back worse than before but still no resolution at all apart from all sorts of scans and blood tests but no cultures done on two occasions..... Shame on them for not doing what may well have found what the infection was.
Although I am well now I feel as if I am dangling on a string that will break at any time plus not having much faith in the system.