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I HAVE HAD A UTI NOW FOR 10 days. I’ve been on 3 days of Macrobid, 5 days of Bacterim, and now a prescription of Doxycycline. Is it heard you’re f for the burners no pain and soreness plus urgency to be persistent? I’m upset and worrried. I initially tried to put essential oil on my vaginal area thinking it would help but it burns. I’m wondering if I really messed things up. Any advice would be appreciated.
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phoebewhite Karatemom_44
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Goodness me, please don't do that again, applying anything like essential oils, eeek!
and a big ouch! if you are sore then you can apply plain live yogurt, nothing else unless it has been prescribed for you please.
Karatemom_44 phoebewhite
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miriam65408 Karatemom_44
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Hi Audrey,
I'm not at all sure what your sentence about burners is actually saying (predictive text?) but I am sure (like Phoebe) that applying anything at all to your bits is a silly thing to do. The tissue down there is very sensitive and delicate, wherever did you get the idea that essential oil might help?! A commercially prepared oil may have goodness knows what in it apart from 'oil'. Raw, virgin coconut oil is OK to use there but nothing else (unless, like Phoebe says, it's been prescribed).
Has your doctor actually cultured your urine sample to see what type of bacteria is causing your problem? If he has, then the Doxycycline should be the correct antibiotic and working by now. Are you saying that the area still burns after 10 days and you think you may have damaged it by applying the oil rather than having an infection? If this is the case I suggest you have the doctor examine you in case there is some other problem.
phoebewhite miriam65408
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I never thought about coconut oil, I've actually only just discovered it's amazing versatility.
Karatemom_44 miriam65408
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Karatemom_44 miriam65408
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marilee43089 Karatemom_44
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From my experience, after 2 days (3 at most) the symptoms from a UTI are gone if you are on the right antibiotic. So, I'd say, no, it is not normal to still have symptoms for 10 days.