Recurrent UTI after sex, no improvement on ciprofloxacin and monuril,waiting for culture results and feeling miserable
Hi everyone, so I (F29) frequently get UTIs after sex, but this time it’s been much worse than usual. I’ve been dealing with what seems to be a pretty bad UTI for several days now. After about a week of symptoms, I repeated my urine test because I was having intense burning, constant urgency/frequency, going to the bathroom all the time, pelvic discomfort, and pain.
The results came back showing some abnormalities consistent with a urinary tract infection. I’m currently waiting for the urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity test, but the results won’t be ready for another two days.
In the meantime, I started taking ciprofloxacin on Sunday, but I honestly don’t feel any improvement at all. It’s already been 3 days on Cipro and the symptoms are still very strong. Having to wait two more days for the culture results feels unbearable at this point...
I really don’t know what to do anymore. The discomfort is intense and it’s becoming impossible to function normally like this.
Has anyone here gone through something similar or have any advice on what helped while waiting for culture results?
I was also considering trying D-mannose because I saw some posts saying it helped them, but at this stage would it even make a difference?
Any advice or experiences would be appreciated.