r/utis

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I had a UTI about 2 weeks ago, medicated with antibiotics for it. Then randomly it's bloody come back - yey!

Not to be TMI but my main problem is it's too uncomfortable to sit, walk, stand - anything! The only relief is sitting on the toilet (not comfortable or practical) or being in the shower.

Today I had a genius moment that may help someone else. If like me, your bladder is literally empty with only a few drops that would not soil bedding etc - try this. I took a towel I didn't care about and wet it slightly with some cool water and was able to keep that on the area. I figured if I need to open my bladder or whatever it is that makes the toilet give me some relief, I don't care about the towel so I'll just chuck it out.

Obviously it's not going to be practical or cost effective to go through multiple towels so a disinfectant long boil wash would also be an option but it gave me relief and I was actually able to get some sleep without worrying I was going to have an accident and the fact I'd resigned to just getting rid of the towel or boil washing it helped me switch off from the fear of something happening when I tried to lie down. It was honestly as close to heaven as one could be in whilst in the grips of a UTI

Good luck UTI warriors

Hi, I’ve experienced slight discomfort when peeing like I can’t get the last bit out no matter what.
I don’t have any other symptoms but I did have a uti a few months back that suddenly turned into a kidney infection and I had to be put on different antibiotics!
I’m asking because when I last had the uti my symptoms were very very mild and i didnt know before taking an at home uti test which was a mild positive and I then got a negative at my doctors office.. went 2 weeks without treatment, symptoms suddenly went away and then I got the kidney infection pain from hell 😅..
I am hydrated all the time, take cranberry supplements daily with my prenatals and haven’t had sex in a while, I make sure to wash myself after peeing and just daily as I’m terrified to get a kidney infection again.

i just finished antibiotics for a uti + kidney infection as of this past friday, though as of today ive been having a pulling sensation after urination and a feeling that my bladder is not fully empty. im hoping its partially dehydration because im deathly fearing another uti. it doesnt hurt to pee, no funny smells, just prolonged discomfort/pulling in the vaginal area way beyond after. what could this be???

So I have had UTI in the past and I have treated it with antibiotics. I think It never really went away but recently I have done urinoculture test 3 times to see if I still have bacteria and It came out negative each time. I was shocked!

What I have been witnessing for about 7 to 8 months is that even when I pee I still feel like my bladder is not fully empty and It kinda irritates me. Also when I wake up, I wake up tired and with a heavy bladder. All day long It feels like I almost haven’t slept at all. I’ve done pee-gasm when I was younger because It felt nice and I think all of that caused this problem of mine that I have today.

I have been to some urologists but they didn’t really understand my preoccupation I think. I am so drained from this and I really wanna know if someone else has had this exact problem ever and do you know what could help in this case?

Ps. I don’t wake up at night to pee. I think my pee just accumulates and ruins my sleep quality. I am worried about my urethra and my bladder.

I would love to receive some helpful suggestions from you because I am starting to think I’m crazy for experiencing this lol..

Hello I tried posting this in a doctor thread and it kept getting ghost comments lol, I have had weird urinary changes for 2 months my GP decided they would treat it as a UTI without any testing, so she prescribed me Cipro which worked for a time and then it came back so I went to my gyno. I then was diagnosed recently because I asked my gyno to send a culture out which came back with 10,000-49,000 CFU/mL of Enteroccocus Faecalis. My gyno called saying I did have a UTI and that she sent me Cephalexin. My grandmother is an NP and told me that cephalexin is not the correct antibiotic to treat this strain of bacteria and I should call my gyno back to confirm this which the gyno said she was wrong and the keflex should be fine. I just want opinions on if this is the correct treatment as I’ve taken a few doses and feel like my bladder is going to burst still. I’m very uncomfortable and I’m starting college back up and I’m worried this is going to keep happening. Any advice or knowledge?

i know it’s strongly advisable to not vape at all with a kidney infection, but i haven’t vaped all day and i have a addiction so it’s hard not to, do yall think a few puffs will do damage? cause i don’t wanna fuck up my kidneys even more but it’s killing me and i wanna hit nicotine atleast just 3 puffs.

I feel like I’m on the verge of a mental breakdown. I’ve had reoccurring UTI symptoms for 3 years. I typically test negative for a UTI on a urine test. Had one doctor tell me I had IC and I did every possible thing to manage it, then a new doctor told me it wasn’t IC. I’ve never gotten a direct answer on what my issue is and how to manage it. I’m on my second day of missing work, and I have been sitting on the toilet for almost 3 hours now because if I get off it, I almost pee on myself. I’ve taken AZO pills and Cystex pills, and have been drinking cranberry juice and water and nothings helping. The women’s health clinic doesn’t open for a few more hours and I’m just sitting on the toilet bawling because I have no relief and just need SOMETHING to give. Any advice or tips would be so wonderful.
I’ve also tried getting tested for ureaplasma and keep getting shut down and I can’t afford to buy the test that you can order online.

This is gonna be a long one, but if you have the patience, please read till the end. I’m in need of community on this and some help/ suggestion from others.

I, like everyone else on this forum, struggle with recurrent UTI’s. It all began last year, where I got my first uti in October, and had one back to back through December. I was treated for those, and since December I had about a 7 month remission. (Best 7 months of no uti)

I graduated college this past May. I planned a San Diego trip with my friends and my boyfriend. Let’s just say, I was begging for a UTI on this trip (lots of alcohol, not much water, lots of intimacy with my boyfriend) so, just like I expected, I wound up with a UTI. But I was okay with that, because I had just went 7 months without one, and I made some choices that definitely did me in. Totally my fault. I just figured I would take some antibiotics and be on my way.

Well, pretty much a month on the dot later, I get another uti. (Ah, the trauma resurfacing) so this led me to getting the Uqora defend, D-mannose, and vaginal probiotics. I was doing a bunch of research on how vaginal microbiome can actually defend against e.coli (all of my UTI’s were caused by that), and I was reading about biofilms. I was doing a shit ton of research bc I didn’t want to become scared of intimacy again, and I just don’t want to constantly take antibiotics.

I was consistent in taking the uqora and probiotics, and was taking d mannose immediately post sex as a flush. But here I am, with another uti. I had one in June, July, and now August. All one month apart.

Yes, I drink water. Yes, I wipe front to back. Yes, I pee immediately after sex.

You guys. I’m just feeling so incredibly hopeless. I’ve researched this topic until my eyes burn, spent so much money, all for me to just have the same result. The thing that is really getting me the most is, I was 7 months free without doing anything in particular!! I don’t know what’s going on. My boyfriend and I have been together for a year, so no change there either.

Is there anything that anyone recommends? Do you take d mannose every day, all day, even at night? I know a lot of people have much success with d mannose, maybe I just wasn’t using it right.
I need help. I want to be normal and not be scared to have sex. It gives me such bad anxiety to go pee every time, and I’ve almost become compulsive with checking my pee for any speck of cloudiness.

Thank you for reading.

I should start by saying I’ve had my fair share of UTIs and I know what they feel like.

I’ve been in the hospital on and off for 2 months for postpartum preeclampsia. I had a catheter for 24 hours so they could give me a magnesium drip.

Been back to the hospital for high blood pressure and they’ve checked my urine and had some abnormal urinalysis markers. I wasn’t having symptoms so they didn’t treat.

Except when I ended up at the Cleveland clinic on vacation and they did a UA and decided to treat based off abnormal markers paired with 1 high temperature reading. They said my bacterium was klebsiella pneumonia. Ok never had that before, fun. They prescribed Cefuroxime. On the very last day of taking that antibiotic is when I first felt UTI symptoms- urgency and frequency. Went to local doctor and they sent me to the lab for a urinalysis and culture. UA came back perfect so they didn’t send out for culture. Ok great. it’s Saturday and UTI symptoms are bad so I call teledoc and they prescribe Macrobid. Day 3 and I’m still miserable. Pelvic pressure, urgency. Couldn’t sleep at all.

Is there any chance this is anything other than a UTI?

Hi everyone if you’re reading this it’s because I probably have another uti for the third time all within 45ish days. My first uti was back in July- lateish June then I got again very faintly 14-15 days ago and now I have slight burning in the morning and night but only when I don’t drink a lot of water and this start yesterday at midnight now it’s 7am and I’m still experiencing slight burning which is bothering me enough to notice rather than being just from not drinking water enough. The first two utis were before my period and now this one came after my period so maybe it’s for a different reason than hormonal changes my guess (not confirmed) but those my only guess to it because I’m 16f not active, wear 100% cotton underwear, wipe the right way, non scented body wash, a proper soap for down there (I only use the proper wash down there) and etc. I don’t know how I keep getting them it’s really stressful for me and I’m just trying to figure out how I keep getting them and wanna know to prevent it please help a girl out!!!

so a few day ago i started feeling pain when peeing and immediately noticed and was trying to figure out what it was and thought it might just be from “overstimulation” but now it stings and hurts when i pee, i have rlly bad cramps and abdominal and back pain, atm im not doing anything to fix it because i have a doctors appointment in 2 days so im just waiting it out:/ but holyyyy this is way worse than i thought it was💔

Hey, has anyone figured out anything that has helped keep them UTI free? The only thing I’m not the best at is staying overly hydrated, but I started to focus on it and still get at least one a month. Any suggestions are appreciated!

I feel pain when i’m about to pee is that a sign of uti?

My urologist diagnosed me with bacterial VAGINOSIS. This doesn’t sound right at all to me. I don’t have vaginal discharge I have UTI symptoms and I have a urine sample not a vag swab. He put me on metronidazole and extended the course when I said my urinary symptoms weren’t going away. Do I finish the course or stop it? I already finished the 7 days. He gave me 5 more. When I go into my clinic app the results for the urinalysis say :no results. Also they first told me my pee was on the way to the lab then two days later I called and they said I needed to drop off another sample “. Then Monday came and I called them supposedly they had my result of BV. I have uti symptoms but it showed up negative on regular uti dipstick test. I don’t even know if they did a guidance test. Also when I dropped off my sample (which was very dark btw. Dark yellow) the practitioner who gave me the cup never gave me any wipes. And in the bathroom there were no clean catch wipes for me to use so I just went.

welp here i m omw to the er rn im in so much pain bro i genuinely thought i could’ve waited till tmrw but im more than sure this has reached my kidneys, symptoms im having: back and abdominal pain, chill, rlly cold but my skin is burning hot when i touch it, fever, so yea i would rather not have sepsis so i will update later, this is rlly miserable :/.

i have had UTIs very often, especially in my teenage years. i know the signs my body gives me, burning with urination, urge to go when i dont have to. i take cranberry and d-mannose supplements and have been uti free for almost two years. i will occasionally have irritation if im dehydrated or if i run out of dmannose for a few days. i usually take one dose of azo and it’s gone by the time it wears off. i always tell myself i will get checked if it lasts more than a day. a little over a week ago i was in the middle of a big move and had that irritation on and off for about 4 days. i should i have gone to the doctor but it went away and i had so much going on, i decided to let it be. two days ago i was so lethargic, weak and fatigued. i had no other symptoms. then i developed a low grade fever (about 100 degrees). i remembered the irritation and did two at home uti tests. positive immediately. even though i had none of my usual symptoms! i went to the er (i don’t have a pcp here yet and urgent care was closed) i waited six hours to be seen, they checked my vitals multiple times and my temp was normal while there. i felt fine besides some back pain (but i was also sitting in an ER chair for hours) they test my urine and send me home with keflex. i’m on day two of keflex, still fatigued, but not as bad, no urinary symptoms, but a stabbing pain in my upper right abdomen that comes and goes. i’m concerned that they never did a CT or any other tests. doesn’t a fever usually indicate the infection spreading up? if so, keflex will most likely not work. i’m considering going back to a different ER. my symptoms are so on and off, i don’t know if it’s necessary. i am so afraid of kidney damage and sepsis. has anyone had a similar experience, how did it turn out for you?

My bf and I of 3 years have never had any issues we’ve done very spontaneous things etc no issues and all of a sudden I got a UTI once and now everytime we get freaky I think I get a uti etc wtf is going on

And no he’s not cheating I’m sure