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Is It Safe To Take Nitrofurantoin And Doxycycline Together?
Question: Hello doctor, i have been diagnosed of gram positive cocci, epithelial cella (+), pus cells (+).......coagulase negative staphylococcus...I'm having serious lower abdominal pain including weist pains all over and my back too and I discharge small quantity of urine, every 10 to 15 minutes and I also have itches in my urinary tract and also all over my private part...I also do discharge every morning.....My doctor asked me to take nitrofurantoin and doxycycline together, is it okay??? and how many grams should I take because I can't go to work anymore and cant sit and stand for long because of the pains......Please help me.
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Before interpreting your urine report, it is very important for me to know if you are circumcised or not. Coagulase negative Staphyloccus is usually skin contaminant and is usually present in foreskin.
As you are also having lower abdominal pain , it rerquires further clinical assessment and investigations based on physical findings.
I would not personally recommend concurrent use of Nitrofurantoin and Doxycycline . Nitrofurantoin is only helpful in prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection. Doxycycline is broad spectrum antibiotic and is helpful in treatment of some of sexually transmitted disease.
I would suggest you the following
1. Kindly let me know whether you are circumcised
2. Are there any lesions on genital?
3. What are you referring when you say you have discharge in morning? is it seminal discharge or purulent discharge?
4. Do you have low grade fever?
5. Was any urological procedure done on you?
6. Are you sexually active?
Awaiting your response
Take Care
Best regards
Dr Shobha Deepak
Additional information required
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Dear Sir
Before interpreting your urine report, it is very important for me to know if you are circumcised or not. Coagulase negative Staphyloccus is usually skin contaminant and is usually present in foreskin.
As you are also having lower abdominal pain , it rerquires further clinical assessment and investigations based on physical findings.
I would not personally recommend concurrent use of Nitrofurantoin and Doxycycline . Nitrofurantoin is only helpful in prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infection. Doxycycline is broad spectrum antibiotic and is helpful in treatment of some of sexually transmitted disease.
I would suggest you the following
1. Kindly let me know whether you are circumcised
2. Are there any lesions on genital?
3. What are you referring when you say you have discharge in morning? is it seminal discharge or purulent discharge?
4. Do you have low grade fever?
5. Was any urological procedure done on you?
6. Are you sexually active?
Awaiting your response
Take Care
Best regards
Dr Shobha Deepak
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