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Suggest Treatment For Painful Urination And Pelvic Pain While Treating Chronic Lyme's Disease
Question: I have chronic Lyme's disease, and have been having pain with urination and pelvic pain for about a week. I did a UTI test strip and it showed 500+++ leukocytes, but was negative for nitrates. What should I do?
Brief Answer:
Could be mostly due to UTI.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query ,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have been taking treatment for Chronic Lyme's disease and getting pain while passing urine and pain in pelvic region and your urine srip test has revealed presence of plenty of leukocytes .
This is mostly due to UTI and needs to be confirmed .
Please get your routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to.
Please take broad spectrum antibiotics like Cefixime along with urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoin twice daily and urine alkalizer thrice daily .Later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report.
Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician.
Ensure to drink more water .To keep your urine dilute This will help to control dysuria.
Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil
Could be mostly due to UTI.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query ,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have been taking treatment for Chronic Lyme's disease and getting pain while passing urine and pain in pelvic region and your urine srip test has revealed presence of plenty of leukocytes .
This is mostly due to UTI and needs to be confirmed .
Please get your routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to.
Please take broad spectrum antibiotics like Cefixime along with urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoin twice daily and urine alkalizer thrice daily .Later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report.
Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician.
Ensure to drink more water .To keep your urine dilute This will help to control dysuria.
Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil
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