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What Causes Back Pain On The Right Side?
Question: I just finished a round of Ciprofloxacin 500 mg. Started on 11/15. I tested positive for bladder infection. Tested positive for LEU and NIT. I finished all my antibiotics. Now I am having back pain mostly on the right side. Pain in groin on right side. Took a home UTI test this morning. Negative for NIT but positive for LEU 125 ++. I also have Lupus. What should I do? Should I go back to the Dr?
Brief Answer:
urine culture, ultrasound, see your doctor, drink lots of fluids
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
I understand this can be very disturbing. However, it is not rare to finish an antibiotic course and have persistent leucocytes testing positive in urine. A good sign is that the nitrites have turned negative.
Indeed, addition of lower back pain into the clinical scenario might either imply a complication (kidney infection generally called pyelonephritis), it could just be something else like kidney stones.
It is also true that there is growing resistance to quinolones like ciprofloxacin. I will advise at this stage that you get your doctor to carryout a urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing, so we could be sure of the causative agent, and the probable antibiotics that work. In case the germ shall be sensitive to Ciprofloxacin, the symptoms you are experiencing shall not be due to an infection. In case of resistance, the antibiotic sensitivity profile shall for sure guide us on the antibiotic to be chosen to treat you.
It is also important you get a simple ultrasound done. This shall give a good idea of the state of your kidneys, and if there are any kidney stones associated.
I suggest you book an appointment with your doctor. While waiting, drinking a lot of water and fluids could be very helpful;.
Thanks and kind regards as I wish you the best of health.
Dr Bain
urine culture, ultrasound, see your doctor, drink lots of fluids
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for the query,
I understand this can be very disturbing. However, it is not rare to finish an antibiotic course and have persistent leucocytes testing positive in urine. A good sign is that the nitrites have turned negative.
Indeed, addition of lower back pain into the clinical scenario might either imply a complication (kidney infection generally called pyelonephritis), it could just be something else like kidney stones.
It is also true that there is growing resistance to quinolones like ciprofloxacin. I will advise at this stage that you get your doctor to carryout a urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity testing, so we could be sure of the causative agent, and the probable antibiotics that work. In case the germ shall be sensitive to Ciprofloxacin, the symptoms you are experiencing shall not be due to an infection. In case of resistance, the antibiotic sensitivity profile shall for sure guide us on the antibiotic to be chosen to treat you.
It is also important you get a simple ultrasound done. This shall give a good idea of the state of your kidneys, and if there are any kidney stones associated.
I suggest you book an appointment with your doctor. While waiting, drinking a lot of water and fluids could be very helpful;.
Thanks and kind regards as I wish you the best of health.
Dr Bain
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