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I Have A Horribble UTI And I Need An Antibiotic.
Question: i have a horribble UTI and I need an antibiotic. I%E2%80%99m going on day 5 and I have blood in my urine.
Brief Answer:
Urine culture sensitivity study will show the right antibiotic can be used.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
The best way to get treated is to do a urine culture and the antibiograms will show which is the right antibiotic can be used to treat the infection.
If you're my patient, I could have treated you empirically with Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily or Bactrim twice daily for 7 days... Also, you can use cranberry juice or tea found otc in pharmacy.
You can also use Acetaminophen for pain relief and remember to drink more water.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Urine culture sensitivity study will show the right antibiotic can be used.
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
The best way to get treated is to do a urine culture and the antibiograms will show which is the right antibiotic can be used to treat the infection.
If you're my patient, I could have treated you empirically with Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily or Bactrim twice daily for 7 days... Also, you can use cranberry juice or tea found otc in pharmacy.
You can also use Acetaminophen for pain relief and remember to drink more water.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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