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How To Get Relief From The Pain Due To Urinary Tract Infection?

My husband was diagnoses with uti this am and he is in extreme pain. He says the tip of his penis is burning also. He has tried warm bath and heating pad but nothing is helping.
Is there anything we can do? The doctor gave him RX for Bactrim & Pyridium.
.He is also taking advil.
Sat, 31 May 2014
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Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your husband has UTI.
Please get his routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to.

Please ask him to take broad spectrum antibiotics like Cefexine along with urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoin twice daily and urine alkaliser thrice daily.Later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report.

Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician.

Ensure he drinks more water.To keep his urine dilute This will help to control dysuria.
Dr.Patil.
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How To Get Relief From The Pain Due To Urinary Tract Infection?

Hello Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your husband has UTI. Please get his routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to. Please ask him to take broad spectrum antibiotics like Cefexine along with urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoin twice daily and urine alkaliser thrice daily.Later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report. Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician. Ensure he drinks more water.To keep his urine dilute This will help to control dysuria. Dr.Patil.