** 1. Ideally urine sample should be sent for culture- sensitivity and colony count, before initiating treatment. As soon as the result of sensitivity test is available, treatment is started [or changed, if already started] according to maximum sensitivity. 2. since you don t have health insurance, even then predisposing factors to infection like: obstruction, calculus,diabetes should be properly identified and managed/treated [for which opinion of urologist is necessary since he may distinguish lower tract infection from upper urinary tract infection] 3. take plenty of water and fluids. . avoid: hot/spicy foods, salt,garlic,mustard oil,citrus fruits,alcohol,excess physical exertion. . take: jaggery with cold water,coconut water,amla, dates, musk melon, water melon. . a few tea spoons of baking soda diluted in cup of water, followed by atleast 2 cups of water is effective. . you may ask for prescription medicines like: tab calcury, tab/syrup cystone, chandan assav, ushir assav.