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Suggest Treatment For UTI
Dr i have being having uti for 1week & 4 days now. Somedays it is less & days like today is a real discomfort. My initial urine report stated pus cells as 40-50. And yesterdays report 15-20. I normally grt cured from uti within 3-4 days. Noroxin did not work for me this time.
Mon, 11 May 2015
Hello dear user!
Welcome to HCM and thank you for your question!
It seems you have had a significant urinary infection with 50 puss cells. It usually requires a longer time of treatment.
The proper treatment in your case would be a cure with the drug you are using for at least 14 days.
You may continue with that medication for a week more or take Nitrofurantoin or Trimethoprim for 7-10 days more instead of it.
Meanwhile you have to drink a lot of fluids to raise the water excretion from you kidneys. The cranberry juice would help a lot too.
I hope you will get soon better results.
Best regards!
DR ERIOL.
Welcome to HCM and thank you for your question!
It seems you have had a significant urinary infection with 50 puss cells. It usually requires a longer time of treatment.
The proper treatment in your case would be a cure with the drug you are using for at least 14 days.
You may continue with that medication for a week more or take Nitrofurantoin or Trimethoprim for 7-10 days more instead of it.
Meanwhile you have to drink a lot of fluids to raise the water excretion from you kidneys. The cranberry juice would help a lot too.
I hope you will get soon better results.
Best regards!
DR ERIOL.
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Thank you for asking on HCM!
For for your Urinary Tract Infection (Acute Cystitis) here are my recommendations that will help you:
- Drink at least one large glass of liquid every hour.
- Avoid foods that irritate the bladder: caffeine, alcohol, tomatoes, citrus,
and spicy foods.
- Drink cranberry juice to help fight bladder infections. If you dislike the taste of plain cranberry juice, mix it 1:1 with another juice, such as orange juice.
The antibiotic that I would prescribe for you is Ciprofloxacin 500 mg one tablet twice daily for 10 days, and for the pain/burning sensation Pyridium 100mg three times daily for 1 to 2 days (this drug turns urine orange, but nothing to worry).
If the symptoms reoccur within 2 weeks of treatment I will suggest a urine culture and an abdominal ultrasound.
Hope you'll be fine ASAP!
Dr. Elton.
For for your Urinary Tract Infection (Acute Cystitis) here are my recommendations that will help you:
- Drink at least one large glass of liquid every hour.
- Avoid foods that irritate the bladder: caffeine, alcohol, tomatoes, citrus,
and spicy foods.
- Drink cranberry juice to help fight bladder infections. If you dislike the taste of plain cranberry juice, mix it 1:1 with another juice, such as orange juice.
The antibiotic that I would prescribe for you is Ciprofloxacin 500 mg one tablet twice daily for 10 days, and for the pain/burning sensation Pyridium 100mg three times daily for 1 to 2 days (this drug turns urine orange, but nothing to worry).
If the symptoms reoccur within 2 weeks of treatment I will suggest a urine culture and an abdominal ultrasound.
Hope you'll be fine ASAP!
Dr. Elton.
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