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What Causes Chest Pain After Having Antibiotics For UTI?
I had Urinary Tract Infection, which spread to kidneys, or at least I think it did, since I had nausea, fever and blood in my urine. After taking UTI antibiotics, day after nausea and blood in urine stopped, but I developed chest pain. Is it a complication and is it an emergency?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Is the antibiotic Nitrofurantoin. It does have side effect of shortness of breath, chest tightness. In due course of time, it may cause pulmonary fibrosis,BOOP, pulmonary hemorrhage. If this the drug, u need to stop the medication urgently, meet urologist to change to another culture sensitive antibiotic. U must meet pulmonologist to get ur chest examined and get PFT if required.
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