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Do i have a UTI? or something else

Sent to Health Experts July 25 2006 at 8:38 AM
   

Ever since i had sex saturday...That night when i used the bathroom i felt like i had a UTI.... so i had some Cranberry Juice and went to bed... the next day the burning stop... but it felt like i had to pee all the time...It's now Tuesday and i feel like i have to pee all the time even when i just used the bathroom i feel very uncomfortable and it feels like a slight irritation is going on... I been drinking pleanty of water and sugar free Carnberry juice, and exerising...should i wait till tomorrow and see how i feel or should i use Vagi-Gard or something else...what can i do?

 

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July 25 2006 at 9:03 AM (24 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
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Hello!

Sorry you're not feeling well. You're doing a great job of trying to manage your symptoms yourself (cranberry juice can work very well, but won't always!), but it sounds like this is UTI and it's not going to go away without you going to see a doctor.

One additional thing you can do to relieve the pain is try a medicine called Pyridium, also known as phenazopyridine. This is available in your pharmacy, without a prescription, and it can lessen the discomfort you feel. It will NOT CURE THE INFECTION, however, and it sounds like you need antibiotics.

I would NOT use Vagi-gard. This will not help with your symptoms.

You should go to a doctor as soon as you can; the sooner you get antibiotics, the sooner you'll start to feel better. Your doctor will ask for a urine sample to make sure you have a UTI, and will probably send your urine away for bacterial culture to see what bacteria might be causing the infection. Finally, your doctor will give you antibiotics, which you should take, and may have to take for 3-7 days.

If you do not get this treated, it can lead to an infection of your kidney, called pyelonephritis, and this can be dangerous, and merit admission to the hospital. So get your UTI treated!

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