She said she had UTI, but really didn't have any symptoms for it; It was just caught during some routine testing or something. Anyway, is she suppose to go back to the doctor to have her urine checked again to make sure it is cleared up? She said she took her last anitbiotic pill today, but that it actually seems like she is peeing a lot more than usual. Although she never did have any real UTI symptoms. Does she just hope the antibiotic cleared the infection up, and just wait it out to see if she ever gets any strong symptoms? Or should she have them run another test to make sure it's gone? What's the norm if you don't really have any symptoms to begin with?

Thanks.

The last one had me calling any OB/GYN that I had ever seen in my life, at 1:00 a.m. I was desperate for someone to call in a prescription for me at the local hospital.

Finally found one on-call, told him my problem and without hesitation he called it in. I was out the door, in the car and speeding towards the hospital at 2:00 in the morning.

I don't know what antibiotic she was on.

zoewolf, I hear you...I remember my roommate got one in college and I had to skip class to drive her to the doctor; I thought she may have been dying!

I talked to her last night and she said she called and the nurse told her to come in next week to run the test again to make sure it was gone.

Thanks for your posts.

Since she did not notice the UTI symptoms, she needs to have the test done. Usually if the antiboitics do not work the patient KNOWS right away because the symptoms either do no go away or they return with a vengance.

UTI's can be so severe that there is blood and/or pus in the urine. Incontinence is the usual symptom - very embarassing. There is not always pain. There is usually a horrible odor to the urine.

With a first time bladder infection, she was probably prescribed a broad spectrum antibiotic. If that did not work she will be given an antibiotic made specifically to target UTI's - like Cipro.

UTI's have nothing to do with hygeine.

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The other way is by taking tub baths instead of showers. Long soaks in warm water allows the bacteria to migrate from the anal area to the bladder or vagina. So showers are often the cure for recurring UTIs.

THEN, I got one that was the most painful thing I've ever endured, including childbirth. I ended up in the hospital for two days. It had travelled to my kidneys and I had e-coli in my blood. This can kill you.

If you have a bladder infection PLEASE... GO TO THE DOCTOR! I can't emphasis this enough. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through.

The drugstores now sell an over-the-counter test. I'm going to try it out today. If it tests positive, I'm going to call my doctor to insist on an antibiotic.

After the antibiotics are finished (some are taken for 3 days, others two weeks, etc.), the surest thing is for a follow-up urine test. That's the only way to know for sure that it has cleared up. Just because one feels better is no guarantee. Our family member did not have a follow-up test last year. Sure enough, the antibiotic did not completely deal with the bacteria and urosepsis developed. Basically, the bacteria got into her blood stream and then got circulated throughout her body and through all organs. If urosepsis is left untreated, the patient can die. Our family member was hospitalized for two weeks, followed by another month in a rehab center. This is not to scare you or anyone, but what might be a "simple UTI" can mushroom into something deadly if not treated properly and thoroughly.

I'd like to say "good luck", but somehow "luck" is just not appropriate for this discussion.

This was the first time that there was blood in the urine. I have a headache this morning, and am sweating. I tried to hold my urine until I got to work, but was unsuccessful.

Will be heading to the doctor tonight.

That was about 4 years ago and I haven't had a UTI since. Just any plain old cheap brand has worked fine for me. 1000mg a day, every day. If you already have a UTI, then by all means, get the antibiotic and take it. Get rechecked to make sure that it gets cleared up. But, do yourself a favor and try the Vitamin C also. Your body will naturally get rid of what it doesn't need in your urine with no dangerous build up in your body. I told my Doctor what I was doing when I went to see him for something else and he said to keep it up if it worked for me.

It has been a wonderful miracle for me.
Betty