2006-08-10 12:36:02 · 8 answers · asked by alexis 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Several of you mentioned "sulfa drugs." What are those?
2006-08-10 12:49:30 · update #1
What about penicillin?
2006-08-10 12:50:10 · update #2
It depends on what bacteria you are growing in your urinary tract. Usually the physician starts out with a couple days worth of Levaquin and when the culture is ID'd. they may switch to something else.
Sometimes they use Bactrim or some other broad spectrum antibiotic.
PS: I am a hospital RN.
2006-08-10 13:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by happydawg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone here is right, one of those two drugs. This can be a serious condition and you do need to see a doctor to get medication. If a urinary tract infection is ignored long enough, serious damage will be done to your kidneys.
2006-08-10 19:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any wide spectrum antibiotic. Penecillin based, Sulfas, Rocefin, the current "rave" for wide spectrum antibiotics is levoquin
2006-08-10 22:04:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually like amoxcillin but to prevent I buy the cranberry gel pills at walmart and take 2 a day. It keeps infections away. If you start to feel one coming on take 2 and it will stop it.
2006-08-10 19:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually sulfa drugs. If you are allergic to sulfa, then amoxicillin or one of the cillins.
2006-08-10 19:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by PuttPutt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor prescribes Bactrim for me.
2006-08-11 06:48:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The type is suifa drugs, but can't remember any specific one
2006-08-10 19:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by Theresa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually amoxicilian.
2006-08-10 19:41:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋