Urinary Tract Infection - relief until antibiotics kick in?

Question

It took less than 3 hours from when it started to when I tested positive for blood in my urine. The nurse said it was severe. Besides cranberry juice, are there any suggestions to help with the pain?

Answer 1

AZO is an over the counter medication that can help with the pain, but it can only be used for up to two days. Drink plenty of fluids including cranberry juice. Avoid soda, coffee, alcohol- anything containing citrus juices or caffeine until the infection has cleared. Avoid any type of feminine products like sprays as they may irritate your urethra. If you are sexually active urinate after every encounter, and make sure you wipe from front to back. Also cleanse the area before sex.

Answer 2

Actually, there is a prescription medicine you can ask your doctor for - pyridium (I think that's how you spell it - you say it like "per - i - de - um) - which actually helps to numb your urethra (the outflow track for your urine, from the bladder). Its a very safe drug, and you can take it with your antibiotic, until your antibiotic acutally gets rid of the infection (usually about 3 days). Watch out - it can turn your urine orange or red, but that's normal. As the nurse said above. . . for prevention, be sure to wipe from front to back after using the bathroom, and to pee after sex. If you get urinary tract infections over and over, you may need further tests. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Drugs 4 treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

SULFONAMIDES
COTRIMOXAZOLE
QUINOLONES
AMPICILLIN
CLOXACILLIN
PIPERACELLIN / CARBENICILLIN
CEPHALOSPORINS
GENTAMICIN
CHLORAMPHENICOL
TETRACYCLINES

Gentamicin are very effective drug.


Avoid touching ur hands on ur vulva, it may contaminate more and more.
After toilet u shud wipe with fingers just squeezing the water left there. U shud soak ur anal area with a towel after toilet.
No water shud b left there.

Avoid tight underwears. U can b even without underwears if u don't hav light or lose underwears.
Air circulation shud be adequate.
U shud remain under fan where therez less chances of moisture accumulation over there.

Don't use soaps, antiseptics, sprays and heavy douches on vagina which may eradicate normal flora of ur vagina rendering it more susceptible to other Urinary Tract Infections.

I hope it will help u a lot!

Answer 4

tylenol or ibuprofen usually works I also recommend you drink lots of water the more you drink the more fluids get to your kidneys' causing you to go to the bathroom and flushing your tracts' out it normally takes anywhere from 2 to 4 hours to feel any improvement depending on what type of antibiotic you were given(strength and quantity wise)