recurrent uti

hi there i really need some help for many years now i have been suffering from utis. i am having one at the moment actually i had one last week and was given cefelexin (antibiotic) once finished about three days later started getting symptoms back which was last nite.i am in so much pain and have been in the toilet non stop for nearly 24hrs! i have been to my doctors so many times over the last 5 years and they just keep puting me on antibiotics. surely this is not the answer as my body just gets used to them and i cant be on them forever. this time it is suspected to be a possible kidney infection. im so sick of this now and it is really getting me down. i cant work because i have had  these problems for so long and not really got the help i need. anyone out there that has any advice?????

[Dr_Veena]

Hi,
      Thanks for writing in. Recurrent UTI’s suggest recurrent infection may STD’s or routine UTI’s due to immuno-compromised conditions.  The other cause could be non infectious causes for inflammation of the bladder like interstitial cystitis and cystitis glandularis.
I would suggest that you get a cystoscopy done for confirmation and visit a urologist for further assistance on this.
Best

[jess418]

i have been tested for all kinds of things all the stds aswell.and this all started when i was 12. im very confused though because everytime i have the symptoms doctors do a dip stick test and tell me i have a urine infection then send off a msu and most of the time it comes back with no growth!i just dont understand. every time i go 2 hospital e.g had a fall and they wanted to do a pregnancy test to make sure i wasnt pregnant they came back and said i had a urine infection yet i had no symptoms. i know i need 2 see a urologist but the doctors are so awkward its always the same thing,"lets send off a urine sample,and put u on antibiotics" god it gets so annoying, but thanks anyway

[nicolette1972]

hi hun,ive suffered from utis for almost 20 years now and like you i often have symptoms even when my urine shows no bacteria,i thought that this was normal after having children and only recently discovered this is not the case,now i have been told im suffering from bladder lesions and i am in agony for much of the time and it is only now i am seeing a specialist,please see a specialist hun and if youre not happy then see someone else before you do permanent damage to your bladderX

[jess418]

thanx for the advice.this is just 2 much for me 2 handle,all started when i was young and still no help! how hard is it 4 the gp 2 do there jobs properly???really not doing my mental health any good! just wish i could click my fingers and make it all go away!how are your problems now anyway?hope atleast 1 of  us is ok lol x

[nicolette1972]

i have just started a new post hun,not good which is why i dont want you going through the same thingX

[jess418]

this is my last resort now to see if there is any1 that can help or give brill advice on what to do!waiting 4 a urologist is going to take so long and this is messing my relationship up with my bf!and dont want that 2 happen as its alredy been the cause of a break up of a relationship of 2 years cuz i was always ill! horrible when you in the situation!xx

[nicolette1972]

i think you need to be persistent with your gp hun and if you get nowhere then go to another doc,i will have waited 5 weeks from referral when i see a specialist on 12th may so not really that long,being ill is no fun and really affects your quality of lifeX