Cysititis or UTI?

[Geo-0020]

Hi please can anyone help as i am desperate to sort my problem out. About 6 months ago I was shopping & suddenly started burning up and had an urgent need to go to the loo. Ever since i've been going to the loo alot even if I dont really need to go and I have a dull aching pain in my back and stomach. I went to my doctor who suggested it was cystitis and said it would go away on its own. A year prior to this I had a Kidney infection and was treated with antibiotics the back pain is the same as when I had the kidney infection so i told the doctor this. He reluctantly gave me some anitbiotics which had no effect so I got some 'over the counter' cystitis medication which also did not help. I still have the same problem and do not know what to do I avoid going out coz i'm worried I won't get to the loo in time or i'll have a sudden urgency to go to the loo. Please can anyone help me?

[Confused8]

Sounds like it could be Interstitial Cystitis.  Ask your doctor to be tested for this.  My mother has it and the symptoms souns similar.  Do you have to go the bathroom more frequently or have any burning?

[Confused8]

Sorry I didn't read more carefully, since you already answered my questions.  If you do in fact have Interstitial Cystitis, it will not go away on it's own.  It is not curable at this point however there are many treatments available to control the symptoms.  I would suggest doing some research on this condition and if you suspect it, bring it up to your doctor and possibly see a urologist.  Some do not have much knowledge about IC, so try to find one who does.  My mother took over 10 years to finally get a diagnosis and begin an effective treatment.  By then, she had a very severe case.