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I'm a late 20s man and about 2 weeks ago was having UTI-like symptoms. I went to urgent care and they ran a urine culture as well as a full STD panel - all of which came back negative. They gave me 5 days of antibiotics. 2 days after the symptoms started, I had redness around the urethra opening. It seems I developed a fungal infection while on the antibiotics. I was then given a prescription for an antifungal cream for 10 days, and then also got prescribed fluconazole 150mg once per week for 2 weeks. I'm on the 10th day of the antifungal cream, and the redness is still present. It has improved, but it could just be from the time that's passed and not the cream/pill. There has never been any itching from the redness nor has there been any spreading of it. Do you have any tips on what it can be (if not likely a fungal infection)/how long before the redness should fully subside?
Thank you!
I'm a late 20s man and about 2 weeks ago was having UTI-like symptoms. I went to urgent care and they ran a urine culture as well as a full STD panel - all of which came back negative. They gave me 5 days of antibiotics. 2 days after the symptoms started, I had redness around the urethra opening. It seems I developed a fungal infection while on the antibiotics. I was then given a prescription for an antifungal cream for 10 days, and then also got prescribed fluconazole 150mg once per week for 2 weeks. I'm on the 10th day of the antifungal cream, and the redness is still present. It has improved, but it could just be from the time that's passed and not the cream/pill. There has never been any itching from the redness nor has there been any spreading of it. Do you have any tips on what it can be (if not likely a fungal infection)/how long before the redness should fully subside?
Thank you!
Sorry for just seeing this. Did it resolve yet? It sounds like they are treating you appropriately to eradicate the issue.
I should also mention that the UTI-like symptoms ended up being diagnosed as prostatitis and I was given an anti-inflammatory. Almost all of those symptoms have gone away completely. So I'm feeling back to normal, just can't get rid of the redness.
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What anti-inflammatories did they give to you?
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