UTI? something worse??

[nywings]

Help!  I'm a 25 year old female with no history of UTI or other urinary problems.  about 3 weeks ago i experienced vaginal burning/itching, went to gyno, swabbed for multiple stds, bacteria, and yeast.  all came back negative, but he put me on 7 days of augmentin anyway.  symptoms subsided.  the morning after i took my last augmentin, i woke up with severe pain/cramping in my bladder and needed to urinate about every 20 min.  got a home uti test, it was negative.  went to cvs's minute clinic and they did urinalysis, and it was positive for bacteria, was given 7 days of bactrim.  on day 4 of bactrim my symptoms (pain, urgency) had gotten worse, so i went to my GP and he repeated urinalysis, along with pregnancy test.  both were negative.   though bactrim may be masking the uti so he gave me 4 days of cipro.  also, i went to my gyno to rule out anything else, they did vaginal ultrasound and all was normal.  finished cirpo, pain is still present, as is urgency.  i will occasionally have a day when symptoms subside, but then return the next day.  got referral to urologist but they cannot see me until 14 days from now.  please help...any ideas????

[Antwynette1]

Hi, you sound EXACTLY like me years ago.You have IC Interstitial cystitis. Go to the doctor so you know what to avoid. There are soo many foods & drinks that irritate IC patients, belive me I know. Regular docs wont find it. Go to a urologist, they can help but, you will have to control what you eat and drink for the rest of your life to be pain free.

[skittlesNgramzzz]

Im 20 yrs old  and ive  had uti  for as long as I could remember... it  wasn't until recently I had these terrible pains... pains to were I cant walk talk  or sometimes even breath...  every little move I make is painful...  this pain prevents me from keeping a job being active... at the end of the day it makes me very depressed...  someone suggested flexeril to  me but I'm scared to take it...  please give me some advice...

[nywings]

ended up in the ER for the pain, went through a battery of tests (pelvic, ultrasounds, cat scans) all neg.  went to a uro-gynocologist and she said it was most likely muscle spasms.  although i suspect ic, she didnt test for it.  gave me naprox. and flexeril, so far theyve help a little, but completely constipated now.  also trying the bladder diet ( although i forsee a little cheating, it takes away absolutely everything)  also taking prosed for bladder pain.

[calamfred]

Hi,
I just posted under, Chronic UTI's or something else by smckenn about a bladder disorder called Interstitial Cystitis, (IC). Instead of rewriting all of it here, and boring everyone, I thought I could just mention it here and you all can check it out, if you like. Good luck to you all, and I hope we all feel better soon.

[2Young4This31]

well went ot the doc yesterday ,  he did find an infection , but didnt specify as to where it was . uti , bladder or kidney ?  but he did give me cipro . he also gave me flexeril and naproxen for a susposably muscle spasm  which  i dont understand its not like i did anything for a pulled muscle or anything . anyways ill just follow instructions and see how it goes . and go back when i can .

[sweety79]

I have kinda been going through the samething. Back in July I had an UTI and was treated for it with cipro. The symptoms never seemed to go away. I to would have vaginal burning. I was treated again for the symptoms, but the burning just wouldn't go away. I went to the gyno. They did a swab and she said she did she a few clue cells, but everything looked normal. She wented ahead and gave me Flagyl for Bacterial vaginosis and Diflucan to take after finishing the Flagyl. I have taken four full days of Flagyl and I still have the burning occasionally. Which this whole time the burning has only been random. I alway have a weird discharge with no odor, but a watery mucus that is around the urethra which I don't think it is coming from the urethra. I really don't know what to do, but a have spent a good amount of money going to doctors. I hope you feel better and the answers you need. If you find anything out please post.

[2Young4This31]

hmm thats almost of what im going through right now , except i havent went o my doc yet , ive taken 2 uti  home tests  came out neg took azo for the pain and on the first time it worked but afterwards it didnt , ive been drinking water and cranberry juice .  belly feels bloated , fell kinda blahh , i have no fever ,  i dunno weather i should go to my reg family doc or  my gyn doc .  did they do any testing on your kidneys ?  i think im gonna have them test for uti /bladder and kidney infections.

[nywings]

also, took another home uti test today and was neg.  finished cipro on sat.