However, other bacteria can also cause UTIs. This usually happens when there is a breakdown in the body’s natural defenses against infection.Į. Aspartame, red food dye, and too much chocolate □ are not my friends.The urinary tract is normally sterile, but bacteria can enter through the urethra (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) and multiply in the bladder. I'm on meds for it but sometimes I run into something that will really set it off and leave me miserable for days. My urethra will spasm and close up so I end up sitting on the toilet with a warm rag on my hoo-ha to relax myself so it'll ease up. It feeling like I'm trying to piss out razors or broken glass through a hole the size of a pin head. Otherwise, if my bladder or urethra gets irritated I'll have abdominal pain, urgency, burning, stinging. I had to get a macrobid rx last week because of it. Bacteria breaks down urine nitrates into nitrites, this causing a "smoky" smell that sometimes smells like bacon or ham. Now the only real difference I can tell between a UTI and an IC flare is if my urine is cloudy and smells like rancid bacon. Their eventually developed interstitial cystitis. I have chronic UTI's despite all the good hygiene and precautions. As a precaution though if you ever have to use it, wear old panties or pantyliners because it turns your pee orange and it will stain. And if you ever do get physical symptoms their original formula is good for helping with that. not saying they didn’t, but many women have none, including me.įeel free to add things in the comments! Again, this is what my doctor told me for my situation, always check with yours for sure!Īzo has a pretty good cranberry supplement. i was freaked out to take this pill because people on the internet said they had terrible side effects. i had no discomfort, so always check it out. I only knew i had something wrong because my pee smelled like ammonia. (I asked because I’m going on spring break.) alcohol has no reaction to the antibiotic, but may irritate your bladder, my doctor told me i would be fine to go to a party a day or two after my antibiotics are done if i feel like it. apart, if not 6 hours is the earliest my doctor recommended. take your antibiotics full course even after symptoms go away. Macrobid does NOT change the effectiveness of your birth control! you CAN drink coffee as long as it doesn’t irritate you further.I am on 100mg twice a day for five days Macrobid (nitrofurantoin) right before spring break and a trip! anyway, this was my first experience, and i tried to find info on the internet for this stuff, but couldn’t find much, so i am hoping to share so that someone someday who has the same questions can find this! these are answers i have heard from my doctor, however, always listen to your doctor! So i have never had a uti that i know of until now (21F) i always pee after sex, keep clean, use unscented detergents, etc. R/abortion r/abrathatfits r/amipregnant r/askdocs r/birthcontrol r/endo r/menopause r/periods r/vaginismus Other countries where abortion is restricted: Other Helpful Subs Please use r/askdocs for all vaccine-related questions. Try r/askdocs or r/medical instead.ĭo not solicit direct or private messages - having everything public keeps the community safe. Personal questions only! Posts about someone other than yourself will be removed. If you have a photo try r/askdocs instead Product, app and marketing surveys will be removed. Try r/amipregnant instead, but internet strangers are no substitute for a pregnancy test.Īcademic surveys with proper ethical approval and oversight are allowed. There are subs to debate the topic, this is not one. Sales, promotions, fundraising, advertising, self-promotions and blog posts will be removed.ĭangerous or misleading health information will be removed. The goal is to support - not shame - each other. Report bullies, bigots, creeps, jerks and trolls. A place to discuss everything health related! Rules
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