UTIs self diagnosis

Careful the bacteria doesn't become embedded....can take months or years to clear
Are you taking vaginal estrogen ? That reduced my symptoms loads ...I also take daily hiprex

I know you waited, probably mild infection. Maybe you didn’t want to waste their time, or yours, but you must always get it checked straight away as urine infections can turn nasty.
You were lucky that your surgery does a dip test. Mine refused to do mine, told me to take a sample to a chemist. Chemist said they don’t dip test either. Tried five chemists & District nurses hub.
Minor injury, from a chemist phoned me, arranged by my surgery phoned me & said because of my bladder history, Botox, that I should go to urgent care at hospital. (imagine sitting for many hours for a urine infection) 😳
I refused. Phone GP, said that was really quite ridiculous. In the end he wrote me a prescription. Bladder now ok 👌

Mt61

I know you waited, probably mild infection. Maybe you didn’t want to waste their time, or yours, but you must always get it checked straight away as urine infections can turn nasty.
You were lucky that your surgery does a dip test. Mine refused to do mine, told me to take a sample to a chemist. Chemist said they don’t dip test either. Tried five chemists & District nurses hub.
Minor injury, from a chemist phoned me, arranged by my surgery phoned me & said because of my bladder history, Botox, that I should go to urgent care at hospital. (imagine sitting for many hours for a urine infection) 😳
I refused. Phone GP, said that was really quite ridiculous. In the end he wrote me a prescription. Bladder now ok 👌

Btw did my own dip test that showed I had an infection. Took that test to the Gps, which has always been fine to do.

I think we were brought up with a “wait and see if it’ll sort itself out” philosophy.

Where I come from a much used phrase was “Work it off!”.

Hope you feel better soon💐

I always have a jar of urine testing strips, first sign I get on the D Mannose and if that fails which is rare, I call the surgery.

I only have one fully functioning kidney so have to be careful.

D Mannose??

Where do you get urine testing strips?

I recently was prescribed Nitroferantoin by GP but it still niggled away, I bought D Mannose from Amazon and it’s now gone, but I’m going to reduce the amount to just one a day to try to keep it away.
BTW my urine had clots of blood in it, I know too much information, but luckily my GP didn’t need me to go to the Surgery, just prescribed over the phone.
Hope you feel better soon

Testing strips from Amazon and there’s the info on D Mannose.

connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/d-mannoose-and-uti-prevention/

Thank you Sago.

Like you, I have been plagued by UTI's for several years. I've had the tests and there is nothing seriously wrong with me, it's just that I am very sensitive to infection. I bought some testing strips off the internet and I now test my urine if I suspect infection. I email the doctor and send a photograph of the test strip and he issues me with an antibiotic that I know will work. It's not worth braving it out, they rarely sort themselves out.

Like you I had mild uti symptoms but as I was five months post heart surgery thought I should do something about it
Given antibiotics which seemed to do trick for a short while then GP phoned me up and said got lab results back Different antibiotic
Asked for lab results and didn’t recognise organism
Good old Google to the rescue apparently I am likely to have acquired it from having a catheter for five days in hospital. The advice was don’t treat in elderly unless symptoms. GP supportive and prescribed the appropriate one. No trouble since but pills notice at all
Incidentally pharmacist said not come across it but was set to look up that evening
One just wonders what other appearingly mild symptoms are left untreated ‼️

Think I meant to say pills notice nice at all

I ale D mannose every day, and also an oestrogen pessary two or three times a week after a doctor said she didn’t want to keep giving me AB. So far so good.

You might want to check the effects of DMannose on kidney function.

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Nagmad2016

Like you, I have been plagued by UTI's for several years. I've had the tests and there is nothing seriously wrong with me, it's just that I am very sensitive to infection. I bought some testing strips off the internet and I now test my urine if I suspect infection. I email the doctor and send a photograph of the test strip and he issues me with an antibiotic that I know will work. It's not worth braving it out, they rarely sort themselves out.

Can I ask what you look for. I have a very very mild trace of luecocytes showing in mine. Is that enough to need antibiotics?

Hello
I really don't want to worry you (and yes l know my name is 'always worrying' )but you have described ongoing urinary symptoms, not feeling well and a history of bladder cancer. My mother had bladder cancer. I assume you reminded your doctor of your history, as l think if your symptoms persist l would like a cystoscopy, or, at the very least, an Ultrasound just for reassurance.
I hope you feel better soon, but please do get it checked if the antibiotics fail to shift it.
Take care x

I check for leukocytes, blood and high ph, sometimes nitrates and protein. My strips usually light up leukocytes and pH and Nitrofurantoin antibiotics usually clear it up after 3 days.

Have you ever tried a teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda in a glass or water four times a day ? I wouldn't use it as a long term remedy though !

Franbern , vaginal oestrogen may be the answer. Ask your GP about Vagurux- made a huge difference to me . Good luck.

Thanks for this post because I feel unheard by my GP at the moment.