Uti

Bazza

Monami a UTI stands for uterine tract infection and if you're female you’re really lucky not to know!

Urinary (not uterine) tract

Bazza

I was having a lot of UTIs, male doctor just handed out antibiotics, but when I saw a female doctor she was far more sympathetic and suggested Dmannose and prescribed oestrogen pessaries to use twice a week, and I haven’t had one since. A hysterectomy seems a bit radical and I would be reluctant unless really necessary.

A beloved GD is having similar problems with male doctors and endometriosis. No understanding whatsoever. Be somewhat different if men suffered from it.

monami

whats a uti

Urinary tract infection

cc

I had a UTI when I was between homes during covid, midway through a house move. The GP (and his receptionist) local to my temporary home refused to see me, but 101 got a doctor to call me who prescribed antibiotics electronically to my local pharmacy. I was desperately grateful.
Why is it that doctors try to avoid actually seeing you when you have a medical problem? Sadly pharmacists can only prescribe for UTIs if you are up to 64.

It those Nitros & I can’t take those

Sarnia

Sallywally1

Yes the out of hours clinic gave me some antibiotics. The gp receptionist would not let me even see a doctor!

I have a UTI at the moment. The receptionist did let me see a doctor but he was as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. Would not test the urine sample I gave him, insisted I took another sample in to the surgery the following morning but he had neither a specimen bottle or a form for this and prescribed me anti-biotics which he said may not be the correct ones.
Hope you get some relief. These infections are very painful.

I had one the other week. It took a week to get the results. No antibiotics until the results came in. The pharmacist couldn’t prescribe anything because I’m too old!
I did all the usual things that the rest of you have done but it was awful.
I think that most of us can recognise a UTI, if we are on gransnet we have probably experienced one before.

I feel for ALL who have UTI's. Mum goes through bouts and depending on which GP gets the question determines what pills she gets, for years, "I'm sore, in pain" she says, "are you sure, are you drinking enough?" they would ask. "Can I have some antibiotics please?" "Well, we really don't recommend them, try drinking more fluids and send in a pee sample tomorrow! ", she'd be told.

Tomorrow would come, pee sample would be handed in, usually within an hr, text stating a prescription will be sent to Rowlands...... I go get, 3 days of that Nitro stuff. Mum groan, phone up Doctors again, they tell her 3 days enough and that's what she is getting. 3 days later a 2nd pee sample is handed in, then she gets phone call off GP, blood in pee and bad infection, a week of antibiotics, why didn't she call sooner?

Yes, that is genuine! For years back and forth! I even got told to STOP testing mums pee with strips because they aren't accurate! I told her they are Combur 9, she soon shut up!

She's FINALLY (we have it in writing) got letter from consultant to GP, WHEN mum has UTI, go STRAIGHT to a week at least of heavy Antibiotics. She's gone from one every few weeks to months now (I don't want to jinx it but I don't think she's had one this year!)