Nitrofurantoin how long to work

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Avatar f tn Does anyone have experience with long term antibiotic treatments? How long does typical treatment for chronic UTIs last? I am worried about taking antibiotics for more than a year.
Avatar m tn Hi, we are not doctors on these sites but I am a microbiologist and can try to give you some advice. It depends on how resistant the particular strain of Klebsiella oxytoca is. They treat based on that. Do you know if they did an antibiotic sensitivity test as well as the culture? The only antibiotic I can see here is the nitrofurantoin (Uribid with nitrofurantoin). That is not that strong of an antibiotic but can work in some cases depending on the bacteria.
Avatar f tn I am getting tired already tho and having back/ hip pain so hoping I can last that long at work. Work as long as I your body will let you.
Avatar m tn 9 days ago Nitrofurantoin (200g a day for 5 days) was taken and daily birth control (Qlaira). Both are known to decrease levels of haptoglobin but nothing about complete depletion. Could this be an extended effect from Nitrofurantoin? When should the test be repeated ?
Avatar m tn ve also got a case of epididymitis (nuts on fire). Current antibiotic is Nitrofurantoin Macro. Urologist told me to come back in 3 months while my health and quality of life *****!!! What are some other options for treatment? Original culture was Coagulese negative Staph.
Avatar f tn This is day is day 3 of the pills and i was wondering how long until it starts working? i am not in nearly as much pain as I was, but the pain with urination is still there slightly and get worse at night.
Avatar f tn I have been prescribed nitrofurantoin (macrobid) for a UTI. I have a hard time swallowing pills. Can these be broken up?
Avatar m tn Logic tells me the ear clogging is somehow connected to the nitrofurantoin. Has anyone ever experienced this or heard of this happening? Will this clogging go away by itself? I can't begin to figure out the causes/effects here, but this condition is driving me crazy. An anyone help with suggestions?
Avatar f tn Was it the Nitrofurantoin causing it? Did your ALT came back to normal. How did it go?
Avatar n tn get sick to your stomach from antibiotics, because since nitrofurantoin pretty much goes directly to your bladder it doesn't cause too much stomach upset.
Avatar n tn doesnt it take a number of days for the medication to reach an effective level in the system, or does it work by bypassing kidney filtration an ending up directly in the ureters, bladder, and urethra upon urination? i have had good results prophylactically and at the first onset withi the topical application of small amounts of OTC cortisone cream and antibiotic ointment around and at the entrance to the urethra. any comments?
Avatar f tn And from day one, from the time I started having these pains my partner has never complained of any pains showing of any symptoms related to the infection. How can I go about this, I also did a scrotum scan. But seemed to be normal.
Avatar f tn PS -- I neglected to say that Macrodantin is the brand name of generic nitrofurantoin, which is the name used in the information above.
Avatar f tn m having chronic UTI, but nowadays, as long as it is not really making me ill, we leave it untreated, just drinking enough, to prevent that the antibiotics will lose effectiveness. However, recently I'm feeling very weak and tired and urine-testl revealed a UTI, as expected. My GP prescribed antibiotics again, of which I was informed by phone. My husband brought the recipe and to my surprise I got nitrofurantoin 50 mg, only 12 tablets, so for three days.
Avatar f tn If the risk outweighed the gain your dr wouldnt prescribe it...as long as they know your preg i bet its safe to take ecspecially considering how far along you are.
1094370 tn?1317134825 Diseases that Cause Elevated Liver Enzymes in the Blood The most common diseases causing abnormally elevated ALT and AST are acute viral hepatitis, such as hepatitis A or B, chronic viral hepatitis, such hepatitis B or C, cirrhosis of the liver (scarring of the liver due to long standing inflammation of the liver), liver damage from alcohol abuse or alcoholic fatty liver, hemochromatosis (a genetic condition causing long standing liver damage due to iron build up in the liver), and diminished
Avatar f tn I have had to rest in my bed for the entire afternoon every day for the last 4 days. This is making it difficult to go about my daily life. I have had to cancel things because I felt unable to do anything. I am well-hydrated, well-fed, and well-rested. I just don't get it. Anyone have any idea what's going on?
Avatar f tn Cimetidine is also an acid reducer (Tagamet is the brand name), and something I take at least once a day. I began to pay attention to how I felt after taking it, and it seems to work pretty well also. Although if I would of been able to find Prelief, I would of bought that simply due to the excellent reviews.
Avatar f tn I have been prescribed Nitrofurantoin by my Gastroenterologist and I am afraid to take it! Thank you!
Avatar f tn How many have you seen and have they done blood work to check and see if you have a vitimin diff.? I am having the some of the same symptoms.
2102364 tn?1334181277 Oops wanted to add you to my watch list to hear how all goes for you and I forgot to put a check mark in the box--also apologies for such a lengthy post above--lol
Avatar m tn Oh my gosh, how frightening! I am new to hypothyroidism so I don't know the answer to your question, but since you have lupus, have you run this situation by your rheumie? Are the two docs exchanging info to best get all of this under control? I hope you begin to feel better soon. Good luck!
Avatar m tn I should have said how long will it for the symtoms to begin to go away?