Bladder Infection For A Week Have Taken All Me Cipro

Posted on Sun, 26 May 2019

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Question : Bladder infection for a week Have taken all me Cipro which is 500 mg. 2x a day (14).
Burning has increased badly. What should I do now. Have used Azo.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably a recurrent infection, a urine culture is recommended.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I understand your concern.

Ciprofloxacin is a very common and effective antibiotic to treat the urinary tract infections.

I recommend commonly in my daily practice.

Based on the fact that your symptoms continue beside taking this medication, I suggest to do a urine culture.

The urine culture can help to see which is the bacteria that causes the infection and the specific antibiotic that can treat it.

Meanwhile, I suggest to use anti inflammatory medication such as Ibuprofen 400 mg three times a day to relieve the symptoms.

I also suggest to drink liquids and especially cranberry juice.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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