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[Charliegirl@]

Just experienced a UTI and its completely floored me! Feel so ill just wondered if anyone else had this experience as well. Am taking antibiotics.
Charliegirl.

[jillydoll]

Hi Charlie girl

Sorry to hear you're not well.

I haven't had a uti before, but my mother in law gets them all the time.
A couple days on antibiotics, and she's much better.

Try not to stress, drink plenty fluids, eat as much as you can, and rest.
A couple days on the tablets and you'll feel much better.

Try to take it easy....

Jd x

[Dancinggirl]

Utrogenital atrophy with UTI symptoms, with or without actual infection, is very common once meno hits.  Local oestrogen and vaginal moisturisers can help to prevent these problems occurring.
Try to avoid antibiotics if there is not infection detected - hopefully they have sent a urine sample off teh the lab fro testing. It is very common to get UTI type symptoms which is simply urogenital atrophy and this is most unpleasant.

Do ask for some local oestrogen treatment to help reduce these symptoms.
Drink lots of water and avoid caffeine and fruit juices.
Hope you feel better soon.

Urogenital atrophy
1.4.9
Offer vaginal oestrogen to women with urogenital atrophy (including those on systemic HRT) and continue treatment for as long as needed to relieve symptoms.
1.4.10
Consider vaginal oestrogen for women with urogenital atrophy in whom systemic HRT is contraindicated, after seeking advice from a healthcare professional with expertise in menopause.
1.4.11
If vaginal oestrogen does not relieve symptoms of urogenital atrophy, consider increasing the dose after seeking advice from a healthcare professional with expertise in menopause.
1.4.12
Explain to women with urogenital atrophy that:
symptoms often come back when treatment is stopped
adverse effects from vaginal oestrogen are very rare
they should report unscheduled vaginal bleeding to their GP.
1.4.13
Advise women with vaginal dryness that moisturisers and lubricants can be used alone or in addition to vaginal oestrogen.
1.4.14
Do not offer routine monitoring of endometrial thickness during treatment for urogenital atrophy.




DG x

[CLKD]

A urine sample has to be sent to a Lab. to make sure that this is an infection rather than being caused by atrophy.  VA mimics urine infection-type symptoms really well 

Ask your Surgery for localised treatment for vaginal atrophy.  Regardless of what the lab report retunes with.  The World is reliant on antibiotic therapies where they often are un-necessary due to GPs being too lazy or mis-informed.  An over the counter pain relief will also help until the ABs, should you require them, kick in.

Do read our various threads about atrophy!  Forewarned is forearmed .... and GPs often have NO IDEA!