@femalegolfer I too have had UTI's all my life. And now my daughters and one granddaughter suffer with them. I had one during a Cdiff episode last year. If you can take Microbid instead of Cipro, I would do that. Also my doctor asked if I was using a PH balanced soap like Vagisil. I was not and have started using one after she mentioned it. My gastroenterologist also suggested I start taking Florastor. There are also other brands just look for one with S. Boulardii. This probiotic will survive the acid in your stomach and reach your GI tract where Cdiff spores thrive. I had never even heard of Cdiff prior to getting it last spring. And like you, I didn't go to the doctor right away. I thought it was a bad case of the flu. And then I thought it was Ecoli since I eat a lot of romaine lettuce. Finally went to the doctor after I read about Cdiff from taking Clindamycin which I had taken for a sinus infection the prior month. I would start on the Florastor right away and also use a PH balanced soap. Wishing you well.