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Uncomfortable bladder pressure
For the past month I have been experiencing uncomfortable bladder pressure . As someone who is prone to UTIs, I assumed that I had a UTI. I also have a prescription for macrobid, an antibiotic. Usually I can just take one and it goes away, but not this time. I took macrobid for about 2 weeks before I went to my dr who said I probably became resistant to the macrobid and he prescribed me cipro , another antibiotic- treating it as a UTI. After a week of taking cipro, I still have the pressure. It’s very faint, but uncomfortable and frustrating nonetheless. Today my dr called in a script for diflucan , a yeast infection treatment. I am hoping it works but am doubtful. If anyone has any thoughts I would love to listen. I am getting desperate. Thanks.
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I have burning all the time. Nothing seems to be working.
i am no doctor only if it is a uti or isnt still drink plenty of water and get cranberry juice and or the pills . i got some cranberry tablets to eat at walgreens. i dont know if you have seen a doctor only go back if you have. be persistent.
Thank you. I will get more cranberry juice.
your welcome. drink lots of water too. check with the doctor too. and like Schpier suggested maybe a urologist! in the meantime water and cranberry juice.
You may have interstitial cystitis and if so, cranberry will make it worse. You may want to read up on it and see a urologist. I have it and
often it goes undiagnosed for years.
Thank you. I think that it is interstitial cystitis. My doctor wanted to prescribe me another antibiotic, and I opted out of taking it. He said if THAT didn’t work, that I should go see a urologist. I decided to do get off of my prescriptions (birth control and concerta) and do a cleanse for a week. I pretty much had immediate relief and didn’t notice a flare up until I had a couple glasses of wine a couple weeks later. I tried wine again a week or so later, and had the pain/pressure again. So, I’ve come to the conclusion that wine causes it to flare up. Maybe it is the tannins or the chemicals (from the grapes). Obviously, this is an unprofessional diagnosis that I made–but I haven’t had any issues for the last month or so. I also work with a retired nurse that recommended taking sea buckthorn on a regular basis, so maybe that is helping too. Thanks for your input.
Wine definately sets off a flare for me and sometimes chocolate does too. There is an IC diet that really helps with a flare and a urologist can often prescribe helpful meds. It’s very frustrating, but there are two great websites for interstitial cystitis. Look up IC diet, too. Best of luck!
If it turns out to be interstitial cystitis, cranberry juice will make it worse.
i agree with allytx. when my symptoms of IC first started, pressure was one of them.
tea and juices are the absolutely worse for me to drink. i avoid them at all costs. i only drink water, and coffee. coffee does cause symptoms, but if i didn’t have that cup in the morning, i would never wake up and have any life.