Experiences on long term antibiotics for reoccuring uti?

Kidney and urinary tract
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Ive been prescribed a low dose of Trimthoprim every night for 3 months. I am a little skeptical as I have heard about yeast infections and resistance and it is a last resort as i am getting infections monthly. I would just like to know if anyone has been through this process and shed some light on if it helped or not etc?

Thanks smile

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Trimethroprim is the antibiotic of choice in the UK  Urology Clinic I attended, and nobody expressed worry about resistence, because the alternative might be far worse,  i.e. kidney infection.  I was prescribed 6 weeks' worth, to be reviewed, but, although it halted the chronic u.t.i.,  it made me horribly ill & intolerant !  So it was changed to an antibiotic I can tolerate. 

Before I was treated by the clinic, I'd been given low dose antibiotics by gp.s for 7 or 10 days at a time, which did pretty well nothing for any infection.

So, if you can tolerate Trimethr.  I'm very envious !!  Good Luck.

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Hi Jane,

Thanks for your reply. I will see how they go. Does this mean you have long term antibiotic use currently? Or any advice on what to do to reduce infections apart from the obvious things. I have been taking cranberry pills for just over two weeks now, i usually get an infection every 4/5 weeks i havent yet started the low dose of antibiotic as im still a bit skeptical and would rather see if natural remedies work just as well. 

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Hi Rebecca,

I have been taking 2 separate antibiotics now for a year and a half for my embedded infection. Sadly these pathogens hide behind biofilms and are very difficult to treat. You will probably find after 3 months coming off the antibiotics that the pathogen manifests itself yet again. My tip is take a very good pro biotic to counter the effects of the antibiotics.

Good luck!

Sam

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Hi Rebecca,

We're all made differently :  cranberry pills did nothing for me, nor did the low-dose antibiotics. No, I haven't taken any antibiotics for over a year, but I have a supply in the house, on repeat prescription (UK).  BUT  I take Hiprex  (METHENAMINE  HIPPURATE)  twice daily, prescription only.  It obviously works for me.  Not sure if there are any natural remedies for long-term infections, but pro-biotics are a good idea.