Hurts when I pee....... - Infectious Diseases Message Board

c8cristy · 11-11-2003, 08:50 PM

[FONT=Arial] Help.....! Each month right before my period I get a slight ichiing and my clip/urithra? get very iritated and sore? This month, the same happend however this time, it is MUCH MUCH worse, when I irrinate it hurns to the point of putting me into tears, I went to the DR, he put me on Flagil? and said it was the PH's there was nothing like a kindney infection or blater or anything, he said that its similar to Gardenritis.? or BV>? anyway, he then said too, that in the future try, Yougert duches, and such...My question is what the hell is this, and when will it go away.... I went the the DR yesterday started the meds(antibiotcs) around 6pm and now 26 hrs later it is No better.? HELP>>>> this hurts so bad......there is no smells, no excess discharge, just pain, and major discomfort.......

butterflytrans · 11-11-2003, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by c8cristy

[FONT=Arial] Help.....! Each month right before my period I get a slight ichiing and my clip/urithra? get very iritated and sore? This month, the same happend however this time, it is MUCH MUCH worse, when I irrinate it hurns to the point of putting me into tears, I went to the DR, he put me on Flagil? and said it was the PH's there was nothing like a kindney infection or blater or anything, he said that its similar to Gardenritis.? or BV>? anyway, he then said too, that in the future try, Yougert duches, and such...My question is what the hell is this, and when will it go away.... I went the the DR yesterday started the meds(antibiotcs) around 6pm and now 26 hrs later it is No better.? HELP>>>> this hurts so bad......there is no smells, no excess discharge, just pain, and major discomfort.......

So he put you on flagyl....probably not the first thing that is normally chosen for a urinary tract infection--which it does sound like you have. Have you ever been tried on:
Septra?
Trimethoprim by itself?
Macrodantin (Macrobid)?
Ciprofloxacin?
Cefotaxime?

These are drugs that are normally used to treat UTIs....I'm not knocking your doctor in any way, but I'm wondering why you weren't put on one of those drugs first...well...one thing...do you have an allergy to sulfa drugs?

The thing with urinary tract infections is that the drug that is being used to treat it must excreted in its active form in the bladder. The drugs that I've mentioned above do that well...perhaps flagyl does, I don't know, but I do know the ones above are much better choices.

pandagirl · 11-12-2003, 01:25 AM

Hi there

Obviously, your doc doesn't think you have a UTI, which is why he didn't use any of those other antibiotics.
He thinks you have Bacterial vaginosis, caused primarily by Gardnerella vaginalis The treatment of choice for this is metronidazole (Flagyl). However, this is usually characterised by a 'fishy discharge'.

The reason it is happening around your period as your doctor has said, is due to pH changes, which are brought on by the hormonal changes at that time of the month. When the pH in the vagina changes, the normal bacteria are killed off, giving bugs such as gardnerella a chance to grow and cause problems.

Sometimes it's pretty difficult to figure out if you have a UTI or a vaginal infection, because both will sting like crazy when you wee!

Hope you get better soon

c8cristy · 11-12-2003, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by pandagirl

Hi there

Obviously, your doc doesn't think you have a UTI, which is why he didn't use any of those other antibiotics.
He thinks you have Bacterial vaginosis, caused primarily by Gardnerella vaginalis The treatment of choice for this is metronidazole (Flagyl). However, this is usually characterised by a 'fishy discharge'.

The reason it is happening around your period as your doctor has said, is due to pH changes, which are brought on by the hormonal changes at that time of the month. When the pH in the vagina changes, the normal bacteria are killed off, giving bugs such as gardnerella a chance to grow and cause problems.

Sometimes it's pretty difficult to figure out if you have a UTI or a vaginal infection, because both will sting like crazy when you wee!

Hope you get better soon

*************What you say makes sence he did mention that I had or thinks I have Gardnerella......and when I did some looking up the Flagyl, it said for Gy problems..so not sure, My question is still (today) I am home, from work the pain is still very seviour, especialy when I pee.....and How do I prevent this from happening again every month(has not been this seviore). is there an over the counter pill, for something or anything.... thanks for all the help so far....

jodo · 11-12-2003, 08:49 AM

the other thing to try is probiotics, certain strains of bacteria which will help this sort of problem