Y'all can snicker first then I need some advice from people suffering from this. I haven't had one for 5 years now 3 in the last year. What are some measures you or an acquaintance has done to slow this down? The only medicines that have been changed is Duloxetine for Tramadol for extremities pain. Cipro last year, bactrim 3 months ago, now???

First and foremost, go to your doctor and discuss this with them, asking medical advice here when we don't know your full medical history is generally not recommended.

As far as recurrent UTIs, it is generally considered atypical for men to develop UTIs, even more so when having recurrent UTIs. When men are developing recurrent UTIs, my first thought is prostatic issues leading to urinary retention which leads to a breeding ground for bacterial proliferation. Generally I recommend these patients to see a urologist. There are other causes, but by far the most common reason will be prostatic hypertrophy.

For recurrent UTIs in women, this is more common. If a post menopausal woman, the standard treatment for prevention is vaginal estrogen.

Thanks and I have a urologist And will call his office tomorrow. Have your patients had success with Macrobid?

Macrobid is generally not recommended for complicated UTIs, and male UTIs are typically considered complicated UTIs due to them typically being caused by urinary retention issues.

Agree with above. Need to see urology, and also need a urine culture (if that hasn't been done yet). Might even need to check for some atypical organisms.

bigtruckguy3500 said:

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Agree with above. Need to see urology, and also need a urine culture (if that hasn't been done yet). Might even need to check for some atypical organisms.

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Thanks will do