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URinary tract infection
I am having urine infection , after urine culture report i was resistant to norflox so doctor prescribed me nitrofurantoin table twice a day for 7 days and urikind twice a aday for three days ..... i have taken 4 doses of this antibiotic but my symptoms have not improved ... after taking medicine i m having more problem of frequent urination nd urgency .... will symptoms go away after more doses or there is a need to change medication ?
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I think you need to change your antibiotic as nitrofurantoin is bacteriostatic while to treat active UTI bactericidal drug is needed
You can continue with urikind
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Dr. Kishan Raj K
Urological Surgeon
8 yrs exp
Kundapura
What does your ultrasound report say?
Yes symptoms can go away
You might have to change urikind to more potent drugs
What does urinary culture say?..if it is sensitive to other more potent antibiotics,it can be changed
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Dr. Anirudh Kaushik
Urologist
33 yrs exp
Gurgaon
No there is no need to change the medication, but some more medicines should added, and ideally you should get in touch with your doctor who advised you the initial treatment. Who will add them after reassessment of your current complaints
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