Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
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How to Treat Urinary Tract Infection
UTIs are treated with antibiotic drugs. Standard medical care for a UTI includes taking antibiotics for three days. You most likely will start to feel better after a day or two. However, it is important that you continue to take the entire course of medication.
You may be asked to have your urine checked after you finish taking the antibiotics. This is to make sure that the infection is truly gone.
If you still experience recurrent infections, you may be referred to a specialist.
Pyridium is a medicine that decreases pain and bladder spasm. It may turn your urine, and sometimes your sweat, an orange color.
In some cases, severe UTIs are treated with intravenous or intramuscular antibiotics. Researchers, though, found that oral antibiotics appear to be as effective in treating UTIs as other treatments.
If you are diagnosed with a UTI, follow your doctor's instructions.
