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How long does it take for a uti to clear up with antibiotics

A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Carter
Urology 41 years experience
Varies : Sometimes symptoms resolve in 24 hrs, sometimes can take several days. This is determined by the degree of inflammation in the bladder lining in respo... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics 48 years experience
How diagnosed? If a clean catch urine was analyzed and a culture used to determine the antibiotic used you may be fine. If the label UTI was assumed ... Read More
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Time for an in person follow up for at least 2 reasons, one to question the actual diagnosis as possibly different and second to question possible bac... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yvette Kratzberg
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Return to Dr: In any infection being treated with antibiotics, If the symptoms are worsening, you need to return to the Dr who originally diagnosed the illness and ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Doesn't matter: Cloudy urine usually isn't due to infection but to variations in diet and fluid intake. It may not clear up at all. The important thing is whether UTI... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Lizarraga
Internal Medicine 18 years experience
Hours to days: The antibiotic should begin to work - that is, kill bacteria - within hours. By a day or so, symptoms should be improving. Depending on how complicate... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
UTI: Varies with the organism, type of UTI (lower vs. Upper tract, etc.), the antibiotic employed, the immune status of the patient and a variety of other ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Theodore Cole
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: The old use of cranberry has been shown to be effective in some cases. D-mannose can also be very useful. In addition, there are a number of herbal re... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. George Klauber
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Varies 1 - 3 days: Provided antibiotics are effective against type of bacteria causing the uti. Hence, urologists always get a urine culture specimen before putting pati... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christina Adberg
Gynecology 28 years experience
Only if it's early: If you are just beginning to feel symptoms, you can try taking cranberry tablets plus vitamin c and a lot of water. And there are over the counter "an... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mary Ann Block
A Verified Doctoranswered
34 years experience
Depends: It is important to finish the antibiotic once it is started.
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