My doctor diagnosed me with a uti today after having symptoms for the past 5 days.
Urinalysis shows everything including blood.
Just developed left lower back/side aching today, but no fever. Told my doctor but she still thinks its just uti.
She put me on keflex for 7 days.
Has anyone here had plain uti with left lower back/side ache, not necessarily pain?
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Keep an eye on your temperature, but kidney (lower back) ache or pain during a UTI isn’t uncommon (source: personal experience, I had 1-2 UTIs per year in my early twenties). If you spike a fever or if you’re not experiencing symptom relief after you’re halfway through your antibiotics, you will want to check in with your doc or go to the ER. UTIs can spread to the kidneys but is generally treated with the same antibiotics anyway. Keep hydrating even though it hurts, and take every single one of your antibiotics!