So, title is fairly self explanatory, but not enough information on it’s own.
I, 20F, am a commercial driver for a certain red and orange auto parts store, so can’t stop very often to relieve myself. In doing this, I noticed some UTI symptoms. Nothing out of the ordinary, have had them before, so I just chose to ignore it. My fatal flaw, however, was not considering my inability to just stop and go to the restroom when I needed to, as I usually would.
The UTI did not resolve itself, so I tried some OTC methods like Azo, or whatever it’s called. Unfortunately for me, all this did was turn my urine a concerningly neon orange. I was pissing radioactive material, it seemed like.
Here’s where I fucked up:
I felt a little more “off” yesterday, but chalked it up to finishing my period, so took ibuprofen. Did not help. Pain got worse, to the point I felt like I was being repeatedly donkey punched in the kidneys. Off to urgent care I went, where I found out that I had a kidney infection, and am now on a 4x daily horse pill of an antibiotic.
TL;DR — Ignored UTI, ended up with a kidney infection and a very bruised ego.
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Oh yikes! I’ve also had a UTI before as a result of forgetting to go to the bathroom until the last possible second a lot (thank you, adhd). I completely understand your pain, that shit burns like liquid hellfire coming out between your legs. I genuinely would not wish it on my worst enemy. Wishing you a speedy recovery OP and painless pees in your future!
>The UTI did not resolve itself, so I tried some OTC methods like Azo, or whatever it’s called. Unfortunately for me, all this did was turn my urine a concerningly neon orange.
Just so you know in the future, AZO doesn’t treat the UTI. It’s Pyridium, which is used to help relieve pain from a UTI. It helps with the symptoms. Antibiotics are what will treat the infection.
Also taking ibuprofen when you have an active infection is dangerous !
always always go get antibiotics for a uti!! very rarely can women easily get rid of one with OTC products and it shouldn’t ever be the recommended course of action bc of exactly what happened with you! I hope you heal up fast and know what to do if it happens in the future!!