# UTI advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [25 October 2018 17:51 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523 "2018-10-25T17:51:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoeyC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@JoeyC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/JoeyC)\ **Post date:** [25 October 2018 17:51 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523/1 "2018-10-25T17:51:21Z")
I’ve got my first ever UTI and I have to admit that it’s left me feeling terrible. I had been having a good few days, MS symptom wise, but this has really bought them on again. I’m on antibiotics which are helping pain wise but I wonder if they are making me feel worse too. Does anyone else have experience of this? Do you think my MS symptoms will improve once the infection is gone? I hope so. I am disappointed this has set me back again. ---
**Author:** ![catwomanCarole58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@catwomanCarole58](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/catwomanCarole58)\ **Post date:** [25 October 2018 18:29 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523/3 "2018-10-25T18:29:53Z")
i also take a maintenance dose of trimethoprim. (100mg) of course i’m worried about using anti-biotics too often but being infection free makes it worthwhile. once the anti-biotics have done their job you’ll start to feel better. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@JoeyC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/JoeyC)\ **Post date:** [25 October 2018 18:54 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523/4 "2018-10-25T18:54:49Z")
Thank you both. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. ---
**Author:** ![mrsJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mrsJ](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/mrsJ)\ **Post date:** [25 October 2018 19:20 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523/5 "2018-10-25T19:20:37Z")
I have just had my 2nd ever UTI and i felt very ill with it.I took the antibiotics and although they cleared it up i feel as though its brought a relapse on as i still cant stand up.I always thought myself lucky but not so much now. Hope you feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![Ssssue](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/ssssue/32/4182_2.png) [@Ssssue](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Ssssue)\ **Post date:** [25 October 2018 19:31 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523/6 "2018-10-25T19:31:13Z")
Hi Joey I have had many UTIs. They make you feel like crap. And can make your MS symptoms flare up. Generally, so long as your GP surgery always send a sample to the lab to establish exactly what bacteria are present, and therefore which antibiotics will work, it’s manageable. Therefore I keep my own testing kit and probably test it a couple of times a month on average. I’ve actually not had an infection for over a year, so mostly I’m testing for nothing, but it makes me feel better, just to know. Sue ---
**Author:** ![derek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@derek](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/derek)\ **Post date:** [27 October 2018 10:41 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/uti-advice/13523/7 "2018-10-27T10:41:32Z")
Joey, I have had a number of UTI 'S over the years. The only time the antibiotics didn’t make me feel completely better was when I ended up having 2 infections at the same time (greedy git) and the first set of antibiotics only killed one of the infections. I now take a low dose of trimethoprim and nitrofurantin (alternate each month) and so far this year this has kept the UTI at bay. Derek