The risk is that these medications can hide the signs of a worsening infection. Women have been hospitalized for severe kidney infections after taking these preparations for a bladder infection without taking antibiotics. You should notify your care provider immediately if you develop fever, back pain, nausea or vomiting while using these medications. Your symptoms should improve within 48 hours of starting the antibiotic. Signs that the infection is not being cured are failure of symptoms to improve, return of symptoms after the antibiotic is finished, or development of fever, back pain, nausea or vomiting.
Some women struggle with repeated urinary tract infections.
The first thing to do is to prove that they really are urinary tract infections, and not any of the other conditions that have similar symptoms. Your care provider may need to perform a urine culture each time to make sure. If recurrent urinary tract infections are proven, you may need to have a more detailed exam and additional testing to see whether you have a condition that is causing the infections. Women should pay particular attention to the timing of their infections. Many women find that they often develop a urinary tract infection within a few days of sexual intercourse.