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Does doxycycline do this when taking it for bladder infection? I have been taking Doxycycline for my bladder infection for the past 7 days. I have 3 days left. I was wondering if doxycycline is a diuretic. Does it make you have to go pee more often? When I was first diagnosed, I had frequent urination, but it was only a trickle when I would go and it would be a dark color. Now when I go, it's always a lot and it's fairly light in color. I got my period on Monday as well. I've been having cramps, but they feel like period cramps, nothing else. Should I call my doctor and ask to have another test done after my period to make sure I'm ok?

ginluvsrob06 replied: "Not for me it didn't give me any symptoms like that. I think you are putting too much thought into it. Actually the antibiotics worked the first day and cleared my bladder infection right up."

I like Chinese food replied: "I am on it for something else, and I have not noticed any changes in frequency... given I drink a lot of water. Just make sure you take it with plenty of food and water. I think your increased trips to the lady's room is due to the bladder infection. Hopefully its a good sign (maybe the body ridding the infection?)."

I have a bladder infection and am in extreme pain. I found an old bottle of Doxycycline 100mg they expired in? They expired in august of 07. Would they still be effective to take? I can't get to a doctor until monday and need to start taking something now. !

rainbow chaser replied: "its dangerous to be cheap regarding your health. see a doctor before it gets really bad."

C K replied: "I'm a pharmacist. I would not take medication that old. Also doxycycline is not effective in treating bladder infections. You should go to the doctor."

doubleocinco replied: "if its only a Urinary tract infection there are over the counter pills you can take that numb it down there. you will pee a bright orange but... it helps lots! you can get it at Walgreen's, target or i get mine at albertsons. if the pills are expired i would not take them ..."

nica replied: "1. While I don't know the circumstances here, you probably shouldn't have an old bottle. Take prescriptions until they are gone unless a doctor tells you otherwise. If you don't, the infection can come back much worse, and you are contributing to antibiotic resistance, which is becoming a very serious issue in health care. 2. Expired medications may not just be ineffective, they can be dangerous/toxic. 3. Like the pharmacist said, Doxy isn't effective against a UTI. 4. If you're in that much pain, you can go to a hospital before Monday. You don't want the infection to spread to your kidneys. Hope you feel better soon."

™ ♥♥♥ replied: "It is not dangerous to take the drug ..but it may have lost some of its potency. If I were you i would take the meds and hope they would at least help enough so I could actually get to the Dr. When I get UTI I am going pee every 5 min...and that makes it almost impossible to even get there. Drink lots of water and the pain will be more bearable. When you go Monday, make sure to get an updated back-up prescription.Good Luck"

can doxycycline antibiotic be used for bladder infection? i am just wondering if this antibiotic can be used for bladder/kidney infection. I was perscribed this for a different but i have a recurrent bladder infection that i am hoping will clear up with this antibiotic. If anyone has any information about it please let me know.

kiki replied: "i think it can. you can just call your local pharmacist and ask, they should know."

aWellWisher replied: "No, it won't harm you but prolly it won't help as well, cz you have recurrent bladder infection and you will need a better antibiotic, more specific. Doxy is a broad spectrum, bacteriostatic ab mostly for the gram + ve bacteria. If you can find cipro- or nor- floxacin, that will be better. Good luck!"

wisedrdave replied: "No. It is unlikely to be effective. By far the most common bacteria that causes UTI (urinary tract infection) is E. coli. Sulfa (Bactrim, Septra), nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin), Ampicillin, and ciprofloaxacin (Cipro) are prescribed to treat bladder infection (UTI). Doxycycline is ineffective against E. coli and most UTIs. The best way to be sure (but most expensive) is to go to the doctor and get a urinalysis to confirm that it's a bladder infection and to have a urine Culture and Sensitivity sent off. The C & S will tell your doctor what the exact bacterial culprit is (usually E.coli but there are others) and what antibiotic will work against the specific bacterial infection you have. A lot of docs will just prescribe one of the antibiotics above without adding the expense of a C & S, since E. coli is the cause over 90% of the time. If you have a good relationship with your doc and they know your history well, they sometimes will be willing to call in one of the antibiotics without seeing you (you can save the $ on the office visit). Others will you require you to come in for history, exam, to establish a record of the encounter, and then will prescribe an appropriate antibiotic, broad sprectrum from one of the above effective against E. coli, or with the guidance of a urine C & S Good luck."

doxycycline causing bladder pain? I just started taking doxycycline yesterday morning for a skin condition. After the second time I took it i started having more frequent asthma attacks. Then today after the 3rd time I took it, about 7 hours after I started getting pain like i had a bladder infection. It doesn't burn to urinate just feels uncomfortable. I'm pretty sure I might be allergic to the medication, and i stopped taking it. I have adrenal insuficiency so i also take steroids. Since i've only taken 3 doses of antibiotics it's unlikely i already got a yeast infection. And since it's an antibiotic would be crazy to develop a UTI a day after starting the medication. Any knowledgable advice please??? Could an allergy acutally irritate my bladder like it does my lungs.

Sammy G. replied: "i'm allergic to doxycycline, and my reaction is entirely restricted to my lungs and skin- difficulty breathing and hives. i also just looked up the drug information and it appears that the recorded allergic reactions are all very similar- no mention of UT problems. as unfortunate as it may be, it's very possible that the bladder issue and the asthma attacks are unrelated, but i would definitely speak to your doctor about both."

littlemall4u replied: "i dont think it would cause uti however it could cause breathing see a doctor asap"

Is this a bladder infection? The only symptom of a bladder infection that I had last night was a strong pain in my lower abdomen where my bladder is after peeing. It was so painful that I could barely stand. I got home last night and took a 100mg doxycycline pill that's in our house because I could not wait to worry about going to the doctor. As of this morning, my pain is 100% gone. Does this mean the doxycycline is working or does it mean my bladder was just being weird last night? I know doxycycline only works for certain bladder infections, so that's why I'm thinking maybe I never even had an infection and my bladder was just acting weird. I should also add that the pain I had felt like I was holding my bladder in for hours, but I wasn't. In fact, I went to the bathroom twice within the same hour and then went a third time and that's when the pain started.

jen42074 replied: "First, taking doxycyline without a doctor's approval is a bad thing. It can cause the bacteria it is supposed to kill to become resistant to it. Could it be possible you passed a kidney stone? Sounds like it."

Tabitha T replied: "i had a bladder infection and i got mah pills from the doctors and it took bout1 week before mine was gone compleatly i also expericed pain and it hurt to go to the bathromm i think you should go to the clinic and get checked out specialy if u had unproected sex proble kidney stones that passed"

Linda R replied: "I can't say if what you had is a bladder infection,but,I do know that if you get gas trapped behind your bladder it feels like you are being stabbed with a knife and you can barely move without severe pain.I've had this happen a few times.It's terrible.I would also go into a cold sweat when it happened.I do not recommend taking antibiotics without a doctor's approval because for one,it's illegal to use someone else's prescribed medication and two,you could have an allergic reaction to it which could land you in the hospital.Be careful!And I doubt that a single pill would kill much of the bacteria if it is an infection.They are usually taken over the course of a week or two."

Spicy Girl replied: "Even though the problem seems to be gone right now it doesn't mean it is. Take a hour out of your day and go see your doctor and just get him/her to check every thing out. It might not be a bladder infection but could be something equally dangerous and serious. If it happens once it could happen again and next time it could be worse. Good Luck!"

I have had what I thought to be a urinary tract or bladder infection for a couple weeks now. But.....? I have had blood work done, which showed I have high white blood cells and then twice they have checked my urine and I had a little amount of blood in it both times. I went in to the ER a couple nights ago and they gave me a papsmear. I had STD and other tests done, they said everything came out fine. So they gave me some meds anyhow. Keflex and Doxycycline. So I am going to finish those all. Anyways, before I began taking the meds I was experienceing some disharge and the feeling that I needed to urinate a lot without much coming out and sometimes I would get lower back pain and period like cramps. Since I have began taking the meds, the discharge has stopped and the pain is a lot better but I still have the feeling that I have to urinate a lot. The doctors are not really helping. Can anyone help?

I am Fabulous.... Dont hate. replied: "You and I are both in the same boat....I still am urinating a lot and now im having more stange feelings and sensations to say the least Im concerned. I have been taking cranberry pills and drinking plenty of water....to prevent hopefully another infection plz keep me posted if you find a better answer. These MD's today...really make me wonder."

Goonie's never die!! replied: "I would finish all of the meds completely and then call your Dr. if you are still having symptoms."

Monika replied: "Definitely sounds like a UTI and you are on the right meds for this. This feeling to urinate a lot is just one of the classic symptoms of UTI, you need to take the meds until they are finished and no sooner than that, you need to drink at least 2-3Litres of fluids per day to help flush your bladder of the bacteria as well. For your 2-3 Litres, drink water or watery like drinks, NOT soft drinks or drinks that are too sugary."

Can vaginal yeast infections cause bladder pain? I do not have a UTI, I was tested, but have had chronic bladder fullness or pain for a week. I thought it might be due to an allergic reaction to doxycycline, but it's been 6 days since I stopped taking it, and the bladder problem still exists. i don't think i have a vaginal yeast infection, but it is possible. Anyone experience bladder fullness with a yeast infection...

Hannah_Barnes replied: "see im not sure what exact symtoms you might be speaking of, but the fact you made a coment about bladder fullness, and pain. im thinking it might be the same issue i have, except mine doesnt usuraly last more then a few days at a time, and is at random. im now going to copy and paste what someone told me: them: get checked out (and check out online) interstitial cystitis... it seems to be common with endo.... and you really sound exactly like me with your bladder.... me: someone gave me that term b4, but that term is for anythign that has no other explination, and endo pain can cause such issues, therefor being an explination, thats how i understand it at least? i spoke with my 2 gyn's about it (one who is private, and one who is doing my surgery) and an ER doctor. ive been checked for infections, but the fact it for a while at least (not really any more) came about the same time before my period would start) now it comes when it wants to, like all of yesterday. but no matter what, so if thats what it is... what can be done about it??? Them: if i had a scanner i'd show you that it's not for anything with no other explanation... my bladder looks worse than anything the endo has done for me... let me see if i can find a good explanation for you... hold on... there's one org for it.... and an explanation from them. (If you don't want to follow links right now, here's the biggest part of their explanation for you to know - When an IC bladder is examined using a procedure called hydrodistention with cystoscopy physicians often find small, bleeding wounds, also known as petechial hemorrhages or glomerulations. These are usually caused by recurring irritation, such as coffee or soda. About ten percent of patients may have larger, more painful wounds, called Hunner’s Ulcers. Some patients with mild IC may have bladders that appear normal during a cystoscopy. IC patients rarely test positive for infection in standard urinalysis and urine cultures" - and another ic org and their explanation: (Rule out other diseases and/or conditions that have symptoms resembling IC. These diseases may include bladder cancer, kidney problems, tuberculosis, vaginal infections, sexually transmitted diseases, endometriosis, radiation cystitis and neurological disorders. Perform a cystoscopy with hydrodistention under general anesthesia if no infection is present and no other disorder is discovered. If distention under anesthesia is not performed, the diagnosis of IC may be missed. Cystoscopy during a routine office visit may not reveal the characteristic abnormalities of IC and can be painful for those who have IC. It is necessary to distend the bladder under general or regional anesthesia in order to see the pinpoint hemorrhages on the bladder wall that are the hallmark of this disease. A biopsy of the bladder wall may be necessary at this time to rule out other diseases such as bladder cancer and to assist in the diagnosis of IC. IC is not associated with bladder cancer. ) ................................................................................... going to stop now, if you want more then email me and i will explain more of what i learned from this girl."

llh replied: "Yes. A severe case of a vaginal yeast infection can cause UTI or PID. I would seek a docs help ASAP. So you can get test done to see if it is a yeast or bacterial infection."

Anna replied: "that's so weird. same thing is going on with me. i was tested for UTI, and yeast and nothing came back positive.... im going to go to see a urologist specialist. i stopped taking doxycycline a MONTH and a half ago!!"

littlemall4u replied: "it could be the antibotic drink lots of water and see your doctor might be bladder spasms"

Kathleen B replied: "It could be a sign of a severe yeast infection if it is associated with itching and redness of the vaginal area. It would not hurt to try a few natural yeast infection cures just to find out. You can read more about natural cures here :"

Can Anti Biotics Cause Blood in Urine? I started taking Doxycycline 5 days ago because I got sick after being bitten by a tick. I seem to be responding well to the anti biotics but all of a sudden, I have a good deal of blood in my urine. I feel as though I have a bladder infection.

Gr8tlife4me replied: "Doxycycline turns your urine more red than normal. check the link below from the CDC."

could this just be a symptom of chlamydia? So I was at the doctors and they told me I had chlamydia and I announced that of course I had no symptoms I've been on doxycycline for about 2 days now and as of just an hour ago I noticed a burning when I pee, and to pee frequently now I was wondering if thats just from the chlamydia or is it an occurring bladder infection/ UTI and how can it be if I am taking anti biotics

cutekitten replied: "it's a symptom of chlamydia-sometimes chlamydia is mis-diagnosed as a UTI. it should go away soon with your antibiotics."

Kaley replied: "I had Chlamydia last year and was also given Doxycycline to cure it. The only symptom I had of Chlamydia (before I got tested) was increased discharge and irritation during sex. Once I started taking the antibiotics, I got every symptom in the book! Your frequent urination and burning is because your body is fighting off the STD. All of those will go away around day 5 of your treatment. However, remember that your body is still fighting off the Chlamydia, even after you take the last pill. If you have symptoms like 10 or so days after you took your first pill (you should be done with your pills by now), then you should go back and get tested for it again because the antibiotics may not have worked. Good luck and I hope I helped!"

herpes or a something else? this is a very long story... In April of this year I was diagnosed with chlamydia. I believe I contracted the std in January. I took antibiotics and retested for it 2x in the past 3 months to be safe and the results were negative both times. However, since April I have had very painful urination ONLY on my urethra when I pee. I was tested for a bladder infection about 3 times and they all came back negative. I tested for HIV and Gonorrhea as well and that came back negative too. Finally they tested for a bacterial infection which came back positive. I was prescribed different antibiotics during this time but my symptoms did not go away, it stilled burned every time I would pee. Finally my doctor prescribed a estrogen cream called "Estrace" (typically used for woman going through menopause - but I am only 25 years old) and it worked! my burning sensation significantly reduced. well, about a week and a half after I started using this cream, I had unprotected sex with someone I didn't really know. I was drunk but noticed that during the sex I was very dry (which is unusual for me, I get very wet 90% of the time) and his penis's girth was rather large - so it stung a bit and therefore we stopped. The next day it really burned when I peed. I was really discouraged thinking my symptoms were back but then I got really paranoid about STD's. 4 days after we had unprotected sex I went to the doctor and told her my history and the fact that now I have had a burning sensation since intercourse. So she sent out for a culture of chlamydia and put me on 2 antibiotics to be safe. (one for possible bladder infection - Sulfamethox for 3 days - and one for Chlamydia - Doxycycline for 10 days) The first day I felt like I had the flu! my entire body ached and even my joints were sore. The 2nd night I actually vomited but I'm sure that's was because I had them on an empty stomach. I also started to notice an INTENSE vaginal itching sensation ONE hour after I took the pills. I thought it could just be a side effect of the antibiotics, maybe the beginning of a yeast infection, but over the past 3 days it has turned into an open sore on the base of my labia. I was very alarmed and went to the doctor today. He says my sore is very suspicious of herpes and sent out for a culture test. He also put me on Acyclovir 3x a day for 10 days to start treatment in case the culture is positive for herpes. He said if it is herpes, the sore will get better, if it is not herpes, the sore will get worse or not change. My questions: My concern is that I did not have white pimple like bumps that is typical in a herpes outbreak. Is that normal for people to NOT have the white bumps before a sore if you have herpes? I also had symptoms 4 days after unprotected sex and am unsure if that is too soon for the herpes virus to show up. I am also wondering if during intercourse I may have torn somewhat due to his size, but why would it itch so much 4 days later if it was a tear and then turn into an open sore? Could this all just be a side effect to my antibiotics since I started to notice the itch only after I took the antibiotics? Could the Estrace cream I had been using cause a sore to develop? Or me fear is that yes, it is herpes. - I should know by next week. I informed the person I had intercourse with about all of this. He said he has never had an outbreak or symptoms of genital herpes before but has also never been tested. To the best of his knowledge he was clean. But I do know that some people can go with out outbreaks for years and not even know they have it. Any personal stories I can compare my situation with would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading this!

Kathy C replied: "Herpes can present itself as a single sore, or multiple sores. I do not have it, but I have read about it in medical books, and have had friends that have it. To your second question I doubt you tore anything, the vaginal canal is elastic as to be able to birth children. You could have had or have INTERNAL sores, that you cannot see that is the source of your distress.Antibiotics can disrupt your natural vaginal flora and can cause your vagina to itch like crazy. I have had this, and when I quit taking the antibiotics it goes away, or the yeast can grow out of hand and then you have to treat it with monostat or something along those lines. A yeast infection can make it red and raw down there. It can be kinda painful. Your guy might or might not have know he had it. You will never know if he was telling you the truth or not. If I were you, I would see if u would be a good candidate for the Gardesilla, the HPV vaccine, as to prevent cervical cancer if you do get this virus, the virus that causes genital warts. If you continue to have unsafe sex, u will get this for sure. You also will need to be tested for HIV for the next year, every 3 months to know for sure that you do not have it. Bottom line it is not worth it to have unsafe sex. Just get a vibrator, honestly, clitoral stimulation can be better than actual vaginal intercourse. u can always count on your battery operated friend."

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