Stories and Articles
Clare’s Chronic UTI Story
While on summer holidays, a simple UTI was the start of a horrid year of illness, pain and anxiety for British woman, Clare. Short-courses of antibiotics quickly cleared her UTI symptoms, but they returned each time. Repeat dipsticks and culture tests confused...
Accessing Chronic UTI Treatment – five women share their experience
To be diagnosed with a chronic UTI in Australia is no mean feat. Chronic UTI is a largely unrecognised and misunderstood condition. It is common for people with these chronic infections (who are predominantly women) to be referred through the medical...
Alison’s Chronic UTI Story
Alison was in her mid-20s when she was struck with her first UTI. A standard three-day antibiotic treatment cleared her symptoms, but they returned soon after ... and were much more serious. Unbeknown to her, Alison's bladder infection had ascended to her kidneys...
Surviving the Festive Season with a Chronic UTI
The festive season is usually a time for love, happiness, fun, family, friends and food. When it comes to someone with a chronic UTI, it can also be the season for unwelcome UTI flare-ups. Flares occur when bacteria embedded in the bladder wall become...
Jenny’s Chronic Cystitis / Vulvodynia Story
Jenny is a young Italian woman who was suddenly struck with a streptococcus infection causing acute bladder and vaginal pain and burning. Despite being treated, and tests confirming the infection had cleared, her symptoms worsened and her health was in...
Michelle’s Chronic UTI Story
A simple bout of cystitis changed Michelle's life. She went from being a happy, productive member of society, to someone who suffered relentless UTI symptoms that prevented her from working, socialising with friends and family and having a normal sexual...
Wendy’s Chronic UTI Story
After suffering from recurrent UTIs for 60 years, getting through each day had become unbearable for Wendy. Her recurrent UTIs had become so unmanageable, she was living in constant pain with urinary symptoms that had her visiting the toilet up to 50 times a...
Craig’s Chronic UTI Story
Craig had experienced a urinary tract infection (UTI) before. When he next noticed the tell-tale symptoms of bladder and urethral stinging and frequency, he was confident things would be sorted when he saw his doctor. Craig was wrong. Despite having clear UTI...
Christine’s Chronic UTI Story
Christine is a British woman whose recurrent UTIs started at the age of 12. Being prescribed the usual treatments, and offered routine UTI prevention tips and homeopathic remedies, her regular infections persisted. After complications brought on from successful...
A chat with research scientist Evann Hilt, LUEREC
Evann Hilt is a young American scientist who has helped change the course of history. Working with an intelligent, tightknit group at the Loyola Urinary Education and Research Collaborative (LUEREC) in Chicago, USA, her work on the human bladder resulted in the...