Aug 3, 2019
Áine’s Chronic UTI Story Áine started experiencing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) at the age of 12. As she grew older, her recurrent UTIs became more frequent. She always responded to antibiotic treatment, but sometimes she would need a repeat...
Jul 1, 2019
Mark’s Chronic UTI Story Mark’s bladder problems began when he was only four. By the time he was a young adult, an anatomical cause had been identified and surgically corrected, resulting in a new lifestyle of daily self-catherisation. This is when the...
Jun 2, 2019
Jessica’s Chronic UTI Story Jessica was 25 when she felt UTI symptoms come on suddenly. A visit to the doctor and a dipstick test confirmed there was no infection and she was sent home. Her urinary symptoms persisted and were getting worse, yet repeat tests said...
May 1, 2019
Jean’s Chronic UTI Story My story begins with hormone-related issues and an interstitial cystitis (IC) diagnosis I am a 54-year-old lady who lives in Swindon in the United Kingdom. I am married and have a son and work as a medical secretary in a GP surgery. I...
Apr 1, 2019
Sarah’s Chronic Bladder Story Sarah is an American woman whose UTI problems started in her teens. Antibiotics worked well at the beginning, but overtime the infections persisted and the treatment no longer worked as it once did. When her UTI tests started to...
Mar 1, 2019
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...
