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Should Trimethoprim Be Continued As The Urine Infection Has Cleared Up?
hi hope you are well i have started a 3 day course of trimethoprim last night. it felt alot like a urine infection but it seems to have cleared up i drank loads of cranberry and a ridiculous amount of water. Any way the thing is i am off on holiday today to Ibiza is it ok to drink alcohol when taking them as it doesnt really say on leaflet or should i just stop them as it seems to have cleared up. Iv taken 2 thank you
Thu, 27 Jun 2019
Hello,
The symptoms of urinary tract infection will improve soon after taking the first tablets of Bactrim. Thus doesn't mean that infection is totally cured. You should continue to take them for 5 days until the infection is totally cured. Stopping them before the entire course will lead to recurrent infection and will be difficult to treat.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka, General & Family Physician
The symptoms of urinary tract infection will improve soon after taking the first tablets of Bactrim. Thus doesn't mean that infection is totally cured. You should continue to take them for 5 days until the infection is totally cured. Stopping them before the entire course will lead to recurrent infection and will be difficult to treat.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Olgeta Xhufka, General & Family Physician
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