How is a urinary tract infection treated?
Treatment for your UTI depends on how serious (bad) your infection and symptoms are. With treatment, your symptoms, such as pain and urinating often, may go away. Treatment may also prevent the infection from moving into your kidneys, and causing a serious health problem. Treatment may include the following: • Medicines: • Antibiotics: Antibiotics may be given to help kill the germs causing your infection. • Pain medicine: You may be given medicine to decrease pain caused by your UTI. Medicine may also decrease the burning feeling when you urinate. • Rest: Your caregiver may suggest you rest as much as you can to help your body fight your infection.
