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UTI, better known as urinary tract infection, is an ailment in your body that affects any area of the urinary tract. The type of urinary tract infection one has is called according to the region of the urinary tract that has been affected. The parts which are affected by a UTI are the bladder (where it is known as bladder infection or cystitis); kidneys (commonly known as kidney infection or pyelonephritis); ureters (that are rarely infected); and urethra (where you get urethritis).

The kinds of uti medication that will be prescribed to you typically belong to the antibiotics family. It's hard to say which medication you will be prescribed for your UTI, it will depend on your general state of health and the bacterium that is present in your urine.

When someone has a basic infection, doctors usually prescribe medicines like Ciprofloxacin (also known as Cipro), Nitrofurantoin (under brand names like Macrodantin or Furadantin), Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (with brand names like Bactrim and Septra), Levofloxacin (also known as Levaquin), Ampicillin, or Amoxicillin (using brand names like Larotid or Moxatag). Typically, the medications mentioned should clear up symptoms within just a few days of treatment, although you will have to keep taking your UTI medication for up to a week or more, depending on what you were instructed by your doctor to ensure that the infection has been completely addressed.

If you are otherwise healthy and your urinary tract infection is not complicated, a shorter medication period lasting just up to three days may be prescribed instead. Managing a urinary tract infection may include pain medications if you experience pain in your bladder. Please keep in mind the analgesics used to treat urinary tract infections may turn your urine red or orange. This is a normal consequence of the medication and should not be a cause for concern.

For frequent infections, you may have to undergo a longer course of treatment or a set of short antibiotics courses in order to address your urinary tract infection symptoms. You can monitor this condition by using a home urine test at recommended intervals.

If your infection was caused by your having sexual relations, antibiotics taken after intercourse will usually be prescribed to treat it. For post-menopausal women, being prescribed the use of vaginal estrogen therapy may lessen occurrences of urinary infections. In instances where the conditions are more severe, over the counter medicine for uti may not be effective. In this case, an intravenous antibiotic and hospital stay is recommended.

Even the best doctors and the most effective medication won't help you if you don't do the right things to get better. For starters, make sure that you stick to the treatment program prescribed for you so that the infection in your urinary tract can be properly and thoroughly eliminated.

Infection may bounce back and more stronger then before if you have stopped the medication in the midway. A stronger antibiotic will have to be prescribed if this happens, to kill off the stronger infection in your body. To avoid this, best to do it properly the first time around.