Off-topic, but this stuff used to be prescription and is now OTC:
https://smile.amazon.com/AZO-Maximum-Strength-Urinary-effective/dp/B0018SGX6I/
Pyridine
It’s a urinary anaesthetic .
It will turn your pee bright red-orange, and possibly stain your underwear.
But it WORKS.
I’m paraplegic and spent a lot of my late teens/early twenties with miserable UTIs
Used to live under the bathtub faucet crying.
This stuff was life-changing.
Be careful, they also sell cranberry pills; you need pyridine.
D-Mannose worked very well for my mother when she had a catheter for several months. Without it she would get get UTIs constantly. With the D-Mannose taken everyday long-term, they were reduced to one every few weeks.
Occasional UTIs will happen sometimes, despite our best efforts. I'm lucky to have only had a couple of UTIs in my life. I used Azo to diminish the pain and discomfort, and it worked really well, as it isn't always possible (where I live) to get in for antibiotics right away.
Good luck with the referral.
That is really expensive. Try it on Amazon - you can get 24 pills for a little over $7.67.
AZO Urinary Pain Relief Maximum Strength here.
The 'red purses' is from the dye used in the AZO Urinary Pain Relief Maximum Strength which contains Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride which is the AZO most people are talking about when they say AZO (the one that helps to numb the bladder) not from cranberry. It's the one that turns your urine bright orange/red.
Like she said, AZO makes a bunch of different medications. AZO is a brand name, not a medication name. The AZO product you want is the one that contains Phenazopyridine.
This is what you're looking for; it's the bladder analgesic that turns your urine orange/red:
Ureter. That's where it hurts the most. The one that almost killed me was 26mm and formed really quickly apparently.
My biggest before that was 5mm so I could pass it. It also got stuck. That's the one that made me pass out.
I ate 5 lemons, cried because of the pain, then I was out. I passed it shortly after that.
Acids are great for breaking down stones a bit.
LPT: If you guys get one stuck in your bladder and you're waiting for it to pass, take some of this:
AZO Urinary Pain Relief Maximum Strength | Fast relief of UTI Pain, Burning & Urgency | Targets Source of Pain | #1 Most Trusted Brand | 24 Tablets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018SGX6I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_cawQFbG5B084X
You're welcome.
NAD. But I've been in your shoes. Okay, it could be a UTI. This product has helped me before, you can get it anywhere local or online: AZO Urinary Pain Relief Maximum Strength | Fast relief of UTI Pain, Burning & Urgency | Targets Source of Pain | #1 Most Trusted Brand | 24 Tablets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0018SGX6I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.BHxFbQ56FTSG
Also, there was a kid in college that when masturbating would put his finger on top of his penis when orgasming to prevent his ejaculate from leaving his penis. This would cause a retrograde orgasm which means the ejaculate would go backwards and into the bladder, causing an infection or UTI.
Another college kid was masturbating so often and gripping his penis too hard, that caused a UTI.
Another college kid was fascinated by putting things into his urethra and he gave himself a UTI.
How do I know all these things? I was a Resident Assistant and was in charge of a group of college men on my floor. And they all knew they could come to me with anything and that is even take them to the nurse if they had problems.
I'd be hesitant to take the antibacterial stuff from AZO since you don't know exactly which strain you have. It could potentially exacerbate your problem. The plain AZO stuff is great for treating the symptoms, but definitely isn't a cure-all. If you have access to see a doctor in person, I recommend doing that so you can get your urine cultured. A gyno or regular family physician can do this for you.