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Fighting the silent infection: Amy’s battle with chronic UTI
For most people, a urinary tract infection (UTI) is a short-term inconvenience. A few days of discomfort, a course of antibiotics, and life...
40-year UTI sparks support for charity
When patients and carers formed an official Australian advocacy organsiation dedicated to urinary tract infection (UTI), they did not expect to...
Spotlight on Monica: A dedicated volunteer making a difference
Chronic UTI Australia is fortunate to have a dedicated team of volunteers who bring their time, skills, and passion to our cause. In our latest...
Reflections from 2024
2024 has been a busy year for Chronic UTI Australia. Our chairperson, Deirdre Pinto, recaps the progress and achievements so far, important work...
New Chronic UTI Worksheet
The Chronic UTI Worksheet is a new, easy to use tool developed for people navigating the challenges of chronic UTI. By providing a structured way...
Victorian Inquiry Into Women’s Pain
Following a landmark survey dedicated to women's health, in January 2024 the Victorian state government announced it was conducting an inquiry...
Chronic UTI recognition in UK will help Australian campaign
In 2023 England’s National Health Service (NHS) responded to public pressure by finally recognising chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) as a...
Chronic UTI Survey Report – Hearing Patient Voices
The Hearing Patient Voices project surveyed 410 people from around the world with chronic urinary tract infection (UTI). The online survey...
Danielle’s Chronic UTI Story
A common urinary tract infection left Danielle with chronic symptoms that doctors misdiagnosed as interstitial cystitis (IC)—an incurable, yet...
Carly’s Chronic UTI Story
(Carly's story was updated in October 2024.) Carly was 21 when she had her first UTI. She was treated with antibiotics and a week later her...
Julie C’s Chronic UTI Story
After frequent international travel for work, Julie developed a series of complex symptoms that were badly impacting her health. Her symptoms...
Chronic UTI Support for Australia & New Zealand
Online information and support groups can be great places to link with others who are in a similar situation. This can help reduce feelings of...
Vale Professor James Malone-Lee
Thousands of hearts around the world broke at the news of Professor James Malone-Lee’s passing in the early hours of Saturday morning after a...
Jean’s Chronic UTI Update
Jean shared her story with us in May 2019. After menopause things had started to go wrong. Among her worries, Jean had developed UTI symptoms...
Chronic UTI and Mental Health
People experiencing chronic pain and illness, like chronic urinary tract infection (UTI), often find their condition has as equally devastating...
Elizabeth’s Chronic UTI Story
Elizabeth was struck with gastroenteritis while holidaying in Hawaii. Within days she had also developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) and was...
Samantha’s Chronic UTI Story
When Samantha felt a urinary tract infection (UTI) come on, a negative test at the Emergency Department sent her on a pathway she never expected....
Australian Interview with Professor James Malone-Lee
We are thrilled to release our 2021 Australian-exclusive interview with Professor James Malone-Lee discussing chronic urinary tract infection...
Linda’s Chronic UTI Story
Linda had bladder issues for as long as she can remember. Even as a child she was aware she needed the bathroom more than most. It was...
Chronic UTI Quality of Life Survey
Chronic UTI Australia will shortly launch ‘Hearing Patient Voices’—a confidential online survey of people who have been diagnosed with a chronic...
Diane’s Chronic UTI Story
Diane started to get recurrent UTIs several years after surgery for urinary incontinence using transvaginal tape (TVT). The surgery was...
Kyla’s Chronic UTI Story
This is my story... Not many people know that I have suffered from a chronic illness (chronic urinary tract infection/embedded UTI) that is not...
Laura R’s Chronic UTI Story
Laura's experience with urinary tract infections (UTIs) was limited. She'd only had two UTIs before, but her third was different. It did not...
Lauren’s Chronic UTI Update
Lauren first shared her story with us in May 2018. She had been misdiagnosed with interstitial cystitis when an acute UTI did not resolve and...
Michele D’s Chronic UTI Story
Michele developed a septic UTI at the age of 21. This was the start of nearly three decades of recurrent UTIs, persistent UTI symptoms, negative...
Jane’s Chronic UTI Story
Jane was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC) after having persistent UTI symptoms that her doctor put down to over active bladder (OAB) and...
Alicia’s Chronic UTI Story
Alicia's first ever urinary tract infection (UTI) struck in the middle of the night. She knew something was terribly wrong, but doctors at her...
A chat with our sponsor Sarah Willmott from ‘Feel Better Box’
We are thrilled to announce that Chronic UTI Australia Inc. and Sarah Willmott from Feel Better Box have joined forces to tackle the growing...
Coby’s chronic UTI Story
Coby was familiar with having the occasional acute UTI, just like many of her female friends. She started to worry though when her recurrent...
Bella’s Chronic UTI Story
At the age of five or six, Bella knew there was something different about her. Her bladder often hurt and she could not control the urgent need...
Emma’s Chronic UTI Story
At just 21, Emma failed to fully respond to a course of antibiotics for a UTI. Once her treatment was finished, her symptoms returned. Negative...
A chat with research scientist Dr Nicky Thomas, University of South Australia
Dr Nicky Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow at University of South Australia and The Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research,...
Carrie’s Chronic UTI Story
Carrie had only ever had a urinary tract infection (UTI) once before. When she was 40, her second UTI refused to budge and her life soon became...
Naomi’s Chronic UTI Story
Naomi is a young Canadian woman who experienced her first UTI at the age of 19. Following typical antibiotic treatment, she was left with vague...
Elle’s Chronic UTI Story
Elle suffered chronic pelvic pain. By the time she was 25, investigations left her with diagnoses of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), stage III...
America’s Chronic UTI Story
In 2008 America went to the doctor for a urinary tract infection (UTI). She was treated, but her infection came back after each course of...
Angie’s Chronic UTI Story
At the age of 28, Angie has suffered post-coital urinary tract infections (UTIs) for her entire 20s. Following an investigative cystoscopy to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Melbourne Seminar – Should We Trust UTI Testing?
Chronic UTI Australia invites you to a special seminar: "Should we trust UTI testing? A fresh management approach for recurrent and chronic...
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...
Accessing Chronic UTI Treatment – five women share their experience
To be diagnosed with a chronic UTI in Australia is no mean feat. Chronic UTI is a largely unrecognised and misunderstood condition. It is...
Alison’s Chronic UTI Story
Alison was in her mid-20s when she was struck with her first UTI. A standard three-day antibiotic treatment cleared her symptoms, but they...
Surviving the Festive Season with a Chronic UTI
The festive season is usually a time for love, happiness, fun, family, friends and food. When it comes to someone with a chronic UTI, it can...
Jenny’s Chronic Cystitis / Vulvodynia Story
Jenny is a young Italian woman who was suddenly struck with a streptococcus infection causing acute bladder and vaginal pain and burning. ...
Michelle’s Chronic UTI Story
A simple bout of cystitis changed Michelle's life. She went from being a happy, productive member of society, to someone who suffered relentless...