Hi to you all, I look after my mother and have had 2 episodes of uti. I will definetly get the sticks to home check , also I needed a second course of antibiotics for her.I also keep a look out for the strong odour that is a uti. The sooner you catch it the better as uti are really nasty infections that do have a really bad effect . I hope this helps.I am going to ask my mums gp if I can give her live bacteria after antibiotics, ?I s