Like ‘weeing lava’: living with chronic UTIs

• Key Takeaways for UK Doctors
• Chronic recurrent UTIs represent a significant burden for patients, causing severe dysuria described colloquially as "weeing lava," highlighting the need for improved symptom management and patient support strategies
• Current management approaches may be inadequate for recurrent UTI sufferers, suggesting a need for review of prophylaxis protocols, investigation pathways, and consideration of specialist referral criteria
• Patient experiences indicate psychological and quality-of-life impacts alongside physical symptoms, emphasising the importance of holistic care and validation when managing chronic UTI patients in primary care

Like 'weeing lava': living with chronic UTIs

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