How did doctors treat UTIs in 19th/early 20th century America? Were these treatments successful? How common was it for a woman to die from a bladder or kidney infection?

by capri-sun-monster

Hey guys, I hope you’re all well. I’m currently feeling like Tom Hanks in the Green Mile, hunched over in bed with a heating pad, and all of the sudden it hit me: Did we just die from this before antibiotics? This has happened to me so many times in the past year, I can’t imagine what it’d be like to be in the dark on it. How did we manage the pain, and how did we treat it? If a woman had a UTI did she know what it was? Thank you for your time, have a nice night. :)

400-Rabbits

There is always the opportunity for new and updated information, but you may be interested in the responses to past questions: