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Short answer What to do Getting around while sick at Tufts Living situation at Tufts Care near Tufts When to get help right away Common questions from students Common questions Related questions SourcesA UTI needs a urine test and usually antibiotics. See your campus health center or urgent care soon, and go to the ER if you have fever, back pain or vomiting.
A UTI causes burning, urgency and frequent urination. It does not clear up well on its own.
What to do
- Get a urine test at your campus health center or urgent care
- Drink water and urinate when you need to
- Take antibiotics as prescribed if you are given them
- Go to the ER for fever, back or side pain, or vomiting
Getting around while sick at Tufts
Tufts straddles Medford and Somerville, and many students live off campus in shared apartments.
You may be riding the Green Line at Medford/Tufts station. A UTI is not spread by riding the T, so you can travel to a clinic. Plan bathroom stops.
Living situation at Tufts
Tufts students live in dorms on the hill and in off-campus houses in Somerville and Medford, often with several roommates. A UTI does not spread to roommates. Drink water and get a urine test.
Care near Tufts
Your first stop is usually the Tufts University Health Service. Call or check its website for hours and how to be seen. For emergencies, a hospital emergency room in the Boston area or call 911. Pymander is free to text and is not affiliated with Tufts University. It is a medical AI, not a licensed doctor.
When to get help right away
Trouble breathing, chest pain, confusion, a stiff neck with fever, or being unable to keep fluids down are reasons to go to urgent care or the ER, or call 911.
Common questions from students
Can I ride the Green Line with a UTI? A UTI is not spread by riding the T, so you can travel to a clinic. Plan bathroom stops.
What should I tell my roommates at Tufts? A UTI does not spread to roommates. Drink water and get a urine test.
Should I tell my professor at Tufts? If you will miss class or an exam, email your professor and ask your campus health center for a note if you need one.
Is it a real doctor? No. It is a medical AI system, not a licensed doctor. In an emergency, call 911.
Common questions
UTI at Tufts: what should I do?
A UTI needs a urine test and usually antibiotics. See your campus health center or urgent care soon, and go to the ER if you have fever, back pain or vomiting. A UTI causes burning, urgency and frequent urination. It does not clear up well on its own.
Can I ride the Green Line with a UTI?
A UTI is not spread by riding the T, so you can travel to a clinic. Plan bathroom stops.
What should I tell my roommates at Tufts?
A UTI does not spread to roommates. Drink water and get a urine test.
Should I tell my professor at Tufts?
If you will miss class or an exam, email your professor and ask your campus health center for a note if you need one.
Is it a real doctor?
No. It is a medical AI system, not a licensed doctor. In an emergency, call 911.