Diagnosis of Degenerative Disc Disease and Spinal Stenosis. Degenerative disc disease may be indicated by a patientâs symptoms and confirmed by an X-Ray, MRI or CT scan which can show the relative dehydration of an intervertebral disc quite clearly as it appears much darker than the better nourished discs.
2 doctors agreed: Hours to days: The antibiotic should begin to work - that is, kill bacteria - within hours. By a day or so, symptoms should be improving. Depending on how complicated the infection is and how long your course of antibiotics is for, it should be cleared within 3-14 days. ...Read more.
1 For a simple bladder infection, you will take antibiotics for 3 days (women) or 7 to 14 days (men). 2  If you are pregnant or have diabetes, or have a mild kidney infection, you will most often take antibiotics for 7 to 14 days.  Finish all of the antibiotics, even if you feel better.