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Repeat Uti

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sharcerv52408
sharcerv52408

Have any of you been suffering from repeat uti's? Since July of last year this has been my third one! Do any of you know of herbal remedies that treat the infection? I'm tired of taking antibiotics. I am sensitive to medicine and usually have reactions to the side effects. I am so tired of these crazy peri symptoms! 😩😩

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  • HotDot7
    HotDot7 sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Hi there. I used to have them a lot.  I find if I drink lotsa water it helped me at that time.  They just went away.  xxoo
  • helen95781
    helen95781 sharcerv52408

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    Hi Sharcerv,

    I am absolutely fed up of uti's. I have just got over one that had not cleared up from the one before! I was put on three day course of antibiotics followed by a weeks course of a different sort that I had to stop because they gave me diarrhoea. As a result of the antibiotics I got thrush.

    I phoned the doctor last Sunday and she told me to stop taking the antibiotics. She also advised me to not take a bath too often but to shower. Something to do with upsetting our internal bacterial balance. I love my baths they relax me but now I can't have them so often.

    I have begun taking cranberry capsules. These are supposed to help prevent uti's. Apparently cranberry juice is full of sugar so doesn't work that well. Drinking plenty is always advisable and on a personal level the doctor said if you have sex make sure you have a good wee after. Sorry if that's too much info!!

    Hope this is of some help.

    Helen.

  • jayneejay
    jayneejay sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Are you sure it is a UTI ? 

    I use to feel this alot in peri, and when tested it was not always a UTI, even had a cystoscopy to check all was okay, instead it was a sensitive bladder, feels like a UTi but wasnt, flucutating hormones can cause it, and it can be a muscle spasm, i was given some tablets to take when this occurred and they were brill, took as and when.

    i remember when i was in mid peri, always feeling the urge to pee, and not really any urgency once at loo, this went on for a couple of years, drove me mad, use to go off to do shopping and i would be looking for a loo first, now this has passed thank goodness.

    jay x

    • trudy77450
      trudy77450 jayneejay

      Posted

      Hi Jayneejay i have to have a cystoscopy on monday does it hurt and do they tell you the results,i think its ibs not my kidney but we see.

      Thank you

    • jayneejay
      jayneejay trudy77450

      Posted

      Hi Trudy

      No it doesnt hurt, didnt hurt me anyway, just relax .

      As for do they tell you your results, depends .. I asked .. ' said does all look ok' and he said yes.

      Some may not say and say see your doctor when they send result back to doc.

      Jay xx

    • susan21149
      susan21149 trudy77450

      Posted

      Hi Trudy

      I had one it depends how relaxed you are because when I had one i was tight and boy did it hurt me. Some ladies can take it like pros and yes they do tell you the results of the test. 

      You will be fine and just relax yourself because if you tighten up like I do then it will hurt. 

    • trudy77450
      trudy77450 susan21149

      Posted

      Thanks peeps i just worry it starts somthing off i already had UTI dont want any more.

      I let you no how it goes yeek wish me luck x

  • Mo333jo
    Mo333jo sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Yep I was diagnosed with one today. Iv been suffering with acid indegestion too. So fed up now. I think my IBS has raised it ugly head also.
    • helen95781
      helen95781 Mo333jo

      Posted

      Hi mojo.

      I also get the acid indigestion too. I've also got very achy ribs. I don't know if this is a symptom of peri or not. Oh the joys of being a woman. Not.

      Helen.

    • jayneejay
      jayneejay helen95781

      Posted

      Hi

      I also use to get acid reflux in peri, nothing off the shelf shifted it,

      Here if i have it i take Omeprazol 20mg, its gone in half hour, 😀

      Jay x

    • jayneejay
      jayneejay

      Posted

      Forgot to say, if your taking any other prescription drugs though, check they do not interact with omeprazol, or omeprazole depending which country your in .

      Jay x

    • trudy77450
      trudy77450 helen95781

      Posted

      Hi i had acid reflux in peri no sore ribs i get that now in post i took omeprazol and it worked for me also peppermint tea is brill xx

       

  • sharcerv52408
    sharcerv52408

    Posted

    Yes I never got uti's outside of when I've been pregnant until now with peri. The antibiotics upset my digestion and appetite.

    Yes, Jay it is a uti. I have test strips at home. I also get heartburn /indigestion. Didn't have that till peri. I take Zantac it's the only one that works for me and I've tried protonix, prevacid, omeprazole none of them do the trick.

    Helen, I get that rib thing too, right under the beast. It's called costochronditis which is an inflammation of the cartilage between the ribs. They say that the only thing that helps alleviate the discomfort is ibuprofen.

    Oh the joys of peri! I think I will literally throw a party once I'm post menopausal. Lol!

    • margaret04348
      margaret04348 sharcerv52408

      Posted

      I have had a couple of UTI's and I have a sensitive bladder.  I take D-Mannose. Supposed to help.  I have not had a UTI since xmas but the sensitivity continues.  I was also advised to wear cotton underwear, keep pubic hair short due to build up of bacteria and take a well woman probiotic.  Not tried the probioti yet. Good luck because it is not nice.  I will throw a party too.  I am in the menopause so been through some of it already but at it's hieght now I think. Just wish it was over.  Good luck.XXX
    • helen95781
      helen95781 margaret04348

      Posted

      Hi Margaret.

      Actimel strawberry flavour is delicious. I have just started taking them because of UTI's. Also I take cranberry capsules from Holland and Barrett.

      Helen.

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