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UTI & E.Coli - I've been extremely depressed.

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avahope
avahope

I have had UTI 2 years ago due to various strains, mainly due to sex. The last UTI I had was from e.coli and somehow, after antibiotics, it went away. But there was always this heavy feeling when I pee but it gradually went away.

Then 2 months ago, I went sexually active - actually just twice for two nights! And then I started peeing blood and I had a dose of antibiotics and then it went away.

I am also laxative dependent and when I started taking laxatives again, UTI came back because I had infected myself and I peed blood again and have been on 3 rounds of antibiotics (around 4 in total. the first one was Cefuroxime. Then Cipro, which I was advised to continue despite the bacteria being resistant to it. Then Cefuroxime again, then finally Amoxicillin) and now whenever I try to pass stool, with less diarrhea, I still have the UTI discomfort. No longer burning but the urgency is there and that heavy feeling.

I have been taking almost everything aside from the antibiotics. D-Mannose, UTI Clear, Oregano, Uva Ursi, Olive, Lactoferrin, Vitamin C, Apple Cider Vinegar, Barley and Lemon - EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF.

Cut off sugar and starch and anything that could feed the bacteria. Had my CT scan and my kidneys and bladder were clear. But everytime I pass stool, the discomfort comes back DESPITE BEING SUPER CRAZY HYGENIC. Cleaning thoroughly, washing twice and wiping with antiseptic and even spraying.

I am getting depressed and hopeless and it's ruining my life.

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  • sandy2020
    sandy2020 avahope

    Posted

    Hello Everyone, I would like to share how I have combatted my chronic UTI's. I would have one once a month for 1 and a half. I finally went on a strict regument.  Organic woman's multivitamin from Be Kind,  Probiotics from Raw Probiotics vaginal care, extra spray of Vitamin d daily! I would drink 2 liters of water a day. No beer. No more than 2-3 drinks when I do drink. I cut out a lot of the soda I was drinking. I want to share with everyone is ANTIBIOTICS BLEACH YOUR VAGINA AND REMOVES ALL THE GOOD BACTERIA YOU HAVE. you start from zero when you take antibiotics from all the great foods you have eaten to provide you with the proper "ecosystem" in your vagina. Because your vagina is a little ecosystem. With good and bad bacteria. I went four months being healthy....then I drank 3 beers. I went back to another 4 months to being healthy, but I got lazy and missed 2 days of probiotics. RESULT TO NUTRITION FOR YOUR MEDICINE. your food is your medicine. I had a blood test done and I was VITAMIN D deficient. My doctor didnt mention that there is a direct connection for women who are vitamin d deficient and who suffer from chronic UTI's. I had to figure that out. Please share this with everyone you know!
    • ad333
      ad333 sandy2020

      Posted

      Hi Sandy,

      I'm happy to read that you combatted your chronic UTI's. I too I have been suffering from chronic UTI's for about 3.5 years, and I can no longer deal with this. So you would suggest taking vitamin D? And did you see results right after taking vitamin D?

      Thank you,

      ad333

  • julie01285
    julie01285 avahope

    Posted

    I think you have to be careful to keep your kidneys from being damaged .I had problems when started having sex & realised was infecting myself causing problems with partners- NSU  There was also trichomonus [ bacterial vaginitus] with 5-8 hrs to get treatment 3 weekly .When agnosing pain not funny.Gave up when AIDS came on the scene.

    I aked for research in 1960s & got it to find there was a spina bifida connection such as neurogenic bladder & double ureters& abnormal EEG  .

    Had keyhole urethrotomy don't get pain but utis which left untreated very painful boils.

    For 30 yrs had rotated antibiotics from MSU  as can't catheterise too painful , till started getting spinal spasms from time to time relieved with uti medication & TENS with Doctors saying not their remit ?

    .Now moved house & GPs with no transferance of hospital appts & NHS disregarding spina bifida .

    Have been  looking into a sacral stimulator, which if it works could solve allproblems including IBS , there is also PTNS [ sacral neuromodulation] & vaccines [ e coli]  that may only work for 30 days ??!!

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