UTI

December 6, 2000

I know that my Lupus was from ongoing UTI's. I had

them for 3 years before my first symptoms started. I

can tell that I still have one, but it is much better.

I am able to control it with Biaxin.

--- cooky <cooky1@...> wrote:

> There has been a lot about urinary tract problems

> lately so I thought I

> would let you all know that I was always getting

> UTI's and I even had a

> hysterectomy because the doctors felt that the

> reason I was getting up

> all night (about4 times a night) to urinate was

> because I had a large

> fibroid pressing on my bladder. I had my urethra

> dilated (enlarged)

> about 5 times in 15 years and had just had it done 3

> months before I had

> my first real RA symptoms.

>

> Since I started the IV's of Clindy I do not get up

> at all during the

> night (except for the wonderful ....yea right...hot

> flashes). I find if

> my urinary stream is thin I probably have a yeast

> infection even tho I

> am not itchy. I have not had to use anything for UTI

> for over 2 hyears.

> I can't say it was the Clindy or the Minocin....but

> something worked.

>

> cooky

>

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December 6, 2000

Dear Cooky, thanks for those words of encouragement. I know mine was yeast

for years and years. Went through dilation, silver nitrate treatments etc.

etc. like you. Ended up on Nizoral for years. Have only had to do the

nizoral once now in one year so know things are better. And that makes

sense that if the stream is thin (mine gets so thin that there is not one

there for days until the yeast problem gets better) that yeast is the

culprit. And I never itched either. Love,

cooky wrote:

> There has been a lot about urinary tract problems lately so I thought I

> would let you all know that I was always getting UTI's and I even had a

> hysterectomy because the doctors felt that the reason I was getting up

> all night (about4 times a night) to urinate was because I had a large

> fibroid pressing on my bladder. I had my urethra dilated (enlarged)

> about 5 times in 15 years and had just had it done 3 months before I had

> my first real RA symptoms.

>

> Since I started the IV's of Clindy I do not get up at all during the

> night (except for the wonderful ....yea right...hot flashes). I find if

> my urinary stream is thin I probably have a yeast infection even tho I

> am not itchy. I have not had to use anything for UTI for over 2 hyears.

> I can't say it was the Clindy or the Minocin....but something worked.

>

> cooky

>

> To unsubscribe, email: rheumatic-unsubscribeegroups

September 16, 2002

Hello..

The lady whose daughter has constant UTIs.. Would you be so kind to email me.

I had your email address, but it came back as invalid.

Thanks

Diane M

June 19, 2006

100% Cranberry juice concentrate. Health Food store $9. 3 Tbsp in water or

other juice. Several times a day. Maybe every 2-3 hours does better with

resistant UTI. It even cured a kidney infection that IV Levaquin wouldn't

touch. Just thought it might help.

~S~

wrote:

Weird, I got a horrendous staph UTI last week, too, killer flank pain

and all. I feel for you I'm on 10 days of Levaquin but I'm pretty

sure it's not working, I'm gonna have to try and talk my doc into

something stronger. That's always fun. Hope yours is better

June 19, 2006

Sorry to hear about the UTI. The really suck!! Docs will go with the

mildest antibiotic that is listed with the report they get from the

lab. The report will tell them what the bug is and then what

antibiotics it is sensitive to. They list the drugs in order from the

mildest to the strongest. If it isn't something you go through too

frequently, it's best to go with the milder drug. In my case, I've

been through the milder stuff and have developed allergies to them.

I've even developed an allergy to the stronger ones, so they put me in

the hospital so they can give me the stronger antibiotic with large

doses of IV Benadryl. Of course, by the time I seek medical help I

typically end up in the hospital!! Don't let that happen to you!!

I hope this clears up for you soon. Take care. Hugs & prayers, marina

>

> Arrggghhhh! Just got a call from the doc saying that, yes, my

> UTI IS Levaquin resistant. So now I have another 10 days on

> macrobid (which I don't really think is all that strong) so

> no Enbrel

>

June 20, 2006

I worked in a nursding home once where one of the nurses gave all of

her patients cranberry juice in in am and in the pm. Every day, for a

month. Nursing homes usually have a lot of uti's because the cna's

don't always wash their hands shen going from patient to patient. O

this nurse gives cranbery juice two times a day to every one and in

that month only had something lik3 uti " s instead of 12-15. And she

kept it up and suddenly no uti " s. It really pays off to change the

acidity of your urine. I found that after having no uti's for many

years sine being diagnosed 2 years ago.........I have 2-3 a

year!!...yup....getting cranbery juice asap!!!

>

August 14, 2006

Yes, a UTI would show up on medication. I would recommend have a urinalysis and a culture & sensitiy. If anything grows that is an infection, the sensiivity part is when they test it against antibiotics-it all takes 48 hours with the lab. If your dr only did a urinaysis and everything looked fine and that's why he said you don't have an infection try to get him/her to send a specimen to the lab for the c & s. Hope I helped.

-- [low dose naltrexone] UTI

I need some help. If you are taking a medication like Urex that is suppose to help prevent getting UTI's (urinary tract infection), will a UTI still show up in lab test if your on the medication? I think I have a UTI, but my urologist said no and increased my Ditropan. I think my systems are being masked or am I getting worse?

August 17, 2006

HI BRENDA, MY NAME IS MONICA, I HAVE MS IVE HAD IT FOR 7 YRS NOW. I STUMBLED OVER YOUR EMAIL ABOUT UTI. WELL MY SWEET FIRST OF I WOULDNT LITEN 2 YOUR NURO ABOUT YOUR UTI, GET YOURSELF DOWN 2 YOUR GP AND HAVE A URINE TEST AND THAT WILL TELL U IF U HAVE A INFECTION. IF YOU THINK U HAVE A UTI GET IT CHECKED OUT. AS IVE TOLD MY DRS I NOW MY BODY BETTER THAN ANYONE AND IF U THINK U HAVE A UTI GET IT CHECKED OUT. NICE 2 TALK 2 U ALL THE BEST MONICA FROM DOWNUNDER. "brendaohio@..." <brendaohio@...> wrote: I need some help. If you are taking a medication like Urex that is suppose to help prevent getting UTI's (urinary tract infection), will a UTI still show up in lab test if your on the medication? I think I have a UTI, but my urologist said no and increased my Ditropan. I think my systems are being masked or am I getting worse?

Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.

August 17, 2006

I went to a female urologist and she was great. Understood the problem better than the male doctors. Cranberry pill, vit c pill, is excellent everyday. Conni

Re: [low dose naltrexone] UTI

HI BRENDA, MY NAME IS MONICA, I HAVE MS IVE HAD IT FOR 7 YRS NOW. I STUMBLED OVER YOUR EMAIL ABOUT UTI. WELL MY SWEET FIRST OF I WOULDNT LITEN 2 YOUR NURO ABOUT YOUR UTI, GET YOURSELF DOWN 2 YOUR GP AND HAVE A URINE TEST AND THAT WILL TELL U IF U HAVE A INFECTION. IF YOU THINK U HAVE A UTI GET IT CHECKED OUT. AS IVE TOLD MY DRS I NOW MY BODY BETTER THAN ANYONE AND IF U THINK U HAVE A UTI GET IT CHECKED OUT. NICE 2 TALK 2 U ALL THE BEST MONICA FROM DOWNUNDER. "brendaohio@..." <brendaohio@...> wrote:

I need some help. If you are taking a medication like Urex that is suppose to help prevent getting UTI's (urinary tract infection), will a UTI still show up in lab test if your on the medication? I think I have a UTI, but my urologist said no and increased my Ditropan. I think my systems are being masked or am I getting worse?

Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.

November 7, 2007

Will water from green coconuts help with my UTI? I think I am seeing a faint

hint of blood when I dab but the urine looks a bit cloudy and the cramps are

getting worst. If this continues I may have to go to the doctor for medication,

*sigh*

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November 7, 2007

If you go to the doctor, make sure they test for bacteria first. They can

do that in the office. A friend of mine once had a horrible problem with

UTI, including blood in the urine. She had been on repeated antibiotics and

it either didn't work or came back right away. When they finally tested

they found no bacteria. Finally one doctor diagnosed fungal infection put

her on diflucan, end of problem. So you might want to make sure that

bacteria is really your problem before taking an antibiotic.

Irene

At 08:26 AM 11/7/2007, you wrote:

>Will water from green coconuts help with my UTI? I think I am seeing a

>faint hint of blood when I dab but the urine looks a bit cloudy and the

>cramps are getting worst. If this continues I may have to go to the doctor

>for medication, *sigh*

>

>__________________________________________________

>

November 7, 2007

, I don't remember your first post about this but I was just

wondering if you have just started or changed antifungals. When I

started Nystatin quite afew years ago I got a UTI from die off. I

had never had one before in my life. But I had noticed before

starting a diet or anything that my urine flow was differnt

sometimes. It was weaker/ slower. But then the first day on

Nystatin my die off started and I had the UTI symptoms for a week or

two. They went away. THe only thing I did was kept on the Nystatin

and drank cranberry juice ( I didn't know better then). I had the

bloody tinged urine and all.

Anyway I belive there are some supplements based on cranberry that

may help. Hope you feel better soon.

Donna in Indy

>

> Will water from green coconuts help with my UTI? I think I am

seeing a faint hint of blood when I dab but the urine looks a bit

cloudy and the cramps are getting worst. If this continues I may have

to go to the doctor for medication, *sigh*

>

> __________________________________________________

>

November 7, 2007

I would just add, like some of the other post have said on this

subject, instead of using a cranberry supplement, check out the file

" C) Women's Health Issues & Treatments " and read up on UTI treatments.

It outlines great alternatives, that work well, like parsley tea.

t

> >

> > Will water from green coconuts help with my UTI? I think I am

> seeing a faint hint of blood when I dab but the urine looks a bit

> cloudy and the cramps are getting worst. If this continues I may

> have to go to the doctor for medication, *sigh*

November 7, 2007

I used nettle leaf tea to cure mine, but I had to drink MEGA amounts. I

just put 2 Tblspoons of nettle leaf in with one bottle of water and boil it for

a few minutes and let it sit. I thought I would hate the taste, but it is

actually quite good. I also sometimes mixed pau d'arco in with it, too. Good

luck, I know it hurts, and take care.

Cary

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November 8, 2007

>

> Will water from green coconuts help with my UTI? I think I am seeing

a faint hint of blood when I dab but the urine looks a bit cloudy and

the cramps are getting worst. If this continues I may have to go to the

doctor for medication, *sigh*

==>That is normal to have hints of blood too. No, do not have water

from coconuts. Continue drinking 4 cups of parsley a day, plus diet

plus supplements.

No antibiotic is as good as nature's remedies and they have no side

effects. All antibiotics are poisonous to the body.

Bee

February 17, 2009

Jane, a teaspoon of d-mannose three times in a day may clear the UTI.

You'll know in a day and perhaps save major $$ on a naturopath's visit.

Cranberry juice only contains small amounts of this " medicinal " sugar.

Duncan

>

> Thanks to Duncan, whey, inulin and hydrochloric acid and strict diet,

mostly of veggies and unsweetened cranberry juice and water (except

one week at Thanksgiving when I varied a little) I have done with most

of my symptoms except for a feeling that I have been kicked in the

groin that is not alleviated by antibiotics. I've gotten the names of a

gynecologist and a urologist from my conventional doctor, but I wonder

if any one knows a good naturepath I could consult. I live on the North

Shore of LI.

>

> Jane T.

>

August 23, 2009

What bacteria is it? I assumed they cultured it and gave you a specific

diagnosis, so you know which abx it responds to. This is very serious. What

does your doctor say? Has he referred you to specialists? Have you been taking

Colostrum to boost your immune system? What else are you doing for your immune

system?

---polly polygonum

September 25, 2009

Dear Warriors,

Do any of you have a secret to getting rid of a Urinary Tract Infection. I am

allergic to most antibiotics so am hesitant to take anything without absolutely

having to. The last uti was about 2 months ago and the oco said drink drink

drink water to flush it through. I do the cranberry juice too. I now have

another bout cooking. I am not going back to the dr because they really can't

give me an antibiotic but it is miserable. If it is no better by tomorrow, I'll

call the ono and he will tell me to go to my pcp who I was just at for a blood

pressure check. I get tired of spending my days sitting in a doctors office

waiting waiting waiting. To top that off in Wisconsin anyone who comes in with a

cough has to put a mask on. I feel like I am sitting in a third world waiting

room. If I sound down I guess I am.

Carolyn_Kuptz2000@...

dx 11-05

September 26, 2009

Try Alka-Seltzer and keep vitamin c up.

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