Guest guest Posted December 11, 2000 Report Share Posted December 11, 2000 Any ideas welcome please. I have a Px of approx 8 months standing with persistent UTI leading to 5 courses of IV antibiotics early this year, multiple oral Abs and now sporadic Abs but on Hiprax to keep urine acidic which helps to some extent. Sx include fever, pain, cloudy, foul smelling urine and spasms. Px is female, 30's, paraplegic for 5 years post spinal haemorrhage which causes generalised muscular spasms. She has a urethral catheter which also has helped alleviate UTI to some extent. She will possibly have a suprapubic catheter inserted in Feb2001 to give the urethra a rest. Much emotional issues re situation but working through these positively with professional help. Almost completely vegan diet, drinks masses of fluids (water, herbal teas). 21 day menstrual cycle with heavy, painful bleeding. Tendency to constipation. Herbs used to date in tea and tincture form:- Atropha, Hypericum, Barosma, Zea mays, Parietaria, Gingko, Achillea, Calendula 25%, Hydrastis, Althea rad, Alchemilla vulg., Chelidonium, Agropyron, Piper methysticum, Echinacea, Glycirrhiza, Chamomilla This is not all of them but I haven't got the notes to hand. We did try a douche applied via the catheter at one point but this was very difficult to do. The herbs have helped a great deal but she still needs to resort to Abs every so often and the urine is never completely clear from sediment. Is it realistic to expect this to resolve further/fully? e Geyer MNIMH Glasgow email: ben@... web site: www.thewillowworks.demon.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2000 Report Share Posted December 11, 2000 <I have a Px of approx 8 months standing with persistent UTI leading to 5 >courses of IV antibiotics early this year, multiple oral Abs and now >sporadic Abs but on Hiprax to keep urine acidic which helps to some >extent.Sx include fever, pain, cloudy, foul smelling urine and spasms. Px >isfemale, 30's, paraplegic for 5 years post spinal haemorrhage which >causesgeneralised muscular spasms. She has a urethral catheter...> Dear e, Cranberry juice, preferably not too sweet, can help to prevent bacterial adhesion to bladder wall. About a litre daily. Or tablets. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is useful for Paraplegic cystitis - make a cold infusions to avoid excessive tannins. Better with an alkaline urine, so may need to add a pinch of bicarbonate to the tea. This might clash with the acidifying effect of cranberry juice ? so can't take at same time of day. Avoid prolonged use without a break: two weeks max.at a time. Try one week on and ten days off to clear a build up of bugs? I have a recipe for Uva ursi cold-infused in cold chamomile tea. Morag moragchacksfield@... ________________________________________________________________________________\ _____ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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