Re: Re: PTU? Bladder infection?

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Sandy,

had a good suggestion, getting those cranberry capsules. The juice never

worked for me and it's because the sugar content in juice actually aggravates a

UTI. If you can't find them in the grocery store, a health food store will be

sure to have them. You take a couple a day with water and I was amazed at how

quickly everything cleared up. Of course, if you've got a bad infection you

will need antibiotics. Also, I was prescribed phenazopyridine both during

pregnancy and while breastfeeding and everything was fine Good luck,

Kristi

Re: PTU? Bladder infection?

-Thanks everyone. I did take the phenazopyridine. I was in too much

pain not too. I will not take the macrobid because it seems to have

too many drug interactions. I will call my endo in the morning.

Cranberry juice has never helped me when I have gotten a bladder

infection. I have had them off and on for years. I eat yogurt alot

before any time I am taking antibiotics but this time with the Graves

I did not. I am trying to stay off dairy as much as possible. Seems

cheese affects me for some reason. Thanks, Sandy

-- In graves_support , " Balant "

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> Dear Sandy,

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> The phenazopyridine is a great pain killer for urinary tract

infections and as far as I know its worst effect is to stain your

toilet!

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> If the infection is caused by bacteria, you'll probably need an

antibiotic to cure it. It's good to get a urine culture to make sure

bacteria is the cause.

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> Most of the many ones I've had were in the category of urethritis,

meaning they found no bacteria and the irritation was being caused by

something else. For those, antibiotics won't work and cranberry juice

is a good idea. To avoid the sugar in commercial stuff you can get

cranberry caps in any vitamin dept.--I got my last bottle at the Rite

Aid drug store.

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> Good luck--you need to get it checked out to avoid a more serious

infection to your kidneys, yet may well find it's not bacterial, just

hurts like hell.

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