Re: PTU? Bladder infection?

December 15, 2002

-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 "

wrote:

> Dear Sandy,

>

> 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!

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

December 15, 2002

Sandy,

I would be leary of taking an antibiotic that is from Jan. of this year.

Recently I had a UTI I can't take Macrobid (allergy) they give me Cipro and

let me tell you I about fell over it cost $98.00 for 20 pills. I've never

paid that before.

Since tomorrow is Monday why not get a big bottle of cranberry juice and

drink the whole thing. My sister that works in a doctors office told me to

do that, but being I had the flu at the time I couldn't drink the cranberry

juice. Vitamin C and garlic are good too.

Debbie R.

December 17, 2002

-Simon, I seem to feel bad after I eat cheese. Like the flu or

something. I have just discovered this. For the person that wrote

about eating the yogurt. I went ahead and ate some acidophilus pills

I had in the fridge. Seemed to help me some so I haven't had to take

the orange pill thing again for pain. Trying to stay off antibiotics

if possible. Found it funny the doctor suggested antibiotics could of

sent my liver panel test up a little. I can live with a rash, and fix

my bladder with natural stuff I think. Don't know what to do about a

liver except continue to drink lots of water to help flush

everything. I am going to search the net for bladder and natural

remedies. Thanks, Sandy

-- In graves_support , Simon Waters wrote:

> " Sandy " wrote:

> >

> > Seems cheese affects me for some reason.

>

> If the infections is particularly bad you should probably get a

> white blood cell count done, but sounds like this is something

> you've had a few times.

>

> I'm curious how cheese affects you, I know a German lady who

> claims she can't eat cheese since her thyroidectomy for Graves'.

> I guess it is an allergy thing, which I usually associate with

> hypothyroid, but she is far too busy a persons to be hypothyroid

> (indeed if anything she is still hyper judging by her

> behaviour).

December 17, 2002