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UTI prevention

KCDiva — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:36:48 GMT

Does anyone deal with UTIs and have something that might be a preventative treatment? I've read about cranberry juice but it just a sugary drink. Does it help? I bought pure cranberry juice and it was so strong although if I thought it would help I would give it another try. I also read about vitamin c. I take probiotics for women and I don't know if the fact that I stopped taking them for awhile is a sign I need them continually or not. Any help would be appreciated. I never got one for the first 58 years of my life and now the are common. TIA

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tansy — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:48:45 GMT

Any possibility you may have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes?

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butterfly123 — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:57:22 GMT

@KCDiva

Cranberry in supplement form, D Mannose and vitamin C.

Doctor recommended Ellura (cranberry supplement)

The Ellura is very expensive though:

30/$45

60/$86

180/$226

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SilleeMee — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:19:44 GMT

Keep drinking lots of water. Stay hydrated. Some meds will cause dehydration and will require you to drink more water than you are used to.

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Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:20:57 GMT

You can take cranberry pills if you don't want to drink the liquid. Also there is cranberry juice that doesn't have a lot of sugar in it. Cranberry juice has always helped me, my daughters (3) and other people I know. My one daughter takes the cranberry vitamins.

The Dr told a friend of mine to not hold the urine when she has to go to the bathroom and that helped her.

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AuntG — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:21:44 GMT

A doctor once told me to avoid spicy foods as a possible cause. That kind of surprised me.

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x Hedge — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:10:32 GMT

@KCDiva,
Per my ob/gyn:
Original formula, Ocean Spray cranberry juice, 8oz daily, alters the PH in the urinary tract, making it inhospitable to bacteria that cause UTIs.

Ocean Spray brand has the right concentration to have the desired therapeutic effect.

This is his 1st choice since it's very effective, widely available, affordable to most patients, and doesn't have unwanted side effects or interactions with most meds patients may be taking.

When I worked with patients, they'd receive 4oz for breakfast and 4oz in the evening, approx 12 hours apart. That kept the PH level in their urinary tract from reverting back.

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jpie — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:30:07 GMT

When I went to the urologist several years ago, I noticed he had pamphlets for these in the waiting room.

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jpie — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:31:43 GMT

Azo ........From Wal-mart, Walgreens, etc.

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wonderfulworld — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:36:09 GMT

Estrogen cream..the local kind (not pills) helps too! Apply locally according to directions. Of course this requires a prescription. The loss of estrogen is why we are more prone to uti's after menopause.

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RedTop — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:36:31 GMT

I do believe cranberry juice is beneficial; I drink one large glass daily, along with 4 bottles of water. When I know I have a UTI, I drink two glasses of cranberry juice daily, but also have to monitor my blood sugar and make adjustments with my food, or my insulin, in order to keep my readings in normal limits.

Are you absolutely sure you have a UTI each time? I am a long time carrier of Strep B in my urine. Therefore anytime I have a routine urinalysis done, it shows positive for Strep B, and I am falsely diagnosed with a UTI. A carrier will always test positive for Strep B, but I do not always have a UTI. My urine has to be cultured to determine whether I actually have a UTI. You have no idea how many times I have argued with my doctors offices and had to re submit urine samples for cultures, because the office ordered the wrong test.

Cranberry supplements are also available, and work very well for my trucker daughter who has frequent mild UTI's due to holding her urine too long.

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Lali1 — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 22:40:16 GMT

When I was younger I noticed that if I didn't drink enough water I would get them. I drank a lot of Sprite and it never failed if I drank too much and not enough crystal lite or something not carbonated I would get one.

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piperbay — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:21:26 GMT

The associate from the Vitamin Shoppe had told me to take a teaspoon of D Mannose powder everyday as a preventive for UTI's. D Mannose is a simple sugar that is supposed to help bacteria not to stick to the bladder. Once my UTI was gone, I didn't keep up with it in full honesty.

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winamac1 — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:24:37 GMT

probiotics and greek yogurt with active cultures

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RhondaRena — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:28:39 GMT

@piperbay wrote:
The associate from the Vitamin Shoppe had told me to take a teaspoon of D Mannose powder everyday as a preventive for UTI's. D Mannose is a simple sugar that is supposed to help bacteria not to stick to the bladder. Once my UTI was gone, I didn't keep up with it in full honesty.

My mom and I use this and it works for us. A teaspoon with water. Read the reviews on Amazon.

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KCDiva — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:35:54 GMT

Wow thank you for all the suggestions and input. I am going to take this round of antibiotics and try some supplements &/or cranberry juice. Next time I go to the Dr. I will bring up the possibility of type 2 diabetes. I am on medication for metabolic syndrome. I take hormones via the patch and have been for years. I 100% do not drink enough water. The whole UTI thing has just come about in the last 2 years. If I have another problem I am going to go see a urologist I guess. I am going to try some of these preventative measures though. Thank you all so much.

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Beauty$Junkie — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:36:55 GMT

The concentrated Cranberry Juice from Puritan's Pride and diy wipes made from Johnson's Head to Toe and tree tea wipes. Whenever I feel smptoms, I take 2 Tblsp of the cranberry juice followed by large amounts of water. It has been amazing; I did not want to be dependent on the antibiotic.

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Beauty$Junkie — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:38:58 GMT

When I hit memopause, it was such a recurring problem. The cranberry without sugar is the only way to go. Sugar makes the situation worse. I use the concentrate cranberry from Puritans Pride.

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KLm — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:44:28 GMT

I prefer Azo. There are different products for different issues. I don't have them often, but Azo is always my first OTC treatment.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:03:53 GMT

I take Andrew Lessman's Ultimate Friendly Flora and Cranberry Extracts every day.