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sympathise with you as I get it a lot and was in hospital when I was about 5 as I had it so often from the age of about one.

cranberry juice is good and ws told to dilute it with lemonade

What I find helps when I have it is plenty of really milky tea, doesnt cure it just the warmth of it going in one end helps as its burning comeing out the other.

And I try noe to even get off the loo just wrap duvet round me and just let it come out as it wants, if that makes sense mind you must look a sight lol

Thanks Dawnie, hugs to you.

I have bad memories of it in my 20s and now im working every day I dread having to face work with it.

Ann, that is EXACTLY what I thought!!

Caz xxx

Sorry to see of your new predicament - only had it once many years ago - one weekend whilst staying at my daughter's whilst she was doing her PGCC in Wakefield - had to drive myself back down south - ouch! Jx

Hi Caz. I have the actimel too, they are brill.

I have just had a uti, I rang my doc for something else she is sorting for me and said I was in and out the loo, managing only dribbles, luckily no burning altho had taken a couple of sachets of cystitus crystals as keep some ready. She sent me a prescription for antibiotics so have finished those now, a week's supply and finally seem ok. Have been drinking lots of water and will go to H & B tomorrow to get Cranberry capsules, much better than the drinks as they are mostly water anyway. I did start to get a sore mouth due to taking antibiotics before Christmas for my bad throat infection and then this lot, so probably thrush. I ate a plain probiotic yogourt Saturday night, holding the yog. in my mouth as long as poss before swallowing and that seems to have worked too, mouth not so sore now.
Hope you can get the doc to give you something but best be careful and only take proper crystals or antibiotics.
Probably the stress and feeling down hasn't helped.
Take care, get well soon,
Lizx

You can take the capsules for as long as you want as they help keep all the waterworks healthy and do other bits too. lol

I've suffered with this over the last few months - thankfully not had it since October.I get antibiotics from the doctor but in January had to go for a cysoscopy (the camera into the bladder) and an Intravenous Urogram (the dye through the kidneys). The results for the first were okay, still waiting for results for the second.
I just try drinking as much water as i can, like you i also have an actimel every day and also have cranberry capsules. I don't know what else i can do to prevent it!! I just think some people are more prone to it than others.
Hope you get it sorted and feel better soon.

Tracey xx

Cranbery juice neutralises the acid in your wee so helps stop the burning

Didn't have the burning, thankfully! You have to avoid anything acidic so careful if you drink squashes, also some of them have aspartame in which isn't good for us, I am sure that is what sparked my fm off.
Tracey, have had the camera malarkey when I had a kidney stone a few years ago! Not nice, can't remember if I had the dye through, maybe I did!
All was well then, little stone like a grain of rice had disappeared.
Lizx

Hello there Caz!

My consultant told me plenty of water, ie, more than two litres per day.

Plus cranberry juice daily.

Plus a shot of coffee or a beer/wine as well when you are in crisis - as they are diuretics they will push a huge volume of water through your bladder.

You will wee for England but very quickly be symptom free - it's like a massive flush out.

Hope you are feeling more comfortable soon!

buckets of cranberry juice *scrunches face up* cut with aspartame free lemonade. just about makes it barable for me...course they didn't have the cranberry pills when I had it. Didn't know it worked on acid though, maybe I'll try some for my tummy.

Feel better soon, Caz ~~~~~~~ up park road

Hi Caz

I suffered from this quite often until my gp told me it was the type of'pill' i was on,,changed it and had no more problems,,

Totally agree with cranberry juice or caplets, lots of water, tea is also an excellent diuretic, so is canteloupe if available.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is bath additives - esp bubble bath products - can really trigger a UTI. Baking soda or ground oats, added to your warm bath water can be very soothing. Mind you, you'll smell like a bowl of porridge when you emerge from an oatmeal bath!!

Anyone heard how caz is today?

ann
Glos

Thanks so much everyone, I really struggled through work today so am calling in sick for tommorow. Left a note for doc to ring but had to call in on way home at 5.Ive had blood in urine today {sorry if graphic} so am sure its infection.

Am on antibiotics and left sample. I used an aromatherapy bubble bath sat....I wonder?

Have cranberry juice but need to get tabs.

Thanks all again,


Caz xxx

I tried cranberry capsules for chronic cystitis, but it did not work. Am now trying cider vinegar, which seems to be working so far. Also appears to have lowered my blood pressure. Time will tell. Jean (Monmouth)

Look up the MayoClinic.com . full diagnosis on there
It is cureable.

The medications most commonly recommended for simple UTIs include amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), nitrofurantoin (Furadantin, Macrodantin), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim, Septra) and trimethoprim (Proloprim, Trimpex). Make sure your doctor is aware of any other medications you're taking or any allergies you might have.

Usually symptoms clear up within a few days of treatment. However, you'll likely need to take antibiotics for three days to a week, depending on the severity of your infection. No matter what the length of treatment, take the entire course of antibiotics recommended by your doctor to ensure that the infection is completely eradicated.

Hi Caz, and others. I wonder why good helpful threads like this disappear, Im sure it helped a lot of people who have just read it all.
well ive re-invigorated it.
We all want to know how you got on Caz,?.
It seems that their are many varieties of UTIs and cystitis, and they still dont have all the answers. So some of you out there may have the real cure, so keep up the good work.
brian

I always seem to get symptoms after a dose of antibiotics, at the first sign drink loads of cranberry juic or take cranberry capsules, I always drink c/juice at any time usually clears pretty rapidly.

Jean x

Hi Caz,

Have had cistitis of and on for yonks.Always given antibiotics, which ceased to help.Started on cranberry capsules about 12 years ago.I take them every day, this sort of helps thing to keep ticking over, thus avoiding bad bouts.My urologist told me that they were far better than antibiotics,and said he was cross that the Dutch health service didn't give them free.You need the highest dose, each brand has different dosesages.On the odd occasions that I ran out of the capsules for a week or more, it started up again.
Hope this condition clears up a.s.a.p

Eileen x

I have been free of cystitis since Jan, after having it every six to eight weeks for yrs. I am still taking the cider vinegar, a large teaspoonful, diluted in squash or water every day. Sorry to go against the trend, but cranberry didnt help at all. Jean

The trouble is the bug that causes cyctitis is stubborn and will hide in your system until you are a bit low and it flares up again.Its very hard to get rid of, do see your nurse or doctor soon and they will identify which bug it is , although cranberry is the best general treatment sometimes antibiotics are needed to flush the little devils away.
Try to rest as much as you can, poor you.