UTI again!!

beth_terri · Mar 28th, 2012, 07:43 AM

I am so sick of getting them and taking antibiotics!! Does anyone else just seem to have endless problems?

Ive had a terrible pain in my left side for 2 days now, saw the gp who did a dip test that came back clear, then phoned the day assesment because the pain got worse so they have been checking up and looking into my details. It turns out a wee sample I did with the midwife last week showed an infection just the lab have been slow processing it!! The midwives had to fax it to my doctor so that they could write me a prescription!

Anyway hopefully thats the cause of my pain and it will start to go away once the antibiotics kick in again. Although no doubt ill have another in a month!

Can you prevent getting utis? I guess me working on a till despareta for a wee but not able to go for hours doesnt help matters!!
xx

loving_life · Mar 28th, 2012, 07:56 AM

I hear water and cranberry juice help to flush them out, and LOTS of it lol.
Found this:
http://womenshealth.about.com/od/uri...preventuti.htm

Quick question, when the midwife checks your pee at every appointment with the dipstick thing, does that check for UTI's?

Fazzy · Mar 28th, 2012, 08:08 AM

Hey hun sorry your suffering from these I know how you feel because i've been suffering from UTI's from a very young age. I now feel when one is coming on and just drink lots of water and cranberry juice and it seems to flush it away. Also because it's a problem i suffer from frequently since i fell pregnant theyve been sending a wee sample to the lab to keep an eye on it because I don't think the mw checks for everything. Hope it gets better for you x

megangrohl · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:20 AM

I had chronic uti's all my life! They recently stopped happening. Here are a few tips that help me: Try to lower your intake of sugar, bacteria thrive on sugar, you can try drinking cranberry juice but you have to make sure it is 100% cranberry juice - not cranberry cocktail, not mixed with anything else, has to be PURE....it's nasty but helps clean the kidneys out, wipe front to back if not already doing so, if you aren't able to empty your full bladder try tilted forward and backwards to get it all out, and most of all keep it clean down there.

Women get them more because of the length of our ureters and it's easier for bacteria to travel back up them as our anus is so close to them. HTH!

beth_terri · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by megangrohl

I had chronic uti's all my life! They recently stopped happening. Here are a few tips that help me: Try to lower your intake of sugar, bacteria thrive on sugar, you can try drinking cranberry juice but you have to make sure it is 100% cranberry juice - not cranberry cocktail, not mixed with anything else, has to be PURE....it's nasty but helps clean the kidneys out, wipe front to back if not already doing so, if you aren't able to empty your full bladder try tilted forward and backwards to get it all out, and most of all keep it clean down there.

Women get them more because of the length of our ureters and it's easier for bacteria to travel back up them as our anus is so close to them. HTH!

Thanks for this. Sugar could be the problem as i eat biscuits/sweets loads!! xx

megangrohl · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by beth_terri

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Originally Posted by megangrohl

I had chronic uti's all my life! They recently stopped happening. Here are a few tips that help me: Try to lower your intake of sugar, bacteria thrive on sugar, you can try drinking cranberry juice but you have to make sure it is 100% cranberry juice - not cranberry cocktail, not mixed with anything else, has to be PURE....it's nasty but helps clean the kidneys out, wipe front to back if not already doing so, if you aren't able to empty your full bladder try tilted forward and backwards to get it all out, and most of all keep it clean down there.

Women get them more because of the length of our ureters and it's easier for bacteria to travel back up them as our anus is so close to them. HTH!

Thanks for this. Sugar could be the problem as i eat biscuits/sweets loads!! xx

Glad to help!! They are so annoying aren't they!

Honeyblossom · Mar 28th, 2012, 13:04 PM

Ewww poor you! Next time check that the MW has sent the urine for MCS ( microscopy culture and sensitivity) it could be that they are only partially treating the bacteria for them
to flair back up again. Its very common in wee wee infections as the bugs have really weir regional resistance patterns.
Drink gallons of water and try double voiding- do your wee then sit their for 1 minute and squeeze a few more drops out. Its the residual bit of pee that can cause the trouble.

Mar 28th, 2012, 07:43 AM	#1
beth_terri Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Scarborough Posts: 6,977	UTI again!! I am so sick of getting them and taking antibiotics!! Does anyone else just seem to have endless problems? Ive had a terrible pain in my left side for 2 days now, saw the gp who did a dip test that came back clear, then phoned the day assesment because the pain got worse so they have been checking up and looking into my details. It turns out a wee sample I did with the midwife last week showed an infection just the lab have been slow processing it!! The midwives had to fax it to my doctor so that they could write me a prescription! Anyway hopefully thats the cause of my pain and it will start to go away once the antibiotics kick in again. Although no doubt ill have another in a month! Can you prevent getting utis? I guess me working on a till despareta for a wee but not able to go for hours doesnt help matters!! xx

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Mar 28th, 2012, 07:56 AM	#2
loving_life Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,487	I hear water and cranberry juice help to flush them out, and LOTS of it lol. Found this: http://womenshealth.about.com/od/uri...preventuti.htm Quick question, when the midwife checks your pee at every appointment with the dipstick thing, does that check for UTI's?

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Mar 28th, 2012, 08:08 AM	#3
Fazzy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Coventry Posts: 290	Hey hun sorry your suffering from these I know how you feel because i've been suffering from UTI's from a very young age. I now feel when one is coming on and just drink lots of water and cranberry juice and it seems to flush it away. Also because it's a problem i suffer from frequently since i fell pregnant theyve been sending a wee sample to the lab to keep an eye on it because I don't think the mw checks for everything. Hope it gets better for you x

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Mar 28th, 2012, 09:20 AM	#4
megangrohl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,314	I had chronic uti's all my life! They recently stopped happening. Here are a few tips that help me: Try to lower your intake of sugar, bacteria thrive on sugar, you can try drinking cranberry juice but you have to make sure it is 100% cranberry juice - not cranberry cocktail, not mixed with anything else, has to be PURE....it's nasty but helps clean the kidneys out, wipe front to back if not already doing so, if you aren't able to empty your full bladder try tilted forward and backwards to get it all out, and most of all keep it clean down there. Women get them more because of the length of our ureters and it's easier for bacteria to travel back up them as our anus is so close to them. HTH!

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Mar 28th, 2012, 13:04 PM	#7
Honeyblossom Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London Posts: 535	Ewww poor you! Next time check that the MW has sent the urine for MCS ( microscopy culture and sensitivity) it could be that they are only partially treating the bacteria for them to flair back up again. Its very common in wee wee infections as the bugs have really weir regional resistance patterns. Drink gallons of water and try double voiding- do your wee then sit their for 1 minute and squeeze a few more drops out. Its the residual bit of pee that can cause the trouble.

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