UTI’s

Daily, half glass of cranberry juice…

Probiotics to repopulate the good bacteria that have been destroyed by previous antibiotics. Best to take capsules or drink kefir. The yoghurts have too much sugar.

D-Mannose is excellent.

Cranberry juice doesn't work and is a myth.

Thank you for all your suggestions. I’ve called GP who asked for another sample & yes infection still very much there so has prescribed another antibiotic. She also prescribed Ovastin cream.
Think I may also invest in some Kefir & DManose. This is the third infection I’ve had in four months, so definitely up for trying alternative solutions

jabbott A friend's husband who has a permanent catheter used to get repeated infections until I gave him some of my D Mannose. Since then he takes it regularly and has not had another infection or needed more antibiotics. It's great stuff.

Good luck.

D-Mannose can be extracted from cranberries but must be in a concentrated form.
It is found in other fruits and vegetables too.

Correction:
It is presumably in a concentrated form

The sugar in the Cranberry juice is an irritant.
It should not be consumed if you have an infection..
My Urologist said it was a huge NO!

A few years ago, a retired urology nurse told us that one of the reasons that women are more likely to get UTI's than men is the way we pee.

Men, of course stand up to do so, and thereby gravity helps to ensure that they completely empty their bladders.

Women, not only sit down, but in many cases we then bend over forward whilst doing so. This means that we do not fully empty our bladders and that is the reason that infections build up and take over.

So, once you have dealt with any current infection, try sitting up - straight back whilst on the loo, and even use a small step - the kind of thing we give our g.children when they are first going from potties to toilets - put your feet on them and keep back bolt upright.

About the "squat" toilet position - when we visited family and friends in America a couple of them had these:

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Plastic or wood, we saw both.
They help you put your body in the correct position for a fuller evacuation of both bowel and bladder.

Hi finally starting to feel better, turns out infection had spread to one kidney this time! I’ve googled D Mamose - I’m thinking prevention better than cure - & I’m at a loss as to which to buy, which did you use