Has anyone had recurring UTIs one after another?

I don’t know whether it’s an old wive’s tale, but panty liners can cause urine infection

I too used to get recurrent cystitis, I have MS and wee a lot! Now been prescribed Hiprex, fingers crossed no cystitis for a few months now! Phew😀

Now that is interesting Gran22. Thank you.

I was advised by a herbalist to use Pearl Barley. Boil about one cupful of Pearl Barley with twice the amount of water. Strain and then drink the fluid throughout the day. This prevents bacteria sticking to the bladder wall. It’s not unpleasant to drink and very cheap.

67notout

Be very careful of being prescribed long term antibiotic called Nitrofeurentoin without having regular X-rays to check if lungs are ok. I wasn’t aware of this and not offered the X-rays and I now hsve progressive pulmonary fibrosis which is a terminal condition. I wish I’d put up with the uti problem.

67 so sorry that you have had this happen to you. Thank you for the warning.. Do hope you can get some improvement and comfort in your treatment.💐

Lovetopaint037

Lucy Anna that is really cheered me up as it says about 16 weeks on the internet. Were you much younger than me? I am nearly 85 !!! So pleased MayBee you found a solution. I have taken d-mannose every day for about three years. Three capsules a day but often four. For the first year I was clear of utis. Then they started again it the last few months they have been relentless. Didn’t know about coconut water.

I only checked it out yesterday because I was away from home and just happened to have brought a carton of it with me because it was close to its use by date. I’d read that a mix of coconut water and kiwi fruit gave on a ‘ good clear out’ but didn’t try it as I decided I didn’t near a good clear out after all. Because I’m so fed up of getting up throughout the night I don’t think I’ve been drinking enough. It’s certainly very thirst quenching. I’m going to keep some in stock in future.

Sago

As Gran22boys says cut out caffeine also citrus, raw tomatoes, fizzy drinks, strawberries, pineapple, these are all bladder irritants.

D-Mannose is excellent but not in sachet form as it usually contains cranberry, get the tablets instead.

Cranberry can irritate the bladder.

Thanks. I couldn’t decide whether to send away for the waterfall d mannose that I usually have or just buy some from H&B tomorrow which have cranberry in them. The latter did work for me the other day but I’ve never gone anywhere without the former for years. It was someone on here that recommended them years ago and I’ll be forever grateful.

Be very careful of being prescribed long term antibiotic called Nitrofeurentoin without having regular X-rays to check if lungs are ok. I wasn’t aware of this and not offered the X-rays and I now hsve progressive pulmonary fibrosis which is a terminal condition. I wish I’d put up with the uti problem.

As Gran22boys says cut out caffeine also citrus, raw tomatoes, fizzy drinks, strawberries, pineapple, these are all bladder irritants.

D-Mannose is excellent but not in sachet form as it usually contains cranberry, get the tablets instead.

Cranberry can irritate the bladder.

I have also had recurring utis.
Now I take d-mannose one sachet daily.
Also drink lots of water and tea.
I used to rush when I went for a wee but now I wait till my bladder is completely empty.
I have cut out caffeine.
I use vaginal oestrogen pessaries twice weekly. All this is working so far.

When I was having recurrent UTI's I stopped using public swimming pools, jacuzzis etc.

Thank you EkwaNimitee. Haven’t heard of Hiprex. This sounds really interesting.

Lovetopaint037

Lucy Anna that is really cheered me up as it says about 16 weeks on the internet. Were you much younger than me? I am nearly 85 !!! So pleased MayBee you found a solution. I have taken d-mannose every day for about three years. Three capsules a day but often four. For the first year I was clear of utis. Then they started again it the last few months they have been relentless. Didn’t know about coconut water.

I’ve taken DMannose too for quite a while, but not convinced by it. I’m 79.

I too had very frequent utis, constantly taking high dose antibiotics, even having to cancel holidays. I was put on low dose antibiotics which were helpful.but, like LOUISA, the game changer for me was Hiprex. It works as she says and is on the NHS now. I haven’t had one for over a year now.
In addition to the hiprex though, I find it vital to drink a lot of liquid…some coffee or tea but mostly water, aiming for 3 litres a day throughout the day….this was the advice of a women’s health physiotherapist I consulted. Just that extra litre or so of water made a definite difference.
I do hope you can be helped, it’s a miserable, depressing situation to be in.

Lucy Anna that is really cheered me up as it says about 16 weeks on the internet. Were you much younger than me? I am nearly 85 !!! So pleased MayBee you found a solution. I have taken d-mannose every day for about three years. Three capsules a day but often four. For the first year I was clear of utis. Then they started again it the last few months they have been relentless. Didn’t know about coconut water.

Lovetopaint037

Thank you Lucy Anna. Can you remember how long it took to work? Thank you Louisa and Luckygirl. These are things I can discuss with the doctor.

About a month I think.

I’ve had the dreaded cystitis feeling twice over the past few days. Yesterday it happened half way through shopping in a supermarket. As soon as I got home I took some d mannose tablets and drank some coconut water ( just happened to have a carton of it and, on reading up on it it said it was very good for urinary problems). Not having had a uti thankfully for many years it brought back horrible memories of the time when I used to suffer on a regular basis.

Thank you Lucy Anna. Can you remember how long it took to work? Thank you Louisa and Luckygirl. These are things I can discuss with the doctor.

My brother is on permanent low dose antibiotics for recurrent uti. Not ideal but has given him his life back. Brief trial periods off them cause a return of the problem.

I use blissell gel ...same type of thing ( vaginal estrogen) ...but works better for me .....I also take hiprex daily....I think that was the game changer for me.....a GP can prescribe.....it works as an antiseptic killing any floating bacteria in bladder ....thus greatly reducing the risk of developing utis ....I started getting loads of utis and VA after starting on hormone blocking medication after breadt cancer ....the ANP at the gp practice had been the most knowledgeable in my experience

I was in the same situation (endless UTIs) a few years ago. After several lots of antibiotics, my GP prescribed Vagirux pessaries and they have stopped the UTIs - only had 1 in the past 2 years. Use twice a week.
Good luck!