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Pee as much as possible! Cranberry (but make sure it's the unsweetened stuff, like from the health food store) and LOTS AND LOTS of water. No caffiene at all, try to avoid sodas, etc. Hope you can flush it out and are feeling better!
I'm in the same boat as you Anne. All I can say is I hope you have a better outcome. This morning I had to find a doctor, cry through the phonecall saying I don't want an ultrasound, I just have a UTI, and still have to wait until tomorrow for my stupid antibiotic.
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What almost always works for me is:
Pounding echinacea, garlic, and cranberry capsules.
The first two are natural antibiotics and echinacea also boosts the immume system. Garlic will also help assimilate all that Vit C which is also amazing at neutralizing toxins. I like the capsules because it guarantees I'm not making things worse with sugar.
I was pretty desperate and took pills every 3-4 hours. I would use my intuition and not take the garlic as often. MAn, usually it's a slamdunk, but I must have gotton serious about it too late.
GOOD LUCK!
What almost always works for me is:
Pounding echinacea, garlic, and cranberry capsules.
The first two are natural antibiotics and echinacea also boosts the immume system. Garlic will also help assimilate all that Vit C which is also amazing at neutralizing toxins. I like the capsules because it guarantees I'm not making things worse with sugar.
I was pretty desperate and took pills every 3-4 hours. I would use my intuition and not take the garlic as often. MAn, usually it's a slamdunk, but I must have gotton serious about it too late.
GOOD LUCK!
You can (and should!) start taking cranberry pills as a preventative measure to ward off future infections.
I was born with kidney reflux, and as a result have suffered from UTIs my whole life. Taking cranberry pills with every meal really helps ward off infection. Also, make sure you are drinking tons of water. If you can't stomach straight cranberry juice (I can't anymore) you can cut it with a little bit of seltzer, which really helps it go down easier. You should polish off a gallon of juice every 2 days or so until your infection is gone. After that, keep up with the water and cranberry pills and you should be okay!
I was born with kidney reflux, and as a result have suffered from UTIs my whole life. Taking cranberry pills with every meal really helps ward off infection. Also, make sure you are drinking tons of water. If you can't stomach straight cranberry juice (I can't anymore) you can cut it with a little bit of seltzer, which really helps it go down easier. You should polish off a gallon of juice every 2 days or so until your infection is gone. After that, keep up with the water and cranberry pills and you should be okay!
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I tried all of that and it still didnt go away, so I did get the antibiotic.... blah
Just be very careful. While pregnant, there's a better chance that a UTI can spread easily to your kidney and cause an infection there, which requires hospitalization, and is unbelievable painful. Honestly, I'd rather repeat my 33 hour, flat on my back labor with DD then go through another kidney infection.
Keeping up with the cranberry pills from now on should help stave off any more infections. Since I'm more susceptible, my mw had to put me on a preventative med last pregnancy, but so far nothing. Then again, I haven't even seen my mw yet this pregnancy (or any of the obs in the practice) so who knows?
Keeping up with the cranberry pills from now on should help stave off any more infections. Since I'm more susceptible, my mw had to put me on a preventative med last pregnancy, but so far nothing. Then again, I haven't even seen my mw yet this pregnancy (or any of the obs in the practice) so who knows?
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Ugh, yeah you don't want to wind up in the hospital with a kidney infection. Those aren't good at all! Sorry about the puking though, can't say I blame you...
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