Avoid Caffeine
★★★★★
I just wanted to let people know that I was having bad Urinary Tract Infections all the time! Off and on! I was a big coffee drinker but I switched to "decaffeinated coffee" and I no longer have UTI's! I don't know if this will work for all women, but it is a relief not to have this painful problem anymore! It had gotten to the point where urinating was very painful. I hope it works for others. Thank you!
(New Zealand)
06/17/2021
Cranberry juice for Urinary issues I think!
(Riverside Ca.)
07/26/2023
This is totally incorrect! I totally eliminated all coffee from my diet.
I do not even drink decaffinated coffee!
I eliminated Coffee 100% and I got rid of my UTI's entirely!
No coffee at all helped me! Diane C
(London)
12/30/2023
Totally agree, I've suffered all my life with UTIs. Once I quit coffee the problem went away. I allow myself 1 cup of decaf coffee per day and no more, this I can get away with.
Cranberry
★★★★★
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721152005.htm
The cranberry juice worked for me....Oscar
D-Mannose
★★★★★
D-Mannose
★★★★★
Estrogen
★★★★★
(Illinois)
06/05/2024
(Washington)
06/05/2024
I did suggest women seeking hormone therapy, please consult with an expert meaning gynecologist on this. The doctor orders a blood test to check the levels of hormones, before they prescribe. An alternative medicine doctors (naturopaths) will prescribe a compounded plant-based hormones and may suggest diet changes, which is the best route in my opinion. Insurances may not cover this. Most MD'S do not prescribe plant based hormones, they typical prescribe synthetic (man-made) hormones . It's about individual preference of which route one may choose to go.
Garlic
★★★★★
Ginger
★★★★★
I had a constant subtle pain like the beginning of a UTI for almost a year! It was so annoying. Nothing came up in my blood and urine analysis, it was so frustrating. Sometimes I was having a crisis, got antibiotics, the acute pain was gone, but that annoying little pain remaining, like a little pinching. And then I had a cold and a friend recommended raw ginger (add milk, or yoghurt, or some food, it's very acidic!).
Well my flu didn't stop, but within 2-3 days my UTI symptoms totally disappeared. I continued taking it for about one week or two. And it has been gone.it's now been about 2 years.
When I feel the slightest beginning of pain(it really almost never happens) I just eat some ginger, smaller quantity now. I hope this helps someone too.
Methylene Blue
★★★★★
Having said this, I am also very careful about what I eat: no sugar or fruit of any kind. I don't use any artificial sweeteners. I avoid wheat and other grains. I eat canned beans, eggs, fish, chicken, vegetables, and brown rice. I have to avoid nuts.
(Pennsylvania)
05/23/2024
My husband has Foley catheter and almost always UTI except, like now, when he is in the hospital and gets antibiotics. I got 1% MB and hope he will try it. I did. 4 drops twice a day---but I don't have his drugs/health issues. Anyway--how did you know that 2 drops and not more is enough? People here suggest a lot more.
(Pennsylvania)
07/21/2024
MHO will not answer I guess so I'll write what I did. I gave him 4 drops twice a day and it seemed to work for a week (bladder spasms)--i upped to 5 drops, and so far so good.
i think such upping the MB dose is the way to go -- esp. that somewhere I read that small doses of MB also work wonders!
Multiple Remedies
★★★☆☆
Currently taking pure cranberry mixed with d-mannose and drinking 70 oz of lemon water. Anything else should I use? Borax, Baking Soda. Need to add something else.
Can urinary tract infections cause stoke, is it dementia or a urinary tract infection, in most older adults it is hard to tell. Most doctors go straight to AMS-altered mental state instead of testing for a UTI.
We need to be our own doctors because the medical community is a total failure.
(san diego)
02/22/2021
My grandmother woke up one morning convinced that she was getting ready to die and asked me to to call the doctor as well as her PRIEST! She was so out of sorts they ordered hospice to come in immediately and it turned out she had a UTI. She had no symptoms of having one and it more than likely was from a catheter from a recent hospitalization. Anyhow, she cleared up and was back to her usual self. The hospice nurse told me that what happened was a common occurrence in the elderly and does cause things like weakness, confusion, etc.
Oregano Oil
★★★★★
Over many years, I've been prescribed Cipro for recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Five years ago, I tore my left hamstring simply taking one step from my porch into my home! It has never completely healed, although doing leg exercises has strengthened the surrounding muscles in my leg. Then, @2 years ago, the hamstring area directly behind my left knee "popped" again by just taking a small step up into a restaurant. My nutritionist back then let me know about the debilitating side effects of these particular antibiotics.
Recently, since my kidney transplant 3 years ago, and since my immune system is compromised due to the immuno-suppressants, I've been getting the monthly UTIs again. Docs put me on 3 different antibiotics over these past months, including Cipro, to stop the infection. However, after each 10-day course, I'd get another infection 4 days later! Turns out I had the klebsilla pneumoniae super-bug (most likely in my digestive tract/intestines), which is NOT killed off by the antibiotics, thus causing and allowing (IMHO) the UTIs to recur! I then did my research, and discovered the essential oil, Oil of Oregano, which is purported to kill off the super-bug.
I started taking it regularly and for the past 3 months have not had another UTI. Now, when I initially had a urinalysis done the superbug count (the klebsilla pneumoniae) was greater than 100,000!
Since then, I've had very minor UTI symptoms (I can spot them a mile away!), and each time have requested a urinalysis & culture only to find out that the results are clean. I attribute these current mild symptoms to "cheating" with sugar and "bad" carbs (for me, it's breads, pastas, ice-cream, caffeine, etc.).
Once I cleaned up my diet, and added the D-Mannose/Cranberry supplement (found at WF), I've had no symptoms whatsoever.
Also, anyone else suffering from recurrent UTIs, super-bugs, etc., please do your research and meet with a qualified health professional, including functional medicine professionals, keeping your primary doc in the loop! You need to be very careful ingesting/using new homeopathic remedies because everyone is different, and these remedies could affect different people differently!
Also, per the Oil of Oregano instructions, do not take it (capsule form or liquid form) longer than 2 weeks at a time, which is what I did. I took it for 2 weeks, then took a 1-2 week break, then only took it again for another 2 weeks IF I still had symptoms. Of course you really need to get both a urinalysis AND culture done (ordered by your doctor) to confirm exactly what bug you have.
(Oregon)
08/06/2024
Did you use the Essential oil or capsules for the Oregano oil? My concern is that many EO companies are not very honest and they are not regulated. Often EO's are tainted with other things and are anything but pure. What brand did you use for this?
I appreciate your story. I'm seeking a solution for someone close to me that just got over Sepsis CAUSED by a bladder infection. We will try Oregano.
(the US)
08/06/2024
It is very difficult, if not impossible to get a pure, unadulterated, undiluted, medical grade essential oil. The more exotic oil is the better chances are that is it adulterated or 90% fake. Oregano oil is not exotic, still the same approach applies. I'd only buy from Young living oils. I used to buy from Floracopea but they don't sell it anymore for it takes tremendous efforts to find a reputable distiller and track every step to ensure it doesn't get augmented on the way to a consumer. Also, one should only take a trace of EO internally, not a drop. A drop is too much.
Try homeopathy. It works.
Here are some helpful links that I found here on EC (and have been using since)
https://www.drhomeo.com/homeopathic-treatment/9-best-homeopathic-medicines-for-urinary-problems/
Clinical case series:
@Marie: I use the capsules found at WF (on the bottle, it says "Vegan Liquid Phyto-Caps"). Not sure if EC allows brand names, but the brand name I use starts with the letter "G" and ends with the letter "a". :-)
In addition to my earlier post above, I also take a probiotic specifically designed for urinary tract health. It's a proprietary brand "prescribed" by my Functional Medicine Practitioner.
So, at least for me, the combination of a clean, healthy & diverse diet (lots of fresh seasonal veggies & fruits, good-quality meats & fish; no junk food; no bad carbs, etc.), lots of water every day, & the probiotic, I have not had a UTI in @ONE year (fingers and toes crossed, of course! ).
The second I feel a twinge (a little bit of pain) in my urinary tract, or when I pee, I know I've eaten something in excess that may have caused this twinge. So I think back to what I ate and make the decision either not to eat that food, or eat much less of it. It really is all about listening, and making smart decisions, about your own body.
Prevention Tips
★★★★★
This is especially important for females as our private part is in close proximity to our rectum! I used to get many Urinary tract infections until I started doing this:
1.Religiously after each bowel movement I remove my clothing from the waist down.
2.I sit at the edge of my bathtub and I keep a plastic cup and mild baby wash soap near the tub, and I wash out my bottom area until it is clean, I am talking about the rectum. (do not soap your vaginal area--nurses orders.)
And I use the plastic cup to rinse my private parts with clean cool water until I am rid of all soap and feces from my body!
I have never felt so clean in my life!
Since I started this new way of cleansing I have not gotten a Urinary tract infection! I believe that our feces entering our vaginal area is causing UTI's.
This is my personal opinion.
