Drink pure cranberry juice added to your orange juice or take it in capsule form: http://www.mynsp.com/carole/products/guide.aspx?stockNum=834 This will help a lot and usually very quickly. Also if something is pissing you off you might want to deal with that too.
Peace!
2007-02-21 17:34:24
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answered by carole 7
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CRANBERRY JUICE WILL NOT CURE A URINARY TRACT INFECTION!
Sorry I yelled, but people need to understand that cranberry juice is not a "natural antibiotic," it will not "cure" a bladder infection, and cranberry juice cocktails don't have enough cranberry in them to do any good, anyway. In fact, there's so much sugar in them that they actually can make your bladder infection worse - the bacteria feeds on the sugar. Yes, pure cranberry juice can help prevent UTI's, because it acidifies the urine and keeps bacteria from sticking to the walls of the bladder. Yes, you can also take cranberry pills, if you can't find a good cranberry juice. Either way, you should drink a lot of water, because every time you urinate, you eliminate more bacteria.
However, if you think you have a bladder infection, you need to have your urine tested for bacteria. You may not even have to see a doctor - call and say you think you have a bladder infection. They may tell you to go to the hospital lab and give a urine sample, and they'll call you with the results. My doctor did that, and even called the prescription in to my pharmacy. If you have an infection, antibiotics will get rid of it. There are no non-prescription antibiotics, so you need to talk to your doctor. You can buy over the counter products to help with the pain, but it doesn't cure the infection.
UTI's can be relatively mild, but if you let them go untreated they can cause serious complications, especially if they travel up the urinary tract and end up in the kidneys. Then again, this might not be a UTI - it could be something else entirely, but only a doctor can tell you for sure.
2007-02-23 15:06:39
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answered by swbiblio 6
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Go to the doctor - if you are trying to treat yourself, stop and go get checked out. This is not intended to scare you, but you need the best prescription for your condition, and only a doctor can do this. Most over-the-counter meds for bladder/UTI are designed to treat the pain (Uristat, etc. ), but at this point, you don't need to manage the symptoms - you need to treat the infection, so go as soon as possible. You might have a strain of infection that is different (not necessarily worse), and requires specific medical attention.
Once the infection is taken care of, prevent future infections via cranberry supplements (that's really the best way, as you want pure cranberry extract), or, if you're pressed for cash or time, cranberry juice cocktail, and be sure to urinate just before and immediately after having sex. As you seem to be prone to infection, this is an additional step you'll have to take from now on.
And don't forget to keep up your water intake to constantly flush out your system.
2007-02-21 17:48:55
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answered by misswrite1 6
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This is definitely a bladder infection. Go to the store and buy some cranberry juice to drink. Cranberries are great for clearing up bladder infections. You need to figure out what's making you get bladder infections such as the drinks your drinking or maybe certain foods. Try to drink lots of water everyday, but for right now go get the cranberry juice and drink it as often as you can until the bladder infection clears up.
2007-02-22 00:02:48
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answered by Anonymous
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I have had numerous bladder infections off and on and like you sometimes i went alot and other times it felt like i had to go but couldnt, drink cranberry juice if you can becasue it contains a natural antibiotic, if you get them lot it would be good gor you to purchase cranberry capsules available at a health or vitamin store-and take them on a regular basis just as you would a everyday vitamin and this can really help prevent any future infections, but if you get a fever or your backs really starts to hurt see a dr, as if they are left untreated they can spread to the kidneys and you an get very ill from it-this normally does not happen though so dont worry,take care
2007-02-21 17:39:58
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answered by Anonymous
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You don't say how frequently you've had it, but these are a nightmare. Get a prescription ASAP but in the meantime, drink a lot of cranberry juice. They also call this "honeymoon cystitis" so if you are having a lot of sex (especially with multiple partners) you can expect it.
2007-02-21 17:33:07
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answered by Avon Lady 4
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I hear the best thing for that is cranberry juice.
2007-02-21 17:33:42
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answered by jekin 5
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2007-02-21 17:36:01
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answered by Anonymous
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