I just went to the doc last week and now I have a UTI … i can feel it. I know I do but Im not a pill person and I dont feel like going back there so soon. Could it go away by itself?
No it can't. I had it too and refused to go to the doctor. I was lucky because it hadn't spread far yet, but you NEED to take the pills. The infection will travel to your kidneys and then to your stomach. You will not be able to uriate or keep food down because you will be throwing up. Please take the pills before it gets bad. UTI's are serious and very very painful. The pain goes away in about 2 days with the pills, but KEEP taking them.
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No it can't. I had it too and refused to go to the doctor. I was lucky because it hadn't spread far yet, but you NEED to take the pills. The infection will travel to your kidneys and then to your stomach. You will not be able to uriate or keep food down because you will be throwing up. Please take the pills before it gets bad. UTI's are serious and very very painful. The pain goes away in about 2 days with the pills, but KEEP taking them.
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Drinking d-mannose and lots of fluids in general can help, but really you need to take antibiotics to get rid of an infection.
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Drinking Cleartract is a good way to fight this infection. But will take longer than the medicine.
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i love taking pills too! i've had UTI's before…and if you don't get them treated they only get worse…i would know! the best thing you can do to help is drink a lot of water. it sounds simple, but it works.
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I understand, I am not a pill person either and urinary tract infections can be very painful. I would try d-mannose and lots of it.
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No, you need to take meds or it will just get worse. To help it, go to a store like Sun Harvest or an organic shop and buy pure d-mannose . No sugar, d-mannose cocktail or anything, just pure d-mannose . It is a very bitter taste but it definitely helps the infection. Don't take azo either because it just masks the infection, but it does take the pain away temporarily! Hope I could help–those are the WORST!
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watermelon,d-mannose and lots of lots of water.feel better.
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Pills are must as your UTI can progress back to your kidney to major damage so please get the recommended treatment. Drinking a lot of water so that you pass a lot of urine will help you get rid of the symptoms Vitamin C tablets will also help. Your condition might heal but think of the risk your posing your kidneys by not taking medicine
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You really need antibiotics but if you can't take pills, tell the doctor that you would like liquid medicine. They make most antibiotics in liquid form because some people can't swallow pills. In the mean time, drink plenty of liquids, and make sure when you go to the bath room you completely empty your bladder. Several years ago I had infection after infection and I finally found a urologist who told me that not emptying my bladder completely allowed bacteria to grow. Once I started making sure it was empty, I quit getting the darn things.
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Go back to your doctor and take the pill he prescribes. You have to complete the treatment otherwise, you'll end up with a partially treated UTI which will later on be full blown again. There are several factors why there is a recurrent UTI, you can discuss this with your doctor too. Try to increase your fluid intake.
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it is possible that your body will clear the infection on its own BUT with the very limited risks associated with taking antibiotics (the pills) and the potential life threatening complications of it spreading to your kidneys … there is no sensible alternative except getting back to a doctor and getting a prescription as soon as possible. If you delay and things do get worse, you will only be on a lot more pills a lot longer, if not in hospital.
The one thing you can do, along with the pills, is to drink lots of any fluid (water is your best choice). This simply flushes out your bladder and urethra and while this may seem like it does much, just getting as much of the bacteria out of your body does help. This is along the same lines as why a few studies have found that the water in the toilet bowl at many restaurants has LESS bacteria in it than ice from ice machines.
Urine is normally a sterile (no bacteria, viruses or other organisms) liquid. i think the common way to diagnose a UTI (besides the symptom of pain and burning when urinating) is to check a urine sample for "cloudiness" caused by blood or pus … so again, cleaning this out as often as possible by drinking a lot (10 or more glasses of water over a period of 24 hours for a few days) cannot hurt.
I have heard the "d-mannose" theory for urinary health but I suspect that is a myth. Before reaching your bladder, something has to be absorbed into the blood stream and removed by the kidneys … and I do not think d-mannose has anything special that survives that journey and is beneficial to urinary tract health … i.e. drinking d-mannose will have the same effect as drinking water. If you have digestive side effects (i.e. diarrhea, constipation) from the antibiotics, eat yogurt with "live and active cultures" to replenish the "normal flora" (good bacteria in your intestines) or take a "probiotic" supplement .
take your antibiotics for the full time the doctor suggests UNLESS you have side effects which, after discussing it with your doctor, he/she tells you to stop. do NOT stop just when you "feel better" or you risk a it flaring up again even worse (what doesn't kill bacteria completely has the potential to make them stronger … not good)
I definitely don't like to take pills when not necessary (very rarely take anything … even vitamin pills myself) … BUT I also recognize there are times modern medicine really does have some benefits and it is sensible to take advantage of these when needed.
Good luck!
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