How much water and how much silver? On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 3:13 PM Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Shirley, > > I hope you get everything figured out and working properly again. UTIs and > incontinence are such a life-suck. They're just about the hardest part of > life with SCI. > > I'm 41 years post-injury (C5-6, complete) and i've had my share of UTIs. > I've developed a resistant bladder bug that is probably with me all the > time. As long as i drink enough fluids I'm not symptomatic of infection, > even though if i did a urinalysis i'm sure it would come back positive. I > try not to use antibiotics except as a last resort. > > I know a bunch of quads and just about every one has some favorite method > of treating a UTI without antibiotics. Things I've heard include: cranberry > pills, d-mannose, large doses vitamin C, probiotics, lime oil, oil of > oregano and bladder flushes with various solutions. I'm not a doctor, so > obviously be careful trying any of these. > > The thing that has worked best for me (I have a suprapubic catheter) is > irrigating with a solution of colloidal silver. Silver is a natural > antiseptic/antifungal, so when i feel i'm getting a UTI symptom (usually > cloudy/smelly urine) I use a syringe to push the colloidal silver water up > my catheter into my bladder, then clamp off the catheter for at least 20 > minutes. i do this twice a day (once morning, once bedtime) for about 3 > days at it makes a huge difference. I wouldn't consider it a miracle cure, > but it seems to take out enough bad bacteria that my symptoms clear up for > a while with no side effects or possibility of resistance > > I will be the first to admit that my results are purely anecdotal, and i > was highly skeptical of this silver stuff when another quad friend of mine > told me about it. I gave it a try because i was running out of other > options, and it ended up working for me. I don't have any studies to > share--definitely do your own research. > > You can purchase colloidal silver online. Half gallon of it for about $40. > I use enough each flush to fill my bladder but not cause A.D. Everyone's > bladder is different, so i recommend discussing with your urologist first. > > If anyone has further questions you can email me directly. > donpric...@yahoo.com > > Best wishes, > Don. > > > > On Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 11:29:30 AM MST, SHIRLEY BELL < > sbell...@cox.net> wrote: > > > Thanks everyone, My Dr does want a sample when I change the catheter > again. I just did and this time things are ok, right now. don't want to try > to change again as that's when it goes south. > > On 10/25/2023 1:30 PM EDT Eric Olson <whee...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > > > just happened to run across this article. Looks like you have a few of > the signs of an infection > > > https://www.hollister.com/en/continencecare/continencelearningcenter/livingwithaneurologicalcondition/7signsthatyoumayhaveaurinarytractinfection > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 10:25 AM SHIRLEY BELL <sbell...@cox.net> wrote: > > Hi all, anyone have an indwelling Catheter for 40 or so years and had > severe issues on and off with spasms and incontinence resulting in changing > even new catheters until one works? It's hard to explain but not good. I > take the max on spasm pills. Can't get in to see Dr for a few weeks, wanted > to do research before. Would a supra pubic help with this? Any help would > be appreciated. Thanks, Shirley > >
