Re: [QUAD-L] UTI'S

[andrea murray]

i have uti's all the time. i take cranbarry juice tables ever day. i have one now. i drink a lot o water too. wheelchair warrior 

Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I too have tried Macrobid as a preventative.  I keep it on hand - have been for 2 yrs or so.  Helps the smell of my urine/catheter when it gets skunky smelling at times but doesn't keep my UTIs at bay.    No side effects from it for me.   I used to irrigate with clorpactin (a chlorine irrigant like clorox!).  And renacedin (sp?).  But both, I'm told, need to sit in the bladder 5 minutes and I can't hold it.  I wasn't getting UTIs then ... just sludge and sand.   I went back to vinegar/sterile water to keep my cath clear.  No UTIs then.  I best try doing that again with my UTI streak since stopping that daily routine.  I stopped because my sludge/ sand decreased or diminished.   Hubby thinks pushing anything into the bladder isn't cool.  But I didn't have UTIs then!   Lori   -------Original Message-------   From: Nichole Rohling Date: 02/09/05 11:42:36 To: QUADLIST Subject: [QUAD-L] UTI'S   I WENT TO UROLOGIST MONDAY AND HE WANTS TO PUT ME ON A HALF DOSE OF MACROBID FOR INFECTION PREVENTION.  I OPTED TO WAIT AND SEE IF I GET ANOTHER INFECTION AND I BELIEVE I'M THERE!   ANYONE USE A SOLUTION THAT HAS ANTIBIOTIC IN IT TO FLUSH THEIR BLADDER?  IF SO, WHAT IS IT?   ANYONE ON A MAINTENANCE DOSE OF ANTIBIOTIC AND DO YOU SUFFER ANY SIDE EFFECTS FROM IT?   NICKI

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