Hey Tod, I was under the impression that methanamine is a generic for mendelamine. I have an SP, and I take 1 g twice daily, along with 1 g twice daily of vitamin C. I also take Detrol LA once a day to combat any bladder spasms. Take care, Lucinda C4-5 complete Minneapolis, Minnesota
--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Tod E. Santee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Tod E. Santee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [QUAD-L] Mendelamine? Methananamine? To: "John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 7:29 PM Hi John, Other Q's: I *was* taking "methanamine" that has the efects you mentioned (i.e. breaking down to formaldehyde in an acidfic environment). High protien, prunes and cranbery juce ar supposed to lower urine pH. Brand name was Hiprex. My uro-doc discontinued it due to the SP. Said th bladder needs to hold urine with a pH f 5.5 or less to work. The SP didn't allow enough urine to stay long enough to help. pH won't get low enough to turn methanamine to produce enough formaldehyde. But, Hey... I'd still check on it. Everyone's diifferent, and maybe "mendelamine" is too, right? Best! --Tod ---- "John S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If your SP is becoming difficult, you may want to use a ditropan an hour before trying it. Vinegar can be a growth medium to some bacteria. I'd have to own a really strong microscope before I used a flush substance that wasn't sterile. Vinegar is great, but it is not sterile. You can clean stuff with it around the house, but If you have a home care nurse, how much will you bet that she didn't just leave a child with a ragging infection. > It only takes one infection to kill you. > Ask your Urologist what would be the best thing to flush with and reduce the occurrence of stones while improving bladder health. I think y'all might do better sitting on some vibrating device while flushing, so it gets more sediment into solution and out. I'm all alone laughing. > Do watch your pH levels and try mendelamine (sp). It is possible to take to much vitamin C, but it sure isn't easy to do. If you take Mendelamine and check the pH of your urine, so it stays acidic, it combines in your bladder and becomes a mild formaldahide. Acidic urine slows stone formation, also. > You need a script for Mendelamine because people fail to watch their pH levels. > Ultimately, we are decalcifying about like astronauts without the view.
