*Lori, Don't beat yourself up too bad (We'll take care of that! :) ) - I have heard that either hi or lo pH will knock the bugs down. One wouldn't want to do both of these at the same time tho. I read about the Alka Seltzer somewhere and also apple cider vinegar to change one's pH. Again never a base and an acid together because of the canceling effect. I also read about vitamin C lowering your pH so I currently do Cranberry Juice and vit C (1000 mg). So far I've been pretty clear since I started that. I also try killing them with alcohol every once in a while - maybe that's the secret.? AZDAVE *
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Lori Michaelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi folks, > > IGNORE that home remedy I found online & shared with y'all. [*below*] > Sorry. > > I was telling my husband about it last night and he said "Backing SODA???" > I said... "Yes." He said "Backing Soda is ALKALINE!!!!" Just the complete > opposite of what would be needed or trying to achieve! It's pretty much the > exaxt same thing as Alka-Seltzer [just withou th the fizz]. Ya know ... > "Alka" Seltzer. Alkaline. GEEZ. We need the opposite -- aciditic > properties. > > Once again, that goes to show you that "a supposed expert" (some urologist > in THAT article -- Kristene E. Whitmore, M.D., chief of urology and director > of the Incontinence Center at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia) does not > know too much or is completely incompetent as a doctor. Or failed human > physiology or biology 101. Perhaps I can find her online and she has an > e-mail address. > > I guess that for those of us who do not know much about the properties of a > particular supplement or home remedy, etc. -- we have to be very, very > careful of what is written down. And even if it is backed up by a supposed > expert -- don't believe everything you read! > > Lori > --------------------- > > ANTIBACTERIAL STRATEGIES : > > If a urine culture indicates that you have a UTI, your doctor will probably > prescribe antibiotics. In addition to taking the medication, here's what you > can do to relieve symptoms and prevent future recurrences. > > Fix yourself a baking soda cocktail. "At the first sign of symptoms, mix > half a teaspoon of baking soda in an eight-ounce glass of water and drink > it," says Kristene E. Whitmore, M.D., chief of urology and director of the > Incontinence Center at Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia. The baking soda > raises the pH (acid-base balance) of irritating, acidic urine. This raises > the PH in your urinary tract so the bacteria can't survive. > > OR 1) A mixture of 1/2 tsp baking soda in eight ounce glass of water can be > very helpful as a UTI preventative or during the first signs of urinary > tract infection. The presence of baking soda in your system raises the > acid-base balance of the acidic urine. Or 1 teaspoon into a liter of water. > > IF you have a diagnosed, symptomatic UTI -- take the antibiotics that are > necessary to treat the family of bacteria that is present. > -- AZDAVE @ DAVEOCONNELL.COM
