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Any Other Mom's Get UTI After Sexual Intercourse?
Asked by A.C. from Sacramento
on October 3, 2008
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I need help. I was hoping for some advice on getting urinary tract infections after intercourse with my husband. I have had this problem for a long time. I was put ...
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- A., I completely understand~ What has helped me tremendously is always pee before you have sex and after you have sex. I always drink a glass of water after sex too...
- Hi A., You'd be surprised how very common this is! I have treated many women w/ UTI's (& myself) in my ayurvedic practice with a great herb. It's from Banyan ...
- I've heard that drinking cranberry juice is a good preventative tactic for UTI's - something to do with how it affects the pH of your urine and makes it less condusive...
Frequent Utis
Asked by B.F. from Dallas
on January 12, 2009
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Hi Moms. Just wondering if anyone else out there is dealing with (or has dealt with) frequent UTIs (Urinary Tract Infections)..... I have had UTIs my whole life. Ha...
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- I had the same thing going on for about 20 years of my life. What finally worked for me was when I feel an infection coming on, I drink about a 1/2 gallon of water an...
- B., I'm surprised that by now they haven't put you on a prophylactic antibiotic. I had problems with UTI's for a short while in my life & they put me on antibiotic...
- Hi B.! I had surgery to have my urethra enlarged when I was 2 or 3 but still had them ALL the time growing up and as an adult as well. I am also surprised they haven't...
Severe Utis Every Couple Months
Asked by J.B. from Omaha
on March 7, 2007
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I need some information please. I have been getting UTI (urinary tract infections) for 3 years now nearly evry month to two months. I get them to the point of blood in...
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- I also get UTI's quite often. My doctor prescibed a low dose antibiotic to take after sex and this has helped. Also, if you go to the bathroom afterward, but this may ...
- I have had the same problem. Have you tried cranberry tablets? They are supposed to help your urinary tract. they helped me alot but i still get them from time to time...
- For pain, there is over-the-counter medicine called Uristat you can get. They won't cure the UTI, but they will take away the burning and the urge to go pee. They also...
Icky Medicines.....how Do I Get Her to Take Them??
Asked by H.K. from Jacksonville
on April 2, 2009
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Please help me! My 2.5 year old has a UTI and they've prescribed SEPTRA! She is usually great taking medicine and was until this medicine. Now she holds her hand ove...
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- Hi, I know this is no fun at all and I think I prob trie everything. The easiest thing I found to do was to put it in a sippy cup with a LITTLE bit of a drink. This wa...
- Sometimes my 2 year old does the same sort of thing. I give him a cup of water to hold and let him take a sip after a little sip of medicine until it's gone. I also us...
- Ask your pharmacy for a large syringe (no needle of course). This will let you give an exact dosage at one time and you can "shotgun" it down the side of the throat q...
My Son Has Had It All!
Asked by L.B. from New York
on April 22, 2007
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I need help really processing that things will get better..."when he turns three months he'll sleep through the night, when he is one I promise he will sleep through t...
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- L., The mantra I have learned about parenting is this: This will get better, right around when he does something else horrible! Each phase of difficult behavior e...
- L., I am sorry to hear that you are so overwhelmed by everything going on with your son. I am NOT going to sit here and tell you that it will get better (even thoug...
- Your son is not taking it out on your or blaming his problems on you. Children don't understand those things yet. He is getting to the point where he can so his oats...
Child Bladder Infections
Asked by M.F. from Sacramento
on December 29, 2008
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My daughter just turned 5 in September and started Kindergarten this year. We moved her to a new school over the summer to attend the summer camp so she could get use...
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- You might want to go over wiping with your daughter. It's very important that she wipe front to back, especially after a BM. That's one of the major causes of UTIs a...
- Hi M., Holding it can be partly responsible. I have 5 children, ages 34-17...4 girls. When my 18 yr. old was little, she had several UTI's. We found out they were ...
- Hi M., Is your child getting enough water? Yes you can get urinary infections from holding it to long. You can get some concentrated cranberry juice fro...
Holistic/Alternative Approaches for Treating Urinary Tract Infections
Asked by C.D. from Washington DC
on August 6, 2008
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My 12 month old daughter has been on antibiotics since she was 3 months old to help prevent UTI's. She was hospitalized just before she turned 3 months old for a seve...
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- Like almost everyone else, I am going to suggest cranberry juice, as it has worked for me. However, I would also suggest yogurt, if she is not already eating some, be...
- Everybody is going to say "cranberry juice" and they are right--the only trouble is, commercially manufactured cranberry juice contains a whopping amount of corn syrup...
- I had a similar issue with my daughter many years ago and after multiple antibiotics, I started giving her 500 mg of vitamin C a day and lots of fluid. She never had ...
Reoccurring Urinary Tract Infections for 7 and 1/2 Years Old
Asked by L.C. from Denver
on October 11, 2008
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I hope may be somebody has an experience with frequent Urinary Tract Infections ( UTI's).
My daughter is 7 and 1/2 years old and she can not overcome this problem for...
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- L., I have this same problem, post cancer treatment. I found wearing cotton underpants and washing my clothing is perfume free detergent and dryer sheets helped. It...
- My neighbor's daughter has the same problem. I gave her some colloidial silver, tea tree oil, and some bath salts with essential oils for when she wants to take a bath...
- Get a copy of The Yeast Connection, diet and hygiene are big factors. The advice for cotton undies is good and some nice loose pj pants that she can wear without undie...
Group B Strep
Asked by S.T. from Washington DC
on November 12, 2007
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Has anyone battled recurring Group B Strep urinary tract infections? I have had four confirmed UTI's caused by Group B Strep. Each time, my doctor puts me on Penicil...
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- I would recommend seeing a urologist. I would also suggest drinking cranberry juice. It has been proven alleviate and prevent urinary tract infections. Hope this is...
- Martha has the right idea. Also, if you do get put on penicillin again, make sure you are eating yogurt. Just one a day should do it. I had the problem that when I g...
- There are also cranberry pills that you can take that are designed to help heal/prevent UTIs. They do work, and they can be found at any pharmacy as AZO Cranberry. A...
Urinary Tract Infections
Asked by M.P. from Chicago
on July 24, 2008
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Hi, my 2 year old has another UTI. She seems to be getting these often. Does anyone know why or if there is something I can do to prevent them? Our ped doesn't seem...
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- My daughter, who is 3, went through the same thing. The third time she had a UTI, we ended up at the urgent care. The doctor there did an abdominal x-ray and found tha...
- Both my girls went through this, Payton my youngest had 5 trips to the ER, we went to see Dr. John Houston out of Children's, he is a pediatric urologist. Both girls h...
- I had uti problems for a couple of years now and a short time ago found out how great cranberry juice is. I told my mother and found out she had had the same problem a...
