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Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Sep 20 9:04am | Replies (41)
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I’ve also heard cranberry juice can be helpful. I put myself through college & grad school as a CNA. We used to push cranberry juice in the nursing homes especially to the elderly who were catheterized. Also probiotics such as yogurt and Kefir are useful during & after a course of antibiotics to get back to normal. To put the good stuff back in since it might have been depleted by the antibiotics.
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My Nephrologist has me on cranberry extract capsules 500mg twice daily. I have an indwelling
catheter with a valve on the end. When it is open there is a direct line into my bladder, that said I use common sense in terms of hygiene and have not had a UTI for several years.
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After many bouts of UTI and treatment with antibiotics, think yeast if there is pain on urination and itching. I think you are right on with the cranberry juice although recent studies have not proven it to be as effective as we, I , once thought. Yet, it gets us diluting our strong urine. Water can be a source of washing out our electrolytes. MORE than 6 to 8 glasses of water may be too much. Glasses (6 to 8 ounces of water). is enough so fill the pitcher and see if some of these individuals even come close to what is adequate water intake. Your thoughts?