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Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI)

Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Feb 8 2:35pm | Replies (140)

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I am drinking cranberry juice and fluids. Enough to have the right color urine and no more. I am mostly at home so I go to the bathroom frequently. I have switched from taking a bath to taking showers. My last gfr was a little low for my age but it didn’t raise any red flags with my MayonClinic doctor. Any additional ideas will be gratefully received.

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I suggest adding D-Mannose supplement daily, I take one morning and night. It's a sugar that isn't like normal sugar, and coats the bladder lining with protection from the bacteria that is always in there in some of us. I am also now having to take daily maintenance levels of methanemine, an odd antibiotic. This after one infection without symptoms lead to sepsis and a long hospital stay I am still recovering from after three months. Sepsis can have an extended syndrome affect some. The D-Mannose is harmless and not always prescribed by older doctors. There are a few alternatives to the maintenance drugs to take from now on and some are only weekly. A specialist, not the ordinary urologist, will be your best shot. Good luck, it's a life altering thing to have recurring UTIs and I am now 78.