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Living with High-Risk C-Diff and Preventing Re-Infection

Infectious Diseases | Last Active: Mar 15 12:36pm | Replies (40)
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@jfperrone

I'm Jerry. It's been about a year since my last bout with an UTI. Well I'm back on the trail again. I'm currently taking Bactrin and Vancomycin together. I'm
also taking Florastor sporadically just to finish the bottle. It seems that once you get a UTI you are stuck with a never ending reoccurring infection. Does anyone know how to break the cycle?

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cas924 | @cas924 | Mar 13 9:37am

Sorry if I’m repeating myself from a precious comment, but this is what I am doing to avoid UTI’s:

1. Drink approx 95 ounces water, no caffeine, no carbonated beverages, no alcohol.
2. Pee often - no “holding it”.
3. Supplement with D. Mannose powder (not capsules), Theracran and Cultarelle (L. Crispatus).
4. Avoid antihistamines and asthma inhalers (albuterol) as much as possible. Look up the connection between those things and UTI’s. I was shocked.
5. Shower after BM, shower before and after “relations” with husband.”

I will see my uro-gyno doc next month and will ask about 1. Stretching the urethra (has worked for friends of mine) and 2. Vaginal hormone cream. Apparently as women age things atrophy down there making us more susceptible to UTI’s. Yay.

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