UTIs

[Guest guest]

I used to have horrible UTIs when I was younger all the time. I

haven't had one in YEARS (thank goodness)!! I also restrict my fluids

and I have been known to go over 24 hours without urinating because I

don't have a facility. The Freshette has helped me use a bathroom more

frequently, and it's cleaner than sitting on and touching all those

gross public facilities.

But you mentioned drinking more water DOESNT help? I'm always told by

my dr to drink more and more water or they'll come back. I also drink

cranberry juice by the gallons. It's also easier to do this now that

I'm home all day and do not have to worry if I'll be able to urinate

when my bladder is full.

> hi jenny,

>

> i have sma2 and am 38. i get severely debilitating uti's all the

> time. they started in early childhood, though, weren't severe as

they are

> now. i restricted fluids for 30 years because it was difficult to

> pee. this is a common factor.

>

> i now have kidney stones as a result of restricted fluids and

calcium loss

> through my urine - osteoporosis. the stones harbor bacteria, are

difficult

> to remove, and grow back easily.

>

> muscle weakness, despite now having a catheter, makes it difficult

for my

> bladder to fully drain without being squeezed manually. my niece,

sma2 -

> age 11 - no catheter, has this problem, too. a bladder that doesn't

drain

> enough can cause uti's.

>

> children, especially girls because of their shorter urethra, can be

more

> susceptible to uti's. find out if the contaminating bacteria is

> ecoli. this is true 80% of the time. eliminate ways feces may be

exposed

> to the urethra. sex is a contaminating factor for sexually active

women

> and teens - condoms and clean hands/genitals helps. always wipe

front to

> back only once with the same fabric or tissue. wash and dry the

area with

> fresh towels only. prevent kids' fingers from touching feces. keep

diaper

> as clean as possible. drink lots of water, not sweet stuff. only

treat

> infections with antibiotics known to kill the existing bacteria -

always

> have them culture the urine - results in 2 days. see an infectious

disease

> specialist sooner rather than later if improved hygiene and

increased water

> intake doesn't work.

>

> i hope this helps!

>

> alana

[Guest guest]

kendra,

you misunderstood me. i said restricting fluids causes problems and that

one should " drink lots of water, not sweet stuff. "

congratulations on not getting infections for so long.

alana

At 07:25 AM 12/17/2004, you wrote:

>But you mentioned drinking more water DOESNT help? I'm always told by

>my dr to drink more and more water or they'll come back. I also drink

>cranberry juice by the gallons. It's also easier to do this now that

>I'm home all day and do not have to worry if I'll be able to urinate

>when my bladder is full.

>

>

> > as clean as possible. drink lots of water, not sweet stuff. only

[Guest guest]

LOL - Let's keep those eyeballs! Good luck!

At 05:33 PM 12/17/2004, you wrote:

>Thanks Alana but I give Kalei enough water to float her eyeballs

>HA However I do feel maybe because she maybe is not able to empty her

>bladder all the way.

[Guest guest]

Interesting....I just read in the book, " Skinny Bitch " that there was a

study that linked adult UTIs with eating meat. My guess is that if

young girls are getting them, quite possibly it could be due to animals

being used in the manufacturing of vaccines. Just guessing though. I

just gave the copy of the book back to my cousin. Otherwise I would

have cited the source of the study.