Re: help me :( urinary problem

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In a message dated 7/15/2002 6:32:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,

groups@... writes:

> Pay attention to the odor of your urine -- a change could be a tip-off

> of a candida flare-up. (unless you've been eating asparagus... but

> that's another story!)

>

What would the urine odor change be ?

[Guest guest]

I've noticed that I make more trips to the bathroom when I have a

flare-up (actually, it was the other way around -- I noticed I was

going to the bathroom *less* after I started treating my candida!).

And yeah it's a drag to keep getting out of bed all night... BTDT!

Some nights it seemed to make more sense to just go to sleep on the

throne!! Drag yourself out of bed, rush in there, and very little

happens!

Pay attention to the odor of your urine -- a change could be a tip-off

of a candida flare-up. (unless you've been eating asparagus... but

that's another story!)

I haven't figured out anything " special " to do about it -- I just make

extra sure to stay away from gratuitous carbs, and double up on

probiotics and antifungals.

Maybe you could try *unsweetened* cranberry juice (available at health

food stores), or cranberry pills/caps?

Also, is there any way you could keep a hospital-type plastic urinal

next to the bed, to cut down on the wake-up factor of the bathroom

trips? Or even opt for an absorbent product for a week or two, so you

can get more rest? You're probably not going to make much health

headway on only 2-3hrs sleep/night.

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help me urinary problem

>

>

> Hi everyone, i'm new here.

>

> i was a candida sufferer and i believe i now have it under control,

> all my symptoms dissapeared except one, i urinate 15-20 times a day.

> I had my prostate checked, it is fine. My doctor says it can't be

> e.coli because it doesnt burn when i urinate.

>

> My question is, could candida have damaged my bladder or anything

> else that would make me urinate so often? Has anyone here ever had

> the same problem as me? If yes, is it curable?

>

> Needless to say this problem is wrecking my life since i get only

2-3

> hours of sleep per night. In case you're wondering, i'm 26 year old.

>

> Thanks in advance and please help me if you can,

>

>

[Guest guest]

> > Pay attention to the odor of your urine -- a change could be a

tip-off

> > of a candida flare-up. (unless you've been eating asparagus...

but

> > that's another story!)

> >

>

> What would the urine odor change be ?

In my case, it is noticeably stronger, and unpleasant... not sure how

else to describe it... kinda like trying to describe how blue the sky

is, ya know?

Basically it's just one more thing to pay attention to and look for

*changes* from your *own* norm... just like you might already do for

flatulence, sinus problems, or any of the other myriad things we have

the dubious pleasure of dealing with!

[Guest guest]

Hi, vincey:

Wow! I do that, too! Only I'm JUST now coming to terms with the

fact that I probably have a serious candida problem (my symptoms

aren't weak ones, unfortunately for me). But... I too get up several

times a night to go to the bathroom! I also go from one day feeling

like I have a bladder infection (no matter HOW much water I drink a

day, and I drink a LOT), to feeling like I don't have one. I mean,

the bladder becomes SO irritated that it bleeds, then after a day or

two of drinking more water---it goes away! WEIRD.

I hope you find an answer to your question because I'm waiting

eagerly to hear it, too!

Good luck.

>

>

> Hi everyone, i'm new here.

>

> i was a candida sufferer and i believe i now have it under control,

> all my symptoms dissapeared except one, i urinate 15-20 times a

day.

> I had my prostate checked, it is fine. My doctor says it can't be

> e.coli because it doesnt burn when i urinate.

>

> My question is, could candida have damaged my bladder or anything

> else that would make me urinate so often? Has anyone here ever had

> the same problem as me? If yes, is it curable?

>

> Needless to say this problem is wrecking my life since i get only 2-

3

> hours of sleep per night. In case you're wondering, i'm 26 year

old.

>

> Thanks in advance and please help me if you can,

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, my bladder is pretty sensitive, too. If I eat dairy foods (since I'm

allergic to casein) or go way off my candida diet, I'll get blood in my urine,

an irritated urethra, or an infection (or any combination of the three). At

first, since the medical doctors I've seen know very little about Candida or

food allergies, they were trying to tell me I had kidney stones or they would

put me on the first antibiotic in their mind at the time. heh. Here I am

trying to explain this so-called " mythical " disease to them and that eating

dairy will give me bladder or kidney infections. I just get back on my diet,

drink a ton of cranberry juice, and I'm OK.

As far as using that bathroom that much at night... I do that now only because

I'm pregnant - lol. But before that, it was only when going off my diet. I

hope things work out for the both of you :-)

Jenifer

Re: help me urinary problem

Hi, vincey:

Wow! I do that, too! Only I'm JUST now coming to terms with the

fact that I probably have a serious candida problem (my symptoms

aren't weak ones, unfortunately for me). But... I too get up several

times a night to go to the bathroom! I also go from one day feeling

like I have a bladder infection (no matter HOW much water I drink a

day, and I drink a LOT), to feeling like I don't have one. I mean,

the bladder becomes SO irritated that it bleeds, then after a day or

two of drinking more water---it goes away! WEIRD.

I hope you find an answer to your question because I'm waiting

eagerly to hear it, too!

Good luck.

[Guest guest]

thanks, . I can't drink cranberry juice since I'm on Atkins,

and I can't even take the pills, but I up my water even more for a

few days and it seems to go away. So irritating!

I wish the " good " treatments for candida weren't horribly

expensive. (

> Yeah, my bladder is pretty sensitive, too. If I eat dairy foods

(since I'm allergic to casein) or go way off my candida diet, I'll

get blood in my urine, an irritated urethra, or an infection (or any

combination of the three). At first, since the medical doctors I've

seen know very little about Candida or food allergies, they were

trying to tell me I had kidney stones or they would put me on the

first antibiotic in their mind at the time. heh. Here I am trying

to explain this so-called " mythical " disease to them and that eating

dairy will give me bladder or kidney infections. I just get back on

my diet, drink a ton of cranberry juice, and I'm OK.

>

> As far as using that bathroom that much at night... I do that now

only because I'm pregnant - lol. But before that, it was only when

going off my diet. I hope things work out for the both of you :-)

>

> Jenifer

>

>

> Re: help me urinary problem

>

>

> Hi, vincey:

>

> Wow! I do that, too! Only I'm JUST now coming to terms with the

> fact that I probably have a serious candida problem (my symptoms

> aren't weak ones, unfortunately for me). But... I too get up

several

> times a night to go to the bathroom! I also go from one day

feeling

> like I have a bladder infection (no matter HOW much water I drink

a

> day, and I drink a LOT), to feeling like I don't have one. I

mean,

> the bladder becomes SO irritated that it bleeds, then after a day

or

> two of drinking more water---it goes away! WEIRD.

>

> I hope you find an answer to your question because I'm waiting

> eagerly to hear it, too!

>

> Good luck.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh, I forgot about the Atkins comment earlier... sorry about that.

I know exactly what you mean about the expense of the treatments. They're all so

darned expensive. sigh.

Jenifer

Re: help me urinary problem

thanks, . I can't drink cranberry juice since I'm on Atkins,

and I can't even take the pills, but I up my water even more for a

few days and it seems to go away. So irritating!

I wish the " good " treatments for candida weren't horribly

expensive. (

[Guest guest]

<snip> didn't drink a lot of water because I didn't want to go any

more. <snip> This was exactly the wrong thing to do.

BT,DT... made the same mistake myself... and experienced the same

improvement when I increased my consumption of WATER. Other beverages

seem to increase the number of trips to the bathroom.