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Old Mar 03, 2014, 09:21 PM
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I used to have chronic bladder infections. I finally say a urologist who performed a humiliating, invasive, painful procedure that just made them worse. Eventually I started taking drinking cranberry juice (it has to be unsweetened) and it kept them away. I qui taking it for awhile and got another which I beat just by drinking cranberry juice til my pee turned pink. I really hate cranberry juice so I switched to cranberry supplements and a tall glass of water. After several months of taking them daily I quit taking them unless I do something to increase my chances of getting them. I've now gone years without one.

Cutting out caffeine an drinking lots of fluids can help too. Do make sure if you get one you continue to treat for awhile until your symptoms have been gone for several days. One time I tried to self treat and stopped as soon as my symptoms stopped and ended up hospitalized with a kidney infection.

Feel better soon!
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