I have been UTI free for more than a year now and would like to share my story to all of you. I had frequent bladder infections and in the last years; antibiotics would "cure" them but not prevented them. I could not stand keeping taking antibiotics because first of all they should be a LAST resort and because of all the harmful side effects. So I decided to look at alternate ways of healing them. I took cranberry pills every day for 2 years, sometimes it seemed it helps and I think it prevented me from having a lot of UTI but I still ended having bladder infection and REALLY painful ones. I also tried D Namose which did not work for me during two months and I ended up having a kidney infection and was forced to take weeks of antibiotics. Finally after a lot of research and talking to a specialist at a natural pharmacy, I did the following:
Changed my soap (was Dove) to a ALL natural soap called Dr bronners magic soap - hemp pure - made with organic oils and UNSCENTED. All cosmetic soaps and even gynecology soaps have harmful chemicals that should never be used as I believe they destroy the good bacteria that act as a barrier the bad bacteria E coli that cause UTI. I am not a doctor but I am convinced that all those chemicals we used on a daily basis without even knowing about it should be banned. I giving the brand as a reference but there are lots of naturals soaps now, find the one that suit you but make sure that you read the labels.
I take every morning acidophilus - A PRO BIOTIC COMPLEX (I take 3 capsules of a 5 billion active cells3) that I keep in my fridge.
- I wash myself before AND after having sex (please note that alone never prevented me from having UTI)
- I empty my bladder before and after sexual intercourse and drink plenty of water with acidophilus supplements.
- I drink a lot of water every day - at least 2 liters a day.
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