UTI

 I woke up to fire when I went to the bathroom. Well, that's what it felt like. I obviously didn't drink enough water over the weekend, and somehow ended up with a UTI.

So I pulled out the big guns. D-mannose. Ladies, let me tell you, this stuff works. I take 2 tablets with lots of water, pee, then two more with lots of water, repeat, repeat as needed. I started at 9 am. It's now noon and I am better.

I added the salt to my first drink to boost electrolytes. I'm on plain water now. May add another dose of salty water later.

Let me tell you a story. About 15 years ago I had a very stubborn bladder infection. My doctor prescribed the regular antibiotics for that but they did nothing. He changed the prescription....still nothing. He put me on Levofloxacin (Levaquin). It came with three pages of serious warnings. It has numerous Black Box warnings and is now discontinued here in the US. 

Let that sink in.

From Drugs.com:

"Levaquin is a fluoroquinolone (flor-o-KWIN-o-lone) antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.

Levaquin is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. Levofloxacin is also used to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax or certain types of plague.

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause serious or disabling side effects.

Levaquin should be used only for infections that cannot be treated with a safer antibiotic.

Warnings

Levaquin can cause serious side effects, including Tendon Rupture, Peripheral Neuropathy, Central Nervous System Effects, and Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation.

I could not handle the medicine at all and the thought of my tendons popping off even years later was enough to make me run. Anthrax or the plague....would only take it for that. 

I started researching. That's when I found out about D-mannose. It cleared my infection in a couple days. It is rare for me to need antibiotics now. It is also rare for me to get an infection, but not drinking enough water can bring one on. I used to take cranberry pills and probably should start again. However, D-mannose is a must-have for any time that a UTI might pop up.