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UTI'S

Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:30 pm
by smitherz
I SUFFER FROM REGULAR INFECTIONS AND HAVE BEEN TAKING VARIOUS DAILY ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED BY MY DOCTOR TO CONTROL THEM. THE PROBLEM BEING IS THEY CAUSE DIARROHEA AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT WITH LESS HARSH SIDE EFFECTS.

Re: UTI'S

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:21 pm
by Mr Chris Harding
Yes there are a number of non-antibiotic alternatives with vary levels of efficacy and supporting evidence. Examples include methenamine Hippurate, D-mannose, cranberry supplements, vaginal oestrogen etc etc. There are a few good summary articles out there - perhaps the best is by Sihra et al in Nature Reviews. Urology 2018, 15 (12): 750-776.