So I'm drinking LOTS of cranberry juice this morning

[skygazer]

I'm sure most if not all of the women on this board know what that means. :banghead:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

1. sorry dear! that sucks!!

:hug:

[skygazer]

5. Thanks, hon

yes it does!

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. yes...unfortunately... I really hate that.

:hug:

You know they sell those little pills over the counter now that make er...things a little more bearable.


Feel better. :hug:

[skygazer]

7. I'm popping into the doc's in a little bit

To pee in a cup. :eyes:

[AlCzervik]

3. ouch sorry.

hope that goes away quickly.
:hug:

[skygazer]

9. Isn't it funny how we all know what that means?

Thanks for the hug. :hi:

[CottonBear]

4. Oy! Take the pills too. You can also take them daily for prevention.

I feel your pain. :(

[skygazer]

10. Yup. I was for a while

Then I got out of the habit. D'oh!

[CottonBear]

23. Advice from my doctor and a nurse friend RE: UTI:

After that activity that can cause a UTI, urinate immediately afterward. This flushes out bacteria from the urinary tract and helps to prevent the infection from reaching the bladder and beyond.

I'm sure that your white cell count is high. If the UTI is really bad, you may have a fever.

Get well soon and take all of your antibiotics and those cranberry pills! :hug:

[distantearlywarning]

35. This is great advice.

The urinating immediately after thing - a friend of mine told me about this years ago when I was suffering from a particularly bad episode. I've followed that advice faithfully ever since and have not had a single recurrence in over 5 years.

It does unfortunately cut down on the post-coital snuggling and all that, but that's a price I'm more than willing to pay for not ever having to go through the evil torture of a bad bladder infection again.

[Lars39]

6. AZO Standard helps until you get a urinalysis.

:hug:

[CottonBear]

8. Azo Standard is great stuff but things do turn alarmingly orange. n/t

[Lars39]

11. Good reminder!

:D

[BarenakedLady]

29. Yes neon orange...

a lovely, lovely shade.

:)

[skygazer]

12. I have some pyridium left from the last one

I dug that out. Thanks. :hi:

[AllegroRondo]

13. it means you're out of vodka?

because the only way I'll drink cranberry juice is with vodka.

[Goblinmonger]

26. Missed yours when I posted mine.

Great minds?

[MissMillie]

14. U.T.I.

yuk... sorry

[sniffa]

15. drug test?

[WindRavenX]

16. LOL that was my first reaction too!!

:rofl:

[sniffa]

19. ..

:rofl:

how you doing? :hi:

[WindRavenX]

20. I'm graduating in 53 days

I'm terrified.

[sniffa]

21. from a utah skooL?

sorry, if i'm out of the Loop.

i Liked it better when you went to b.c.

[WindRavenX]

22. lol, im still at BC. Im not moving til May 28th.

:hi:

[sniffa]

24. whew

we can stiLL hang out before you go. :bounce:

danky dank

[SPKrazy]

17. Got a little

'fection eh?

:hug:

this too shall pass

:hi:

[u4ic]

18. I hope you feel better soon

:hug:

[Goblinmonger]

25. Can you mix a little vodka in with that

or does that ruin the "effect"?

[BarenakedLady]

27. Oh man

That is the WORST...I hope you caught it in time. If not, get on antibiotics before it gets worse.

I hope you feel better soon. :hug:

[cwydro]

28. Yikes!

Get better soon.

[NewWaveChick1981]

30. I'm sorry, skygazer.

:hug: I used to have to drink cranberry juice frequently a long time ago. Seems the antibiotics never completely knocked out the infection, and it recurred all too often. It eventually went away, and I've never had a problem since. I hope you feel better soon. :pals:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. Bummers...Blueberry is good for UTIs too...

If you want a little variety. Try to drink stuff with as little sweetener as possible (fruit juice sweetened instead of sugar or HFCS). The sweeteners can encourage yeasties...
:hug:

[bigwillq]

32. Just stop smoking the weed already!

:P

I don't think that's it but that's my only guess.

I may not want to know why you really did it. :hide:

[skygazer]

37. But it makes me feel so much better!

No, guys don't generally understand the cranberry reference but it's obvious from this thread that all the women do!

(urinary tract infection - and no, you probably didn't want to know!)

[bigwillq]

39. I figured that out.

It happens. I normally don't get too grossed out about stuff like that.

I thought it had something to do with Penelope's visit. Penelope Period that is. That stuff I don't really understand. So glad it doesn't happen to me every month!

:)

[distantearlywarning]

33. Ooooh. Sorry.

I feel for you. Hope it gets better soon. :-(

[NC_Nurse]

34. I know all too well.

So sorry. I had that problem chronically for over a year. It sucked.

Hope you feel better soon! :hug:

[LynneSin]

36. I take cranberry suppliments everyday

Hell I've been drinking cranberry juice since I was 5 after it landed me in the hospital

[skygazer]

38. I've got to go back to those

But it's been years since I had one of these things. :grr:

Ah, well, I picked up my Bactrim at the pharmacy and I'm taking AllegroRondo and Goblinmonger's advice and adding some vodka to my cranberry. It may not help the infection but it will make it a lot easier to bear!

[LynneSin]

40. Good to hear you got the Bactrim

When I first moved out on my own I was 2 hours away from the one doctor that had any clue about my medical history. So you call your local docter, tell them what's going on and ask for an appointment - they tell you 3 days later. :wtf: Greatest thing is when they came out with the OTC painkillers - at least that would help the cran juice out alot. And I finally found a doc that said that I was to just call and she'd take care of me - not that this happens that often but when it does :grr:

[flamingyouth]

41. Ugh - take care.

Not fun. Been there. A lot. :hug:

[Generic Brad]

42. I'll trade you. I drank prune juice

But that's only because I'm usually full of crap.

[crim son]

43. I haven't dealt with that in years.

Fortunately I love cranberry juice. Feel better, skygazer!

[Cabcere]

44. Ouch...I'm sorry.

:hug: So far I've never had one (knock on wood!), but my mom got one a few years back, and it was no fun. :( I hope you feel better soon! :hug: