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jack_&_charli 
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:11pm |
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ok, so i think i have a UTI.......i need to pee more frequently and it feels uncomfortable at the end of the pee...(hehe the things we talk about!)
does this sound like a UTI?
i remember having something similar about 12yrs ago but it was alot worse!
do i need to go to the dr?? is there something i can get from the chemist or something natural from the supermarket??
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:14pm |
It does sound like it - I always found once I had finished peeing it felt like I still needed to pee but nothing would come out.... once it gets worse it will feel like you're peeing razorblades  Definately get yourself to the doc to get some antibiotics 
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:18pm |
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Ural sachets work well - I also find that drinking loads of water can help but if its that bad, yeah, a trip to the doctor might be on order.
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:21pm |
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AB's are the quickest way but as well as that down lots of Cranberry Juice. Make sure it is genuine cranberry though not the flavoured 3 lt type stuff. I find that it works esp if just in the early stages. I also take cranberry capsules at the same time. Avoid caffeine and alcohol for a couple of days too as this irritates the bladder and drink heaps of water.
They are the worst things ever to have!!
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:34pm |
it's not too bad, i'm not running to the toilet every 5mins like last time...so might try the ural sachets first.....simply cannot afford a trip to the drs right now 
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:48pm |
Hey Jack&Charli - I would go to the doctor - I had exactly that a week ago, took Ural which helped clear it for a few days but last night I was in agony.. just got back from the doctors and I now have a kidney infection. Not very nice at all and I feel like crap!
Hope you feel better soon 
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 1:49pm |
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The Ural sachets only neutralise the pee so stop it stinging. The cranberry juice will actually kill the bacteria as well so I would be doing both. Drinking lots of water has a similar effect to the ural sachets as it dilutes the urine meaning it doesn't sting.
Hope that helps.
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 2:05pm |
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i swear by cranberry juice, and i have some cranberry tablets which are really great!
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 2:09pm |
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Agree with Anna, cranberry juice and ural will only get you so far. If no improvement by tomorrow, I'd be off to the Dr. I got a UTI after having Lydia, which rapidly spread to my kidneys, and then to my blood, and was back in hospital for 4 days for IV antibiotics for septicaemia (NOT FUN!!!). So, please don't let it get too bad...
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 3:05pm |
Have to agree about not letting it go on for too long. While I haven't quite got to the stage some of these ladies have, its gotten pretty painful and yuck and happened quickly too.
Hope you get better quickly!
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 3:29pm |
bit the bullet and i've got a dr appt this arvo......will just put less petrol in the car 
i need to ask about my endo anyway so makes it a little more worth while spending the $$
(and my small crush i have on my GP  )
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 4:58pm |
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The ural is great at relieving pain, but it actually neutralizes the acid in your urine, which in turn enables the infection to get alot worse.
Lots and lots and LOTS of water helps I have found :)
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 6:58pm |
i'm on a course of AB's and most likely have endo back again so need to have an ultrasound etc....yay! 
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 7:37pm |
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when i got Uti during one of my pregnancies - i got told by the OB to have cranberry juice (with soda water if I wanted to) and Vit c together. ural takes the stinging away (but tastes discusting) drink plenty of water to try and wash it out.
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Posted: 04 August 2009 at 9:33pm |
Thats sweet you have a sorted. I have these cranberry tablets that dissolve in water that i keep in my cupboard to take as soon as i feel the first sting. Works every time
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urgh! UTI????
