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I'm up in the middle of the night sitting on one leg just to try and get comfortable. I have now had 1 UTI last month and another this month. I can't handle this! I am trying the Gan Mao Ling and Ginsing, but it seems the Gan Mao that the "other" ingredients are artificial and may be making things worse. I plan on emailing Dr. B tomorrow, but I don't know how to get thru these episodes. I haven't had back to back UTI's in 10 years. I've had IC for 13. Help, help, help!!! Can anyone give me any words of advise about getting thru a UTI with the herbs and not resorting to an antibiotic. I read on another post that someone had one for months while trying to get over it with the herbs. I don't know how to tolerate this pain for another hour yet another week or month. Am I that weak? There are so many things going thru my head and all I want is this pain to go away! Please help!
Bomamed sells Gan Mao Ling on
Bomamed sells Gan Mao Ling on her website.
Thanks Blondy, I will
Thanks Blondy, I will definitely see if the Bomamed herb is absent of the extra artificial ingredients. Also, the urgency and pain with urination subsided around 3 am so I finally got a couple hours of sleep. Since treatment I have had more bladder pain than I can even remember experiencing. I'm hoping this is all part of the healing process.
If you put in "medicine
If you put in "medicine cabinet" in the search box you will find a list of herbs and supplements you should have in your medicine cabinet by Dr. B.
For UTI not IC she lists BA ZHENG SAN DIANTHUS FORMULA AND CHUAN XIN LIAN AS WELL AS HAVING GOLDENSEAL AND OIL OF OREGANO ON BOARD.
As always I would check with her.
Hope you are feeling better
Breis
HI Heather!
HI Heather!
I am SO sorry you are dealing with this! I am wondering are you following a protocol that Dr. B gave you? (Just asking because for possible UTI, Dr. B recommended something different for me which I think included GML). I have about 6 different things in my medicine cabinet so double check with her about what else you might need if GML is not working? Keep us posted!
If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.
Breis thanks for that
Breis thanks for that information! I will definitely follow thru on the search. I find that this forum is not user friendly or maybe it's just me, but I have a hard time navigating. Hi Mimi! I ordered ear formula and GML from Dr. B today. Once again I had to resort to the antibiotic. I had my urine tested to see if I could hold off 1 day till I received the herbs, but the test showed a large amount of blood, high white blood cell count and super acidic, which I was told it was due to bacteria. I find I am having a hard time distinguishing between my IC pain and early onset of a UTI. By the time I have a UTI it is full blown. Is anyone on a protocol to prevent UTI's as part of their treatment because they consistently get them? I am thinking of talking with Dr. B about this. I am also noticing that anything involving the area "down there" like waxing and sex are more problematic than in the past. Is it normal to become more sensitive (to everything) during treatment? My understanding is that the sensitivities would get better not worse. I understand healing crisis' but I've read those episodes are short in duration...hmm, lots of questions! Thank you for the responses. I'm felling better, but trying to get the hang of handling these set backs so healing isn't halted. Looking towards a more peaceful night of sleep:)
So glad you are feeling
So glad you are feeling better! Ask Dr. B about all of those concerns you have. I have noticed some patients in the first months of treatment are much more sensitive with shaving/ cleansing, etc...So I think that is very normal because you are DETOXING through all of those tissues.
As for the chronic UTIs, I know as your body gets stronger those will resolve. I personally don't have a lot of experience with this or how to manage it via the protocol so these are questions for Dr. B or maybe someone who has a similar challenge!!
Also, I don't have intercourse right now. I am not saying that is a good thing or good for me or my marriage, but it keeps my pain and UTI risk super low. We do other things to be intimate so at least we have that.
If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.
I am definitely going to have
I am definitely going to have to work with Dr. B on the chronic UTI's. I have become so allergic to almost every antibiotic b/c of past chronic UTI's. I fear them. I too would really lower my pain and UTI risk without intercourse, but I wouldn't be married if that were the discussion I tried to have with my spouse. I've suggested just doing other things ONLY and the suggestion didn't go over very well. With these most recent infections, I can't even relax and enjoy sex anymore, which is very unfortunate. Just another part of IC's "ugliness".
Who told you blood, acidity and white blood cells are UTI? For IC patients, the only way to confirm UTI is to identify bacteria. Otherwise, it is just another revelation of IC, and it may last for a while.
Taking your IC background
Taking your IC background into consideration, until the doctor identifies bacteria, which they are relactant to do, there is no way to know if you have UTI for sure.
Blondy, you are absolutely
Blondy, you are absolutely right about the difference between UTI and IC. I think b/c I have not a had horrible flares that resemble UTI's for so many years (approx 10) that I completely forgot the distinguishing factor. I just felt only the low grade back pain and bladder pain was my IC (which is everyday). Thank you for opening my eyes!...I needed them opened.
Yes agree with blondy you
Yes agree with blondy you absolutely need a postivie culture. Otherwise the protocol that Dr. Brizman prescribes would be totally different, depending.
If we don't excel at health, the only other option is disease.
I am thinking about having my
I am thinking about having my urine tested often as a precautionary measure to understand changes occurring in the urine and to try to catch actual UTI's early. Does anyone else do this? I have an appt with Dr. B bext week so I can provide me plan to deal with these issues better, if it's possible.