À un moment dans ma vie, tout tournait autour des infections urinaires récurrentes. J’étais tellement angoissée par mes infections urinaires que je pensais que je ne reviendrais jamais à ma vie d’avant.
« Quand j’y repense, j’ai des flashbacks de traumatismes, des moments d’angoisses à me demander quand la prochaine infection urinaire allait venir toquer à ma porte. »
Est-ce que j’allais réussir à me débarrasser de mes infections urinaires et mycoses vaginales constantes ? Il m’a fallu 5 ans pour réaliser que oui, c’était possible de s’en débarrasser. Mais pour y arriver, il fallait que je m’attaque à pas mal d’aspects de ma santé.
Raccourcis de l’histoire
- Comment ça a commencé >>>>
- Infections urinaires récurrentes : la vie de tous les jours >>>>
- Régime alimentaire et infections urinaires récurrentes >>>>
- Les tests standards ne m’ont pas aidée >>>>
- Hormones, mycoses et infections urinaires >>>>
- Infections urinaires récurrentes : mon traitement >>>>
Mon récit peut vous intéresser
Même si aujourd’hui, je suis complètement guérie (je ne prends plus de médicaments ou de compléments, et je n’ai plus de symptômes), je ne vais pas vous parler d’un remède miracle.
Il n’y a pas vraiment de remède miracle quand on parle d’infections urinaires récurrentes. Promis, je vais vous dire ce qui a marché pour moi. Mais pour le moment, pensez bien à ça :
Penser qu’il existe une approche universelle contre les infections urinaires, c’est comme penser qu’on a trouvé un jean qui va à tout le monde.
Mais, ne partez pas tout de suite sur un autre blog qui va vous donner un remède miracle en 24 heures, car mon récit peut vous intéresser. Ce récit parle de trouver la cause de ses infections urinaires récurrentes, et de la soigner.
On ne peut briser le cycle infernal de symptômes et de traitements qu’en trouvant la cause de notre infection urinaire. Pour briser ce cycle, il faut faire des sacrifices. Mon histoire parle de changements permanents pour arriver à guérir.
Le conseil que je donne toujours aux autres personnes qui souffrent d’infections urinaires à répétition, c’est que la voie de la guérison, c’est le savoir.
Lisez tout ce que vous pouvez sur les infections urinaires récurrentes, les autres causes de symptômes urinaires, et sur la façon dont votre santé globale peut affecter votre guérison. J’espère que mon histoire pourra vous aider.
Le commencement : je n’avais aucune idée de ce qui allait m’arriver
Si je pouvais recommencer, je ne ferais pas les mêmes erreurs.
J’ai eu ma première infection urinaire à 23 ans. Le docteur de SOS médecins m’a demandé « vous êtes sûre que vous n’avez pas vos règles ? » Clairement, il n’avait pas réfléchi au danger auquel il s’exposait en étant condescendant avec une femme qui souffrait d’une infection urinaire.
J’ai réussi à me contenir, et à ne pas lui balancer à la figure : « vous pensez que je ne connais pas la différence entre mes règles et du sang qui sort de ma vessie ?? » (Non mais, il est sérieux ?)
Je ne voulais que deux choses : un médicament pour la douleur, et qu’il dégage de ma vue immédiatement. Les deux ont fini par arriver.
Quelques heures après, les antibiotiques avaient fonctionné, et je n’y pensais déjà plus. Je n’y ai pas pensé pendant neuf ans.
Mais en fait, j’étais la pro des infections urinaires. Si avoir des infections urinaires était une compétence, je l’aurais mise sur mon CV : un CDD de cinq ans entre les infections urinaires et moi, pratiquement sans pause.
Comment mes infections urinaires récurrentes ont commencé
Entre ma rupture amoureuse et la vente de mon entreprise, j’étais très stressée et épuisée.
Je faisais du sport tous les jours et je mangeais à peu près sainement, j’étais végétarienne… mais le stress a eu raison de moi.
L’infection urinaire est arrivée rapidement. Même si la douleur était aussi intense que dans mes souvenirs, je n’ai pas paniqué autant que la première fois. Je savais qu’en arrivant aux urgences, on allait me prescrire des antibiotiques.
En plus, je n’avais vraiment pas le temps de m’en inquiéter. J’étais bien trop occupée pour m’occuper vraiment de ma santé.
Comme lors de ma première infection urinaire, les antibiotiques ont fonctionné, et je n’y ai plus pensé. Mais les symptômes sont revenus. Un mois plus tard, j’étais à la ferme chez une amie, et j’avais tellement mal que j’ai dû aller à l’hôpital.
Faire de la route pendant plus d’une heure, c’était un calvaire… je me suis retrouvée accroupie au bord d’une route dangereuse, dans le noir, plusieurs fois pendant le trajet.
« Même si je ne le savais pas encore, les infections urinaires récurrentes faisaient maintenant partie de ma vie. »
Le truc c’est que, quand ça commence, ça sort de nulle part. Alors, on n’a aucune idée de ce que ça va devenir. On prend des antibiotiques, les symptômes s’en vont, on est plutôt en bonne santé… c’était sûrement juste un problème éphémère.
Pourquoi j’avais des infections urinaires ? C’était de ma faute ?
On peut penser que c’est une coïncidence, même quand c’est la deuxième ou troisième infection urinaire. À ce moment-là, on ne comprend pas vraiment les mots « infections urinaires récurrentes ». Je me disais que je ne dormais juste pas assez.
Ou que je devais avoir un virus, et que mon système immunitaire avait du mal à s’en sortir.
J’étais complètement dans le déni. J’étais convaincue que les antibiotiques allaient fonctionner à tous les coups. Pourtant, ils ne fonctionnaient pas.
J’étais tellement occupée par la vente de mon entreprise et les préparatifs d’un déménagement en Europe qu’aller chez le docteur pour prendre des antibiotiques, ça m’énervait au lieu de m’inquiéter.
« Je me sentais très adulte quand j’ai demandé à mon docteur de me donner une dose d’antibiotiques ‘au cas où’. Je rigole encore de mon optimisme. »
La vie de tous les jours avec des infections urinaires récurrentes
Après un voyage au Royaume-Uni, j’ai eu une infection urinaire le jour avant mon trajet de retour vers l’Australie : 30 heures de vol. Mon pire cauchemar était arrivé : prendre l’avion avec une infection urinaire.
J’ai réussi à avoir une dose d’antibiotiques, mais en arrivant à l’aéroport, je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien.
Je me suis armée d’une immense quantité d’eau, j’ai demandé à être assise côté couloir, et j’ai passé tout le vol à boire de l’eau. J’allais faire pipi exactement toutes les 20 minutes, et franchement, en arrivant à Hong-Kong pour mon escale 13 heures plus tard, je pensais que j’allais m’en sortir.
Bien sûr, Melissa. Je suis montée dans mon avion pour Sydney, et les dix heures qui ont suivies ont été remplies de fièvre, de frissons, et de sueurs froides.
J’ai raté mon vol pour Melbourne, et me suis effondrée devant le comptoir du service client de l’aéroport de Sydney. Je me rappelle à peine avoir rangé mon sac dans une consigne et avoir cherché de l’aide.
Heureusement, j’ai réussi à trouver le médecin de l’aéroport, qui m’a prescrit des antibiotiques et des anti-vomitifs. Il pensait que j’en aurais besoin… et il avait raison. En moins de 30 minutes, j’avais envie de vomir. Pour moi, c’était un tout nouveau symptôme des infections urinaires.
J’avais raté mon avion, mais je m’en fichais. 35 heures après le début de mon voyage, j’ai réussi à arriver à Melbourne. Ensuite, j’ai dormi pendant 20 heures. Mon corps avait lâché.
Mesurer le temps avec les infections urinaires
« Ma vie se divisait en modules basés sur mes infections urinaires. »
Du genre : c’était quand ? Ah oui, pendant le voyage où j’ai eu une infection urinaire au camping, et où je devais faire pipi dehors dans le froid, à côté des moutons bizarres…
Ou, c’était en mars ou en avril ? Ça devait être en mars, parce que j’avais une infection urinaire et une intoxication alimentaire en même temps, en plus c’était l’anniversaire de ma sœur, et je l’ai appelée alors que je vomissais et je pissais du sang.
Je sais que c’est dégoûtant, mais c’est exactement ce que je veux montrer. Les infections urinaires faisaient partie de ma vie de tous les jours. Alors qu’on souffre toujours autant, à chaque fois, et que c’est très handicapant.
Sans antibiotiques, ça marche ?
Quelques mois (et quelques infections urinaires) plus tard, je vivais en Grèce, dans un village. Il faut s’imaginer quelques maisons sur une colline à côté de la mer, loin, très loin de l’hôpital.
Et les maisons… des petites boîtes en béton, pittoresques, avec les toilettes dans le jardin, derrière un olivier. C’était une expérience incroyable, que j’ai adorée. Du moins, entre les infections urinaires.
J’ai passé des heures dans ces toilettes à me demander si je devais prendre les antibiotiques que j’avais emmenés. Je me demandais même si mes reins n’étaient pas en train de se désintégrer et de sortir par ma vessie.
Avoir des infections urinaires récurrentes, ça peut faire très peur. Mais après en avoir eu plusieurs, j’ai commencé à douter des antibiotiques. Je me suis demandée si on pouvait soigner une infection urinaire sans antibiotiques.
Peut-être que pour guérir, il fallait que mon corps apprenne à se battre seul ? Ou alors, peut-être que j’allais mourir dans ce petit village, et que mes parents allaient devoir rapatrier mon corps en Australie.
Le sang dans les urines est-il révélateur d’une infection des reins ?
Internet m’a assuré que si je saignais en faisant pipi, ça voulait dire que mes reins étaient affectés, et qu’il fallait ABSOLUMENT que je prenne des antibiotiques. Donc je les ai pris.
Je ne suis pas morte dans le trou du cul du monde, et je n’ai même pas dit à mes parents que je pensais à mon enterrement.
J’étais vivante, mais pas en bonne santé.
Conseil n°1 pour les infections urinaires récurrentes :
Dans ce récit, je vais vous donner quelques conseils que j’aurais aimé avoir, avec du recul. N°1 : Le sang dans les urines ne signifie pas toujours une infection des reins. Pour la plupart des gens que j’ai rencontrés, il s’agit tout simplement d’un symptôme d’infection urinaire. Et aucun·e docteur·e ne s’est inquiété·e pour mes reins.
Les symptômes urinaires diffèrent en fonction des personnes, et vous pouvez avoir des symptômes qui ressemblent à une infection urinaire, mais qui sont causés par d’autres problèmes. Vous pouvez en apprendre plus sur les symptômes urinaires et sur les causes des infections urinaires. Il peut être intéressant de garder une trace de vos symptômes pour en parler avec un·e docteur·e.
Infections urinaires et mycoses vaginales récurrentes
Les antibiotiques peuvent avoir des effets secondaires lorsque l’on en prend fréquemment. Pour moi, c’était surtout les mycoses vaginales. Même si elles sont moins douloureuses que les infections urinaires, les mycoses me tenaient toujours compagnie.
À chaque fois que je prenais des antibiotiques, je devais prendre un antifongique. Les symptômes partaient juste assez longtemps pour qu’une nouvelle infection urinaire fasse son nid. Donc je prenais d’autres antibiotiques, et d’autres antifongiques.
Puis d’autres antibiotiques, et d’autres antifongiques. Enfin, vous comprenez.
J’étais tout le temps sous médicaments. J’avais l’impression de ne plus contrôler mon corps. Je ne pensais pas pouvoir retrouver un équilibre sain.
Mes microbiomes, y compris dans les voies digestives, avaient été complètement détruits par les antibiotiques et les antifongiques.
A force, les antibiotiques et les antifongiques ont commencé à ne plus faire effet, et je n’avais plus que quelques heures de soulagement avant une nouvelle infection urinaire et mycose.
« À ce moment-là, je souffrais constamment. Il n’y a pratiquement aucun moment où je n’avais pas de sensation d’inconfort dans mes voies urinaires. Et encore, inconfort, c’est une litote. »
J’ai remarqué qu’il y avait un lien entre mes symptômes digestifs, les symptômes de mes mycoses et la fréquence des symptômes aigus de l’infection urinaire. J’avais presque tout le temps des symptômes. J’en ai eu marre, alors j’ai décidé de faire des changements drastiques.
Régime alimentaire et infections urinaires récurrentes
J’ai fait des recherches sur les levures Candida, et j’ai rapidement décidé de ne plus manger de sucres transformés, de fruits, ni aucune céréale. Je faisais du footing et de la natation tous les jours, et j’évitais l’alcool.
Ça a permis à mes symptômes digestifs de diminuer un peu, mais j’ai continué à souffrir d’infections urinaires et de mycoses vaginales.
J’ai déménagé à Berlin après trois mois en Grèce. Bien sûr, les infections urinaires ont, elles aussi, fait leurs bagages et sont venues avec moi.
Je me suis vite familiarisée avec le système de soins allemand. En gros, j’ai dû trouver un docteur qui voulait bien me prescrire des antibiotiques à chaque fois que j’avais une infection urinaire, et une ordonnance en plus pour que je puisse en prendre seule si besoin.
J’ai perdu le compte du nombre de fois où il a envoyé mon urine au laboratoire. Les résultats étaient toujours les mêmes : leucocytes (globules blancs) élevés, mais des niveaux de bactéries ‘insignifiants’… globalement, pas de quoi s’inquiéter.
« D’après le laboratoire, je n’avais pas d’infection urinaire. D’après mon corps, je savais que j’en avais une, et qu’elle ne partirait pas. »
Le laboratoire arrivait à identifier une chose : un taux trop élevé de levures vaginales. A ce moment-là, je vivais de nouveau sous la douleur 24h/24, à cause de mes symptômes digestifs. J’avais des ballonnements dans le bas de l’abdomen, et ils ne partaient jamais.
Alors, j’ai continué à changer mes habitudes alimentaires. Je suis devenue végane, et j’ai commencé à faire du jeûne intermittent.
J’ai suivi ce régime pendant neuf mois, et, petit à petit, mon corps s’est transformé. De ballonné, malade et douloureux, il est passé à fin, fort, et libéré de ses problèmes digestifs. Pourtant, les infections urinaires et mycoses vaginales ont continué.
Les tests standards ne m’ont pas aidée
J’ai commencé mes recherches, et j’ai demandé à mon médecin de faire des tests précis, sur certains organismes. Il s’est exécuté sans problèmes. Il ne savait pas quoi faire d’autre pour m’aider. Mais le plus important, c’est qu’il me croyait. Il savait que j’avais une infection.
Ces tests n’ont servi à rien. On n’a pas trouvé d’organismes spécifiques. Mais on a trouvé d’autres signes d’infection.
A ce moment-là, j’avais des infections urinaires récurrentes depuis 3 ans. Je commençais sérieusement à perdre ma patience et ma tête. J’ai changé de médecin. Pareil. Il·elle·s ont fait des tests. Et même s’il·elle·s savaient que j’avais une infection urinaire, il·elle·s ne savaient pas pourquoi.
Je n’y connaissais rien en tests, et je ne comprenais pas pourquoi ils ne m’aidaient pas.
Conseil n°2 pour les infections urinaires récurrentes :
Avec le recul, je sais que les tests standards et ECBU sont très inexacts. De nombreuses études ont prouvé que les techniques de culture urinaires classiques n’arrivent pas à identifier l’infection dans 50 % des cas.
L’inexactitude des tests peut expliquer vos résultats négatifs ou incertains malgré vos symptômes.
Je vous encourage à en apprendre plus sur l’inexactitude des ECBU et des bandelettes urinaires. De cette façon, vous pourrez reprendre contrôle de la situation et chercher de meilleurs soins. Votre test d’infection urinaire peut être négatif pour 7 raisons principales. Vous les trouverez sur ce lien, avec des explications sur ce que vous pouvez faire.
C’était impossible que les infections urinaires fassent partie de mon avenir
À cause de mon caractère, je ne supporte pas d’accepter quelque chose qui n’a pas lieu d’être. Ce n’est pas normal que mon corps s’écroule dès que je suis un peu fatiguée, déshydratée, ou dès que j’ai un rapport sexuel. J’ai toujours été plus forte que ça.
Je sais détecter si et quand il y a un problème dans mon corps. J’ai réussi à me diagnostiquer des blessures qui ont pris des années à être détectées par des machines. Je murmure à l’oreille de mon propre corps.
Alors, quand mes infections urinaires récurrentes sont arrivées, j’ai pris un coup.
« Quand on a une infection urinaire toutes les deux semaines ou tous les mois, on n’a pas le temps de se sentir vivant. De faire des choses. »
On vit en permanence avec un nuage noir au dessus de la tête. Quand on va visiter un bar ou un restaurant pour savoir si c’est bien, on ne s’intéresse plus à sa fréquentation. Non, on regarde les toilettes. On apprend à chercher des toilettes dans n’importe quel endroit. Je pouvais toujours dire où se trouvaient les toilettes publiques les plus proches.
Je prenais toujours un remède avec moi, où que j’aille. Pour moi, ça signifiait avoir des antibiotiques dans mon sac 24h/24.
Planifier des vacances, c’était synonyme de stress, et pour les relations… Ne me demandez même pas de vous raconter à quel point les infections urinaires récurrentes impactent les relations amoureuses.
Enfin… Je suis déjà partie sur le sujet.
Infections urinaires après les rapports sexuels
Le sexe devient source de stress. On calcule toujours la probabilité d’avoir une infection urinaire. Clairement, c’est un tue-l’amour.
Après l’acte, on essaie de laisser un temps respectable avant de courir aux toilettes pour vider sa vessie. Quand on a des infections urinaires récurrentes, on peut OUBLIER les câlins heureux après le sexe.
Quand j’y repense, je suis terrifiée de voir à quel point j’étais proche de tout abandonner. Je ne sais même pas ce que ça aurait signifié. Des infections urinaires pour toujours ? Des épisodes encore plus rapprochés à chaque fois ?
« Un docteur m’a dit que ‘j’avais sûrement juste une vessie irritable ou une cystite interstitielle‘. Un commentaire comme ça, comme si c’était quelque chose de mineur, de pas important. »
Je savais qu’il me condamnait à perpétuité. Mais j’ai refusé de l’accepter. Ça a été une révélation.
Conseil n°3 pour les infections urinaires récurrentes :
Tou·te·s les spécialistes de la santé ne peuvent pas être toujours au courant de toutes les recherches sur les infections urinaires récurrentes. Si vous pensez que votre médecin ne pourra pas vous aider, n’hésitez pas à en chercher un autre.
Si on vous a dit que vous aviez une cystite interstitielle, ou que vous êtes juste prédisposé·e aux infections urinaires, mais que vous êtes sûr·e·s que vous pouvez vous en sortir, trouvez un médecin qui vous aidera en ce sens.
Apprenez en plus sur les différentes approches de traitement des infections urinaires récurrentes, et découvrez le point de vue d’un médecin sur les infections urinaires chroniques et les cystites interstitielles, ainsi que sur les tests de la cystite interstitielle.
J’ai arrêté de prendre des antibiotiques pour mes infections urinaires récurrentes
J’avais essayé tous les remèdes naturels possibles et imaginables. Rien ne fonctionnait.
Ça faisait 3 ans et demi que je me battais. En essayant de continuer à vivre normalement, en prétendant que tout allait bien. J’ai même réussi à aller faire de l’humanitaire dans les Balkans pendant quelques mois.
Le point de non-retour, c’était Sarajevo. La dernière frontière.
J’ai eu une infection urinaire qui n’est jamais partie. Les symptômes continuaient malgré les deux traitements antibiotiques forts que je prenais en même temps. On me les avait prescrits en tant que ‘dernière solution’.
« Je savais que, tant que je n’aurais pas déterminé ce qui causait mes infections urinaires, je ne trouverais pas le bon antibiotique, et je ne voulais pas continuer à en prendre sans être mieux informée. »
Mon corps souffrait. J’étais sensible à tout.
J’avais des démangeaisons tous les jours, des mycoses en permanence, et même ma pilule contraceptive ne contrôlait plus mes cycles. J’étais au bout du rouleau.
Alors, j’ai arrêté de prendre des antibiotiques.
J’imagine ça comme la dernière bouffée d’air avant de sauter d’une falaise dans l’océan, en n’étant pas sûre de savoir nager.
Hormones, mycoses et infections urinaires
J’ai aussi arrêté de prendre la pilule. Je n’ai jamais recommencé.
Je le précise, parce qu’à cette époque, je pensais que ce serait temporaire. Je prenais la pilule depuis mes 16 ans. Au début, ce n’était pas pour éviter une grossesse, mais pour contrôler mes règles qui étaient si abondantes que j’étais anémique et j’avais besoin d’un traitement.
Plus tard dans ma vie, ça a été utile pour d’autres raisons. Je ne voulais pas me soucier d’avoir des règles abondantes et irrégulières, et je ne voulais pas tomber enceinte, donc la pilule m’a permis de me détacher presque complètement de ces angoisses.
Les problèmes que j’ai rencontrés avec la pilule ont commencé au même moment que mes infections urinaires récurrentes. Mes flores vaginale et intestinale ont pris un sacré choc, à cause de tous les antibiotiques que je prenais. Malgré la pilule, je ne pouvais plus prédire mon cycle.
Une gynécologue m’a suggéré que la pilule que je prenais n’étais pas adaptée pour moi, donc elle m’en a prescrit une autre… puis une autre… Ça ne fonctionnait pas, mes cycles restaient irréguliers.
En plus, j’ai commencé à souffrir d’irritations de la peau, et les démangeaisons me rendaient folle.
Une docteure qui a changé le cours des choses
Il y a eu un miracle. On m’a donné rendez-vous avec une jeune docteure à Berlin, qui pensait que mes problèmes de peau étaient liés à un plus grand problème – possiblement une trop grande croissance de Candida – aggravés par les antibiotiques et l’oestrogène de ma pilule.
Ma nouvelle docteure ne pensait pas seulement que les levures étaient au cœur de mes symptômes, elle pensait aussi que c’était ces mêmes levures qui causaient mes symptômes urinaires. Les tests ont confirmé que j’avais un problème de Candida dans mes microbiomes vaginal et intestinal.
En partageant sa propre expérience, elle a réussi à me convaincre d’arrêter la pilule. C’était terrifiant pour moi. J’imagine à nouveau mes règles trop abondantes, et en plus de tout ça, la possibilité de tomber enceinte.
« Mais je n’avais plus d’excuses. J’étais prête à reprendre le contrôle de ma santé. »
L’idée d’arrêter de prendre des médicaments me semblait un peu contre intuitive, mais j’étais prête à tenter le coup.
Je n’aurais pas dû m’inquiéter. Comme j’avais changé mon régime alimentaire, et implémenté d’autres mesures que vous lirez par la suite, mon cycle était devenu très régulier et je n’avais presque plus aucun symptômes menstruels.
MISE À JOUR : Même si j’ai eu besoin d’arrêter les antibiotiques lors de ma guérison, je ne suis pas contre leur utilisation, et j’ai appris, grâce à notre communauté, que les antibiotiques sont la bonne solution pour beaucoup de personnes.
Mon approche pour traiter mes infections urinaires récurrentes.
« Même si je ne le savais pas au début, c’était le début de ma guérison. Cette approche thérapeutique a permis à mes symptômes de disparaître. J’ai pu arrêter de prendre des compléments alimentaires tous les jours. Avant, je gérais mes symptômes. Maintenant, ils avaient disparu. »
Retour à la case départ. Je voulais repartir sur de bonnes bases. J’avais besoin de plus d’informations, je voulais tout savoir. J’ai commencé par faire des analyses de sang pour vérifier mon état de santé global.
J’ai découvert que j’avais plusieurs carences en vitamines et minéraux. Les spécialistes de la santé avec qui j’ai parlé m’ont dit que c’était normal chez les personnes qui se battent depuis longtemps avec des infections chroniques.
J’ai donc commencé par prendre plein de compléments alimentaires pour combler les carences. Ensuite, j’ai mis en place un régime de produits végétaux antifongiques et antibactériens, en suivant les conseils de mon médecin.
Je les ai accompagnés de probiotiques oraux et vaginaux contenant des souches de probiotiques qui semblaient fonctionner sur les voies urinaires et la santé vaginale.
J’avais déjà essayé tous ces remèdes séparément (sauf les vitamines et minéraux) après avoir lu des études dessus. Mais je n’avais jamais essayé de les prendre ensemble, en suivant un plan bien défini.
J’ai commencé ce nouveau régime.
MISE À JOUR 2020 : J’ai reçu plein de questions sur mon propre régime, alors j’ai créé une liste des produits que j’ai utilisés et des changements que j’ai effectués dans ma vie. Je ne vous la partage pas ici, parce que ce site est dédié aux informations et aux récits, et non pas à la vente de produits. Je préfère vous donner les détails par e-mail, afin que nous puissions en discuter. Pour plus d’informations sur ces changements, vous pouvez me transmettre votre nom et adresse mail dans l’encart vert “Receive More Information About My Approach” à la fin de mon histoire.
Pourquoi il est important de noter ses symptômes
Je sais pas vous, mais moi, j’adore avoir un beau tableau Excel. Honnêtement, suivre ce type de régime de soins est beaucoup plus satisfaisant quand on le planifie bien et qu’on peut écrire ses progrès tous les jours. C’est troooop bien.
J’ai téléchargé un compteur sur mon téléphone, qui me disait depuis combien de jours je n’avais pas eu d’infection urinaire, ou au moins, je pouvais voir combien de temps s’écoulait entre deux épisodes.
Je regardais mon compteur tous les matins. Après un mois, j’ai commencé à avoir de l’espoir à nouveau. J’avais encore quelques symptômes mineurs et quelques douleurs, mais rien de bien grave.
La première étape marquante de ma guérison est arrivée le jour où je suis allée faire de la randonnée avec mon partenaire. Sans carte, sans boussole, et surtout, pas avec assez d’eau. On s’est perdu·e·s. On a marché pendant 10 heures, et j’étais déshydratée.
Mais je n’ai pas eu d’infection urinaire. Et je n’y ai même pas pensé avant de revenir à la maison saine et sauve. Rien que ça, c’était absolument incroyable. Ma priorité absolue pendant quatre ans s’était transformée en réflexion après-coup.
Le compteur a continué à augmenter. 45 jours, 60 jours, 90 jours sans infection urinaire. Je me suis dit que je pourrais dire sans être folle que si je n’avais pas d’infections urinaires en 6 mois, alors je serais guérie.
A un moment autour des trois mois, j’ai eu de nouveau des symptômes, donc j’ai augmenté certains des éléments de mon régime de soins. L’infection urinaire n’est jamais arrivée, et mon compteur a continué à augmenter.
Après les six mois, j’ai commencé à envisager un an sans infections urinaires.
En plus, ce régime de soins a aussi guéri mes mycoses vaginales. Trop bien ! Quatre ans plus tard, je n’ai plus aucun symptômes.
MISE À JOUR 2020: Exactement 5 ans après le début de ma guérison, je viens de faire une nouvelle série de tests. Les tests n’ont pas détecté de Candida, ni dans mon microbiome intestinal, ni dans mon microbiome vaginal.
La fin des angoisses
Avant, j’avais tellement peur que j’avais tout le temps des antibiotiques dans mon sac. Si je changeais de sac, les antibiotiques aussi. Je ne les touchais jamais, mais ils me rassuraient.
« Au bout de neuf mois, j’ai pris l’immense décision de laisser mes antibiotiques à la maison. Vous vous dites peut-être que j’exagère, mais c’est incroyablement difficile de percer sa bouée de sauvetage et de la laisser dans l’océan. Je n’avais pas pris d’antibiotiques depuis neuf mois, mais psychologiquement, ils m’aidaient beaucoup. »
Quand j’ai commencé mon régime de soins, je m’étais imaginée une énorme fête pour célébrer les un an, parce que ça marquerait la fin de mes infections urinaires récurrentes. En réalité, ça faisait tellement longtemps que je n’avais pas eu d’infections urinaires qu’il ne s’est pas passé grand-chose.
Mais, j’ai quand même bu un verre, en pensant bien au fait que je pouvais boire de l’alcool sans avoir peur d’une infection urinaire.
Comment je me sens depuis que j’ai guéri ?
J’ai toujours mon compteur. Au moment où j’écris cet article, je n’ai pas eu d’infection urinaire depuis 625 jours. Mais je m’en fiche. C’est juste un rappel de ce que j’ai vécu, et de ce qu’il a fallu faire pour m’en sortir.
MISE À JOUR 2020 : Mon compteur est maintenant à 1701 jours depuis mes problèmes d’infection urinaire chronique. L’approche que j’ai suivie m’a permis d’atteindre une rémission à long terme et de me débarrasser de mes infections urinaires. Je dis rémission, parce que je sais que je pourrais toujours avoir une autre infection urinaire. Les bactéries peuvent toujours entrer dans mon appareil urinaire, exactement comme un rhume ou la grippe peuvent avoir raison de mes sinus. Mais j’ai réussi à arrêter tous les compléments que je prenais, sauf les vitamines basiques qui sont essentielles à cause de mon régime alimentaire particulier. Mais je n’ai pas recommencé à avoir de douleurs ou de symptômes permanent·e·s (je touche du bois). Je pourrais vous raconter la foi où une intoxication alimentaire en Asie m’a donné des symptômes urinaires, mais ça sera pour une autre fois (je vais mieux, si jamais vous vous demandiez).
Combien de temps faut-il pour se débarrasser des infections urinaires récurrentes ?
Au total, j’ai passé plus de quatre années à avoir des infections urinaires douloureuses récurrentes. J’ai rencontré beaucoup de personnes qui ont souffert bien plus longtemps. Plus vous souffrez pendant longtemps, plus de temps il vous faudra peut-être pour guérir.
Il est essentiel de s’engager dans le processus de guérison. Vous aurez peut-être besoin de plusieurs mois ou années pour guérir complètement. Avec un peu de chance, vos symptômes s’amélioreront petit à petit, et vous pourrez commencer à reprendre votre vie normale.
Moi, il m’a fallu neuf mois après l’arrêt des antibiotiques et de la pilule, et le début de mon régime de soins.
Guérir des infections urinaires récurrentes, ce n’est jamais définitif.
Je sais que ma vessie n’est pas invincible. Je peux toujours avoir une infection urinaire, comme c’était le cas avant. La différence, c’est que maintenant, je comprends ce qui a contribué à mes infections urinaires récurrentes. J’ai assez de connaissances et de ressources pour ne jamais revenir à l’endroit où j’étais, fut un temps.
« Les infections urinaires ne sont plus maîtres de ma vie. Je ne me réveille plus avec la peur d’en avoir une. Je veux aider d’autres personnes à trouver des réponses à leurs questions. »
Les infections urinaires récurrentes sont plus répandues qu’on ne le croit
Même après avoir guéri, je n’ai jamais arrêté mes recherches.
J’avais été tellement énervée : énervée de me demander ce qui n’allait pas chez moi, énervée des docteurs incompétents, énervée qu’encore une fois, un problème de santé féminin ne soit pas pris en compte par l’industrie de la santé… Je voulais faire quelque chose.
Alors, voilà. Nous avons créé ce site internet pour que vous n’ayiez pas à chercher longtemps pour des informations de qualité.
Nous nous sommes efforcées de vous aider à trouver les informations dont vous avez besoin pour aller mieux :
- Les causes des infections urinaires
- Les infections urinaires récurrentes peuvent être causées par une infection chronique
- Pourquoi votre ECBU est négatif malgré vos symptômes.
- Options thérapeutiques pour traiter les infections urinaires récurrentes.
- Remèdes naturels contre les infections urinaires
Et plein d’autres articles pour approfondir tout ça.
Vous n’êtes pas seul·e. Les infections urinaires récurrentes sont extrêmement répandues.
J’ai contacté beaucoup de personnes depuis que nous avons lancé notre site, afin de savoir comment elles vivaient les infections urinaires récurrentes. J’ai eu des fou rires lorsqu’elles me racontaient leurs histoires d’infection urinaire, qui deviennent drôles avec le temps.
45 minutes de train à l’agonie, pour au final faire pipi dans le jardin, la clé déjà dans la porte. On y était presque !
Ou, se faire arrêter par la police pour un comportement suspect qui ressemblait à un deal de drogues, alors qu’en fait, elle agrippait juste une boîte d’antibiotiques. Figurez-vous que la police va vite partir s’ils apprennent que vous avez une infection urinaire. (Tous les conseils de Juliet pour éviter les infections urinaire post-coïtales)
Bien sûr, il y a aussi la partie qui me fout en rogne. La partie où tant de femmes se sentent abandonnées.
Celle où le meilleur conseil d’un urologue, c’était que sa femme buvait du jus d’aloe vera pour aider ses propres infections urinaires récurrentes. Quoi ?
Tous les médecins et spécialistes qui ont dit qu’ils ne pouvaient rien faire, que « certaines femmes ont des infections urinaires récurrentes » et que « c’est la faute de nos tuyaux ».
Les similarités de nos récits nous ont frustrées et inspirées, alors, nous avons commencé à parler à des docteur·e·s, des chercheur·se·s, et avons rassemblé ce que nous avons trouvé.
Nous voulons devenir la source d’information sur les infections urinaires récurrentes et cystites chroniques la plus complète qu’il soit. On n’y est pas encore, mais on continue à ajouter les informations que nous trouvons.
Nous espérons pouvoir sauver les autres des sables mouvants de la désinformation, et leur permettre de chercher les réponses pour leur guérison.
Vous pouvez nous aider en partageant votre histoire.
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Hi, I’d be very interested to know more about your regimen. Over the last 10 years I had two long periods of chronical UTI with a few years of “break” between them (2 UTI’s a year is what I call a break). I feel I am beginning my third episode. A competent urologist follows my case but I want to put all the chances on my side to get rid of this nightmare. Any further help would be more than appreciated !
Hi Orianne, we sent you some more information by email. I hope it helps, Melissa
Hi, I’m rose and I’ve been battling the same recurrent uti problems as you. It has been almost 5 years. And I’m just at a point where I don’t trust any healthcare provider anymore. It sucks, it’s miserable and really ruining my quality of life. I’m interested to know more about your regime. Thank you ❤️
Hi Rose, I just sent you an email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
I would love more info on your regime. I also suffer with endemitriosis and I am starting a new diet concentrating on fermented foods. I would love a copy of your reigme as I also suffer with chronic thrush and I feel like your diet might work for me. Are you also still a vegan?
Hi Ellen, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. I still follow a mostly vegan diet, depending on where in the world I am based. Melissa
I’d love some more info please – I had chronic uti issues for years and beat it several years ago but after a recent suspected uti I am terrified that it is starting all over again and I can’t go back to living that way
Hi Penny, I saw you also sent us an email, so I’ve replied there with more information. Melissa
I can’t find the green “more info”
You’re referring to. I’d love to know what products you took to help you. Thank you.
Hi Larissa, I”ve sent over some info via email. Susy
Hi I would love to receive more information on your regimen!
Hi Diana, I’ve sent through an email with some more info. Susy
Hello, I’ve been having UTI flare ups for a few years now every couple of months or so. Please send me your regimen!! Thank you!
Hi Melissa, I would really appreciate it if you could send me your regimen. I have been dealing with UTI’s and yeast infections for a long time now. Thank you very much!
Hi Vera, I’ve sent through some info via email. Susy
Hi Galen, I’ve sent some more info via email. Susy
Hi there, can I please have your regimen as well? Would really appreciate the help.
Hi Eric, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Can you please share your regimen. I’ve been dealing with recurrent UTI’s for over 15yrs and currently noticing I will get them right before my period starts or after it ends!!
Hi Wendy, I just sent you further detail by email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi today I went back for my 3rd course of antibiotics, this time I have a high fever please help what do I do ? I’m 46 years old.
Hi Najumia, can you send me a direct message and let me know where you are based so I can share the most relevant information? Thanks, Melissa
I was hoping to receive more info on the regimen that worked for you. Thank you!
Hi Brittney, I just sent you more information by email. Melissa
Hi there, would absolutely love to get more information on this!! Needing help as I’ve been struggling for years with no doctors taking me very seriously.
Hi Berklee, I’ve sent through some more info via email. Susy
Can you please send me more information I need help bad
Hi Elana, I’ve shared some more info via email. Susy
Hello Melissa, thank you very much for telling us your story!
Could you please send me the name of the doctor?
I am from Portugal and at this moment I am thinking to try finding help on other country because here I had no solution so far….
Thank you again. I wish you the best 🙂
Hi Sara, I’ve shared some info via email. Susy
Hoping to receive more details about your regimen! Thanks 🙂
Hi Rae, I’ve shared some more info via email. Susy
This could be my story except I’m about 10 months in. Antibiotics aren’t getting rid of it, and I’m about to schedule a blood test to see what else could be going on. Would love to know what you did in addition to what you’ve included in your post. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I have been suffering from what the urologist said, a chronic uti for almost 2 months now..Antibiotics are not working plus it increased yeast infection! I will be very grateful if u can please share yr regimen. I feel so desperate..Thank you
Hi Iymaan, I’ve shared some more info via email. I hope you find relief and answers soon, Susy
Hi Amy, I’ve shared some more info via email. I hope you find answers soon! Susy
Hi,
I’ve had recurrent UTIs for the past year, just finished another course of antibiotics, but I don’t think they work anymore, I still feel mild symptoms.. Can you give me some advice on what to do/take, except antibiotics?
Thanks in advance. Kristina
Hi Kristina, I’ve shared some info via email. Susy
Hi Melissa, I’m 24 and suffer with UTIs every 3-5 months since I’v been 20, please can you send me your daily regimen, would be great to have a read
Hi Samantha, I’m sorry to hear this. I’ve sent over more info via email. Susy
Please please let me know your secrets! I can’t continue this cycle!
Hi Caroline, I’ve sent you more in depth information by email. Feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
This is obviously a grave concern so really I was wondering what sort of steps we can take to get her better if she has an entrenched UTI? We have the means to order tests and see specialists although they would preferably be local due to her greatly reduced mobility.
Any insights or lists of specialists local to the south west of england would be so greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Sophie
Hi Sophie, I hope you received the reply I sent to your email earlier. Please feel free to ask any questions there. I hope you find some answers soon. Melissa
Hey, your contact form is giving me errors so I will try and post here. This page is amazing and thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
My Gran is 90 and has been suffering from what we suspect is chronic UTI for the last 6 months. Her mobility and cognitive ability has deteriorated during that time and she has been hospitalised twice for UTI. The first time she was hospitalised with delirium having complained of classical uti symptoms for weeks and months, but it was not picked up as a uti for 10 days of hospitalisation (due to negative cultures). She then recovered some what with 3 days IV antibiotics but was unwell again and deteriorating about 2 weeks later leading to a second hospitalisation now, during the height of covid.
Hi,
I have been suffering from UTIs for almost a year now. Please send over your regimen. Email me.
Hi Karen, sorry to hear that, I hope you find some answers soon. I’ve sent you more information. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi can you please send me your daily regimen. Thanks!
Hi Michelle, just to clarify, the daily regimen I followed was temporary. Once my symptoms resolved I was able to cease the regimen. I just sent you an email with more detail. Melissa
Hi, I would love if you could send me your regimen. I am currently on UTI #857 and am desperate. Thank you
Hi Summer, I can sympathise. I just sent you an email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi Melissa, Thank you so much for sharing your story, I very much relate. Please can you share your regimen with me. Thank you so much for helping x
Hi Harriet, I’ve sent over some more info via email. Susy
Hi! I don’t see the green box you mention. I’m in desperate need of your ideas and regimen please.
Hi Alison, I just sent you an email with more detail. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Could you send me your regimen as well? Thank you!
Hi Becky, I’ve shared some info via email. Susy
Hi melissa, sorry you sent me a reply there and sometime happened on my computer I did get to read it.
This is my first infection been ongoing few months just got my microgen results few different bacteria really appreciate some advise is antibiotics the way to go.
Ive tried lot of the other options.
Hi Julie, I just tried resending my last email to you. I hope you get it this time. Melissa
Hi Melissa! I’m currently suffering with re occurring yeast infections and uti. Could you email me your daily regimen!
Hi Antonia, I’ve shared some more info via email. Susy
Hi Melissa, can you please send me your regimen? On my third UTI. Trying D Mannose and cranberry.
Hi Nan, I’ve shared some more info via email. Susy
Hi. Was wondering if you can send me some info on what products to use and what your regime is. Im 30 and have had recurring UTI for 2 years..by recurring i mean 1 a week. I cannot cope without antibiotics, it has got to the point where i now have gastritis and duodenitis. Doctors dont seem to understand and i keep getting told to ‘use condoms’ and urinate after sex..ive tried everything. Also taken d mannose and uva ursi, nothing works. Please help im seriously down.
Hi Mandy, I’m sorry to hear you’re experiencing this. I’ve sent over some more info via email. Susy
I was wondering if you had more info on your regimen? I’ve been getting recurrent utis for years. Thank you
Hi Stephanie, I’ve sent some more info via email. Susy
Hey there, Bri here at 22 years old.. experienced my first UTI last year and haven’t been able to live a normal life since. Every few months it happens and it’s exhausting on my mental and physical health. If you could please send me your regimen I’d thank you.
Hi Brianna, I’m sorry to hear you’re going through this. I’ve sent some more info via email. Susy
I would love to know more. Have struggled with reoccurring UTIs for over 10 years and tried everything you stated plus more. These past few months I’ve been living on antibiotics for barely any relief. I would definitely appreciate you sharing how you were able to heal with me. Looking forward to hearing from you!
I have been struggling with this also and would love to receive the email with more information. Thank you for this post!
Hi Hayley, I just sent you an email. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Erika, sorry I couldn’t get straight back to you. It’s fastest to use the green contact form above. I just sent you an email with more information though, and I hope it helps. Melissa
It was comforting to hear I’m not alone in this. Would be great to receive more info about your regimen and advice on how to beat these recurrences. I get them like clockwork after intimacy and it feels so debilitating. I follow all the standard advice, take dmannose and cranberry, void frequently – and still, clockwork utis :(((
Hi AnneMarie, I can sympathise! Sorry for the delayed response, it’s fastest to get in touch via the green contact form above. I just sent you an email with more information. Let me know if you have questions. Melissa
Hi, would love to hear about your regimen 🙂
Hi Olivia, apologies for the delay, it’s fastest to get in touch via the green form above. I just sent you an email though, and we can discuss more there if you have questions. Melissa
Hello, could you provide me with some information about your regiment. I was shocked to see how much your story resembles mine (especially the struggle of always travelling and seeing different doctors, and the abundance of antibiotics). I’m 23 years old and have been having UTIs for 8 years. It started with UTIs every 4-6 months from 15 to 18, then UTIs every 1-2 months from 18 to 20, cycle stopped for a bit between 21 and 22, but mid 22 it re-increased and now I’ve been having UTIs every 1-2weeks. I have seen many general doctors, gynecologists, urologue, and my life feels like it’s all about UTI.. Today I’ve come to the point where I’ve been through so much pain in the past years that I am mentally getting use to it..
Hi Mia, I saw you sent us an email earlier, so I’ve replied to that with more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Been getting utis dince perimenopause and im tired of antibiotics that barely qork anymore.please give me pointers im fed up tried cranberry juice and extract too garlic water and soooo many differe t things doesnt work.
Hi Nancy, I’ve just emailed you more information. Feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
Hi Melissa! Ive been suffering with UTIs every month since i was 17, tried numerous urologists and nothing has worked. Could you possibly send me over your detailed regimen? Thank you! Laura
Hi Laura, I just sent you an email with more information. For others reading this, the fastest way to get in touch for more info is to provide your email address in the green box above. Melissa
Hi! I would love to know your regimen for the UTIs. I get a UTI 2 times a year that are extremely painful. I don’t want to take antibiotics anymore because I’m now getting yeast infections from the overuse of antibiotics. Thank you!
Hi Amanda, we’ve sent you a few emails today. I hope they help! Melissa
Hi Melissa, Ive been suffering from constant infections and its tearing me apart. I would love to know more about your regime. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Hi Arisha, apologies for the delay, it’s fastest to get in touch via the green form above. I’ve just emailed you more info, so you can ask any questions you have there. Melissa
Hi, I would love to know your regimen.
Thank you
Jen
Hi Jen, sorry for the delay. It’s fastest to get in touch via the green form above. I just sent you an email. Melissa
Hello! I was wondering if you had more info available regarding your regimen? I’ve been getting recurrent utis for two years and it’s unbearable.
Hi Melissa. I am going through exactly the same as you and have been for many years and so so tired of taking antibiotics constantly. I have tried so many things without success at this stage. Hopefully your reply may be an answer.
Hi Marilyn, I just sent you an email with more detail. Feel free to ask any questions. Melissa
Hi Erin, I just emailed you with more information. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hey Melissa:). This page has given me some hope after endless UTI’s keeping me in constant fear and anxiety of when the next one will hit.
Antibiotics work temporarily, and then next month the UTI is back. Two years ago it spread to my kidneys, and I was in a very bad way so something needs to change.
It would be great if you could send your regime, because I drink crazy amounts of water, follow a healthy vegan diet, wipe front to back, pee after sex, don’t wear thongs anymore etc. but it’s just not working. Xx
Hi Kim, I just sent you an email with more information. Sound as though you’re doing a few things that I found helpful too. Melissa
Hi, I would love any info you could share with me on your regimen! Thank you.
Hi Melissa, your story made me realise I’m not alone – thank you! Please could you send me what lifestyle changes/supplement regimen.
Hi Samantha, you’re definitely not alone! For others reading this, the fastest way to get more information is to share your email address in the green box above. I’ve just emailed you though, Samantha, and I hope it helps! Melissa
Hi Lachy, I sent you more info by email. I hope it helps. Melissa
Could you please share your regime? I’ve been suffering with constant utis and yeast infections as well!
Hi Kayleigh, I just sent you an email with more information. Melissa
Hi Melissa! Can you please send me your current regimen? I’ve been through 4 bouts of UTI in the last 5 months and feel symptoms of another now, just two weeks after my last!
Hello Melissa. Can you send the regimen that helped you. I’ve been struggling with recurrent urine infections for 2 years I get one almost every month.
Hi Violeta, I just emailed you with more detail. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Louise, I’ve sent you an email with some more info. Susy
Hey I have been getting recurrent UTI and I’m so done taking antibiotics, can you please help me.
Hi Shravanee, I’ve sent you an email with some info. Susy
Hi Melissa! Could you please send me an email of the regimen you used? Thank you very much in advance!
Hi Eva, I just sent you an email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
great write-up. It seemed as you were giving my narrative for the past one year, except the girlie aspect. lol.
Do you think this approach would work for a guy? Please, I would need more info.
Hi Official, some aspects of it could be applicable. I just sent you an email with more detail. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi, Melissa! Please, please email me with your current regimen and range of products/treatments you use. I have been desperately fighting UTI recurrence for almost four years. I have one right now, and taking antibiotics for it. Please get in touch with me. Thank you so much.
Hi Sarah, I saw you also sent us an email, so I’ve replied there with more info. Melissa
Hello! Could you send me the list of things you used and lifestyle changes you made? My best friend is struggling with UTI for over 9 months now… and she has just turned 18🥺
Hi Masha, I just emailed you some information to pass on to your friend. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi. I would love more info on what supplements/lifestyle changes helped you!
Hi Remy, I just sent you more detail by email. Melissa
Hi there! Could you please send me information on your regimen? I would greatly appreciate it.
Hi Chelsi, I sent you an email. We can discuss there if you have questions. Melissa
Hi, I’ve been through 3 lots of antibiotics in 3 months for UTIs and would love to know about your regimen to hopefully get some relief! Cheers!
Hi Madeline, I just emailed you with more insight. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi! I’ve been dealing with a uti that I haven’t been able to get rid of for the past month. It’s weird because there’s no pain, just a constant pressure but the doctors tests say I for sure have a uti. I’ve been on two courses of Nitrofurantoin now and still have symptoms and I am so sick of antibiotics so I’d love to know what you use!
Hi Jaylee, I just emailed you some more detail. It’s also important to consider that standard UTI testing is very inaccurate. You can learn more about that here. It could be an important piece of the puzzle. Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Thanks so much for sharing your story, it provides a lot of hope. Would love to hear more about your natural treatment regime. Any and all info would be much appreciated.
Best wishes
Leah
Hi Leah, sure, I just sent you an email with more info. I hope it helps! Melissa
Hi Melissa! I’m so happy and grateful that i’ve come across this blog – thank you so much for sharing your story. I’m currently experiencing anxiety/depression as I haven’t been able to shake the symptoms of my last bad UTI (peeing blood etc) and I’m afraid of intimacy with my partner. I am so sick of being prescribed antibiotics. I was just curious as to what my first step should be to getting help naturally… Do I see a naturopath/holistic doctor? Was it just herbal medicines and supplements that helped you or diet changes too etc? Would love to hear from you xx Jamie
Hi Jamie, you’re definitely not alone! I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
I’m suffering from reoccurring utis, as well. Could you send me the supplements/vitamins you used. Thank you!
Hey! I’m very interested in your regimen. I have been suffering from chronic UTIs and am looking for some products to add to my routine! 🙂
Hi Kasia, I just sent you an email with more detail. We can discuss there. For others who would like more information, please share your email via the green form above. Thanks, Melissa
Hi Ryley, I just emailed you with more detail. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Melissa! Thanks for sharing your story, I’ve been struggling with my UTIS the last fee months, I used to have one every year at least, but now It’s getting more frequent that usual. Right now Im experiencing a very painful one, and just reading things in the internet I came to your story, and I would really appreciate if you could share with me the regimen you’re following. I’ve been taking probiotics too and cranberry juice but it doesn’t seem to work much. Thanks! ☺️
Hi Natalia, I just sent you an email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hello, thanks for sharing your story. I have had UTIs for 7 years now. I have tried various medicines and suppliments but nothing worked. I live in Berlin and will be nice if you share the contacts that helped you here.
Hope to have news from you soon
Sinem
Hi Sinem, the doctors who tried to help me were not UTI specialists and I don’t have any good personal contacts for you. Having said that, we have heard from others about clinicians who may be able to help, and I’ve shared that information with you by email. Melissa
Hi I’m Danielle I get recurring UTI’s and I’m 24 years old! I have it 2 years now. I mean the doctors don’t do much but keep prescribing me medication and that’s all. I eat cranberry’s take cranberry pills and all kinds of home remedies for UTIS nothing works. I notice if I have sex with my boyfriend the pain enhances by 10x and I feel bad because We have been together 4 years and 2 years we haven’t really had much sex lol 😂 but the pain is unbearable and he feels just as bad for me and I just need any advice I can take please help!
Hi Danielle, I can sympathise! I just sent you an email with more information. You can ask any questions you have there. Melissa
I’ve been struggling with recurrent UTI’s for the past 6 months and would love to know what regime/products you used to help get rid of yours.
Hi Ella, I just sent you an email with more insight. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hello, I’m very interested in the regimen and supplements you took, could you please provide me with more info?
I am also interested in the list/regimen of supplements that helped you tackle infection
Hi Ana, I just emailed you with more info plus the list you asked for in your other comment. Melissa
Hi Peter, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Been suffering from this for 2 years. Please could you please send me your regimen.
Hi Dee, I saw you also sent me an email so I replied to that earlier. I hope. you find some answers soon. Melissa
I have monthly recurring uti’s with inflammatory issues that started this year. Please help me with your regimen.
Hi Christina, I see you also sent us an email and someone from our team has replied with more info. I hope it helps, Melissa
I have reaccurring UTIs and it doesnt get better with antibiotics. Please can you share any information you have that may help? Thank you in advance
Heyy! This was sucha relief. I’ve been having having abdominal pains along with burning and a constant low grade fever. Been 4 months now. It gets better and then comes back. Everytime I get a urine culture done, it’s a different bacteria. kind of getting fed up now. Pls let me know the regimen you followed bcaz clearly the antibiotics don’t work on me.
Hi Shipra, I just sent you an email with more detail. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi Ellie, I just emailed you with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi there can you please help me I’ve been suffering with UTI’s for 4 years now 🙁
Hi Rachel, can you send me a direct message and let me know if you’re after more information about my own approach, or if you’d like help finding a specialist? If it’s the latter, it helps to know where you’re based. Melissa
I would also like to know what worked for you.
Hi Elizabeth, I just sent you some more info by email. Melissa
Hi! Could you please send me an email of the regimen you used? Thank you
Hi Robin, I just emailed you more detail. I hope it’s helpful. Melissa
Would love to hear/read additional info to manage uti – antibio free. Thanks
Hi Anarose, I just sent you an email. I hope it helps. Melissa
Thank you for sharing your story. The last 2 years of my life have been a struggle with recurring UTI’s. Could you please send me some information on what has worked for you? Thank you!
Hi Dominique, I just emailed you with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Thanks for sharing your story. I was diagnosed with uti last month and again this month, it seems to be after sex. I am worried it’s becoming recurrent, please email me any advice. Thanks so much
Hi Izzy, I just emailed you some more information and links. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi, I too would love an email about what specifically has worked for you. Feel like I have tried so much and I think drs too are fed up with giving me antibiotics. Definitely appreciate any further suggestions to look into!
hello.. I am suffering from UTI and it is 4th in 2 months please help me
Hi Shahnila, can you send me a direct message and let me know where you’re based so I can share relevant information? Melissa
Hi Kristen, I just emailed you with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
At wits end I have a uti fortnight searched online for answers have done all I can to prevent and over antibiotics, please help
I too have had a vicious circle of uti – antibiotics- uti and so it goes on. At my wits end. I am a young 60 yr old & work in a children’s nursery. I’ve had uti’s for more years than I can remember. My mum gets them too & she told me it runs in the family. Help.
Hi Jolan, I just emailed you with more information. I hope you find some answers soon. Melissa
Hi Hailey, I see you sent us a direct message too, so I’ve shared some more info that way. Susy
Hi and thank you for sharing your story and research. UTIs are becoming more frequent with me even though I’ve learned a great deal and have taken preventative measures. They usually come on with higher stress and less sleep along with a compromised immune system associated with pregnancy and postpartum. I have tried to treat them naturally with no success. It’s my birthday today and the antibiotic I finished earlier this week hasn’t quite done the job, so here we go again. I may also be pregnant now, and this problem tends to put a damper on the joy! I would be grateful to have your regimen. Thank you so much.
Hi,
Please can you share information with me. I’ve battled with UTI for years and really suffering.
Thanks
Lola
Hi Lola, I just sent you more information by email. Melissa
Hi Stephanie, happy birthday and congratulations! Although I’m very sorry to hear the good news is accompanied by a UTI. 🙁 I’ve sent over an email with some more info, I hope you find answers and relief soon. Susy
Hi, are you able to share more info with me please? Been suffering with on and off UTIs for over 10 years now and desperate to finally get this sorted. Thank you!
Hi Sal, sorry to hear you’ve been experiencing this. I’ve sent you an email with some more info. Susy
Please send me your regimen. I’ve been through 2 courses of antibiotics and an anti fungal in the past 2 months. Now I’m certain I have another UTI.
Hi Angie, I’ve shared some more info via email. Susy
I am in dire need of help. It’s like a never ending cycle… UTI… antibiotics… YI… anti fungal and on and on. I want to beat this.
Hi Melissa,
thanks so much for sharing your story! I’ve been suffering from recurrent UTIs for 2 years now. Could you send me some more information about your regimen?
Hi Anne, I just sent you an email with more detail. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi JV, I see you also sent us an email earlier and our team has shared more resources there. I hope it helps. Melissa
Can you please help. I’m from North West, UK. Had urinary symptoms for 3+ weeks now. Was given 2 lots of antibiotics that did not work. Was then told I did not have a UTI despite the symptoms. A swab was taken and I was told I have thrush. 2 fluconazole and a pessary later and the urinary symptoms have not gone. I have no other symptoms but this. I’m desperate to just get back to normality if you can please help. Thank you.
Hi Lauren, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Thank you for sharing your story. I was on antibiotics for 10 months and have tried every supplement in the book and still get recurring UTI’s. I’m desperate for answers.
Hi Arianna, I’ve sent you an email with some more info. Susy
Yes, please send me your regime! I’ve had so many UTIs recently and when I’ve spoken to friends about it, they’ve had only one or none in their lifetime and that blows my mind! I can count on getting only one every year if I’m lucky, but it’s usually 2-4 every year and it’s awful!
Hi Dylan, I see you also sent us a direct message and the team has replied that way. I hope you find answers soon! Susy
Hello, Thank you for sharing your story. I have anxiety right now as I feel I have a uti again. I get them at least once a month and it’s so stressful. Could you please tell me what you did to help you?
Thank you so so much. Ide be truly grateful
Hi Lalaine, sorry to hear you’re experiencing that. I’ve sent over some info via email. Susy
This could be my story! Endless and takes quite a toll on mental health too. I’d love to know more about the regime that worked for you! Thankyou x
Hi Carly, sorry to hear you’re going through this, and yes it really does take a mental toll! I’ve sent over an email with some more info. Susy
Hey! Thank you for sharing your story! I am going through the same thing with taking pills to relieve with my UTI. And sex triggers it. What should I do?
Hi Eva, I’ve sent through an email with some info. Susy
Hi Melissa!
Thanks a million for telling us your story. It was really insightful 🙂
My partner and I are trying for a baby (10 months and counting) and I have had a UTI like 3 times since we started, but this was the worse. Every time we go into the car, the pain and cramps come back. I’m constantly cold and In a horrible mood. No blood in my Urine but There was a discharge. Trying relax and drinking water not but nothing. Last time I tried to get a doctor’s appointment, the male doctor said over the phone that “Women think too much“ and I had to insist to be seen, luckily by a female doctor. Do you mind sharing your diet and the regime you are following? Thanks a million!!!!
Hi Verónica, sorry to hear you’re having this experience. I can understand how frustrating that must be! I’ve sent over an email with some more info, I hope you find answers soon. Take care, Susy
Hi! Please send me your regime and lifestyle changes. I have had recurrent UTI’s for three years and they are always triggered by sex. Anything will help! Thanks.
HI Susy! I would love to receive any suggestions you have. Suffering with chronic UTI as I type. Any information will be appreciated!
Hi Annette, I have sent you an email. Hope you find answers soon! Susy
Hi Hannah, I’ve shared an email with some tips and info. Hope you find answers soon! Susy
What an amazing read, it has really opened my eyes about what my partner has been going through and we have been trying alot but they just keep comming back ! If I could have some more info on that regime that would be amazing ! Thank you !! X
Hi Kade, happy to hear that this is helping you understand your partner’s experience, and it’s great that you are seeking more info. I’ve sent over an email with further details. Susy
Hello, thanks for sharing your story. I have had UTIs since 4 years now and they always appear during September till December. I live in Berlin and will be nice if you share the contacts that helpt you here.
Hope to have news from you soon
Eva
Hi Eva, I’m sorry to hear you’re experiencing that. I’ve sent you an email directly with some info. Susy
I am an American expat also struggling with UTIs and Yeast infections that I just can’t seem to knock. Any vitamin and supplement regimes would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Julia, I’ve sent through an email with some more information. Best – Susy
This really resonates with me. Very interested in the regimen that worked for you 🙂
Hi Nicole, I’ve sent over an email with some more info. Susy
Hi! Could you please send me an email of the regimen you used? Thank you!
Hi Diana, I’ve sent over an email with some more info. Susy
Your story could be mine! I have been suffering For 4 years with this, ever since going through menopause. Any medications you took to help would b3 great to know. I’m willing to try anything!
Hi Louise, sorry to hear this. I’ve sent you some information via email. Susy
Hey, Melissa,
My mom has been going through recurrent utis ever since her hysterectomy but they got particularly worse when she was prescribed antibiotics last year around this time. Now they come back every other month. I would love to know more about your regime and the diet changes. Anything that could possibly help her.
Hi Ananya, I’m sorry to hear your mother is going through this. I’ve sent an email through with some more info. Susy
Hi again Ananya, my email to you bounced back so we might not have the right address. If you send us a direct message we can share more that way. Thanks! Susy
Please help .I too have the same story that you mentioned .So many doctors I have consulted .Still no cure
Hi Ameetha, I’ve sent an email through with more info. Susy
I’m typing this while experiencing yet another UTI. It’s the worst!! Everything you explained in this article is so accurate. Would you mind sharing more of your regimen? Thank you for sharing your story as well. I don’t feel like a crazy person anymore!!
Hi Angelina, I’ve sent you an email with some more info. Take care, Susy
Dear Melissa,
I’ve been struggling with recurrent Yeast Infections and UTI’s for the past three years. I would love to know your Regimen. This site is giving me hope again and I want to thank everyone in your team !
Greetings 🙂
Hi Sophie, I’ve sent you an email with some more info. I’m glad to hear you’re finding our site helpful – and feeling more hopeful! Take care, Susy
I struggle with this. Could you please send me your regimen.
Hi Julia, I’ve shared some more info with you via email. Susy
Hi Melissa,
I would appreciate ii if you could share your regime. I have been suffering for years with UTI’s.
thank you for sharing your information and story.
Hi Ledina, I have shared some more info via email, I hope it helps. Susy
Hi, wow amazing to read your story- this is exactly me. Always making sure antibiotics are in my bag if I go away for a weekend. Been suffering from UTI for several years now but the last 18 months I have had one a month. I am loosing the will to live🥴. I also get Thrush after antibiotics- just one thing after another. Doctors are no help whatsoever
If you could Help with a list of products or regime I would be so grateful.
Hi Jeanette, sorry to hear you’re experiencing this! I see our team has sent you some more info via email, I hope that helps. Take care, Susy
Hi Mel, can you please send me an email, I’ve been battling re-current UTI for 2YRS can you please help me
Hi there, sorry to hear you’re experiencing that. I’ve sent you an email with some information. Susy
Hi Mel,
Can you please email helping with UTI symptoms.
Thank you, Donna
Hello!!
I have been suffering form recurring UTI’s for over two years and don’t know what to do. I would love to hear more about your regimen.
Melanie
Hi Melanie, I have sent you an email with some more information. Susy
Hi Donna, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hello Melissa,
I’ve been dealing with multiple UTI’S a year, since April 2017. I believe I’ve taken every antibiotic known to man and still have issues. I live in fear of peeing because usually the first symptom I have is blood in my urine. No pain at the onset, just blood, and it’s ALWAYS a surprise…the pain follows soon after. The last UTI was a month ago and I ended up taking 2 different antibiotics back to back, to rid myself of the dastardly problem.
Can you please share your solution with me?
Hi Suzanne, I remember that feeling all too well. I just sent you an email with more insight. You can ask any questions there. Melissa
Hi Melisa;
I would appreciate ii if you could share your regime. I have been suffering for years with IC and UTI’s.
thank you for sharing your information and story.
Hi Linda, I sent you an email with some info. I hope it helps. Melissa
I’m getting them one after the other I feel so Ill and anxious and go from uti to thrush the pain is unbearable
Hi Lesley, I can sympathise. If you have any questions or would like information on finding a recurrent UTI specialist, you’re always welcome to send me a direct message. Melissa
I would also like to hear how you dealt with it all. I’ve been clear for 5 years but having a flare up.
Hi Claire, I just emailed you with more detail. Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Will greatly appreciate it if you could share your regimen with me as well! Thank you 🙏
Hi Faith, I just sent you an email. We can chat more there. Melissa
Hello, dear! I would give anything on earth to get your customed regimen. I myself been suffering from recurrent UTIS for 4 months now and I cannot take the pain anymore. I have had a cystoscopy and I have malakoplakia of the bladder…
Hi Sandra, I’ve just sent you an email with more insight into what helped me. UTIs are a very individual experience and no single approach will work for everyone, but I hope the information helps. Melissa
Hi everyone, very interesting reading. I am 28 years old who’s suffered UTI after intercourse every time. I have been referred to Urology and had a cystocopy to look into the bladder which the diagnosis is interstitual cystitis:( the pain Is taking over my life. Anbiotics dont work, I’m now in D-mannose which doesnt appear to be helping. I’m just trying to come to terms with how my life is going to be at such a young age. Just feel nobody understands the severity of the pain especially professionals.
Very hard to accept…don’t know where to turn anymore .
Hi Amanda, you might like to read our article on IC testing and IC treatment. You are also welcome to message me directly if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi! I’ve had a recurrent uti for the past 6-7 months now with little to no help using antibiotics prescribed to me:/ I would love know you regimen please and thank you
Hi Eve, I just emailed you with more info. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Could I have the regimine? I’ve been struggling with UTIs for the past year, on and off every few weeks. I tried everything my doctor recommended, and I’m afraid there’s no solution
Hi Andrea, I just sent you an email with more insight. I hope it helps. Melissa
I’ve been struggling with UTI’s and would like to know more about your regimen
Hi Carla, I saw you also emailed us, so I’ve replied there with more information. Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Do you mind to share with me your regimen please. My last uti since 2 months ago, got treated with 2 weeks antibiotic course. I’m having another uti now 🙁
Looking forward to hear from you. Thank you very much.
Hi Selina, can you please send me a direct message? Your email address bounced so I think there may be an error in it. Melissa
I have constant reoccurring UTIs that I am completely baffled about. I do everything anyone has suggested except estrogen and I got such terrible cramps with that I gave up. Various antiobiotics and now down to one I can use and it is too expensive. I am changing doctors but any other suggestions?
Hi Carol, I saw you also sent us an email, so I’m replying there with the information you requested. Melissa
I’m currently struggling with a uti and yeast infection. I would love to get a list of the supplements that worked for you.
Hi Diana, I just emailed you with more information. Melissa
I’ve been struggling with UTI’s And would love to get your regimen
Hi Melissa, I came across this article in desperation after UTI occurred again after a few months and the antibiotics just didnt work this time. Could you please send the list of supplements that helped you, it is very hard to cope with this anymore. Thanks a lot!
Hi Marina, I can sympathise with that. I just emailed you with more information. We can chat there. Melissa
Hi Leah, I saw you sent me an email too so I’ve replied there with more information. Melissa
Hi Melissa!
I have been suffering from multiple UTIs this year for the first time ever and they always seems to come back every couple of months. I’d love to know when you do and take on a daily basis to avoid them.
Thanks in advance!!
Hi Eleane, I just sent you an email with more info. As I mentioned above, I no longer take daily supplements to prevent UTI, the regimen I mentioned took me through to recovery and then I was able to stop. I still monitor my health and my nutrition on an ongoing basis. Melissa
I’d love your list of supplements or things that worked for you! You give me hope. I feel like I am on my way to being dx with chronic UTIs and I can’t handle it! Thanks
Hi, may I ask for your regimen and your list of supplements or things that worked for you? Thanks!
Hi Yan, sure, I sent you an email with more detail. Melissa
Hi Sarah, I replied to your email with more info. I hope you got it. Melissa
Hi, I have been dealing with recurring UTI’s for 4 years, and after a painful one 8 months ago, with multiple doctor and specialists visits and no real relief of symptoms since, I was just diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. My doctor is hesitant to try other testing alternatives and suggested installations. Would you be able to share your regimen? Also, are there any practitioners like Ruth Kriz in the Dallas, Texas area that are recommended? Thank you!
Hi Yan, I just sent you an email with information regarding both your questions. Let me know if you need anything further. Melissa
Hello mellisa can you please share your regimen thanking you
Hi Pradeep, I just emailed you with more information. Feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
Hi, could u please give me your regimen? I’m so tired of having urinary infection…usually with Ecoli and s.agalactiae 🙁 3 times antibiotics this summer
Hi Ana, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hey thanks so much for sharing your story, it’s so weird, it kind of reassembles my life. I was 9 months free just to sadly got hit by another one, I’m still trying to figure out what caused it. Getting off the pill helped a lot though! I also wanted you to ask about your regimen and what you took that helped you. Would love to hear from you!
Hi Nina, it’s amazing how many people know what this is like! I just emailed you with more info. Melissa
Would love to hear about your regimen.. I was hoping I’d beat my chronic UTIs after months without sex (9 whole months without a UTI) but of course, one new relationship and the UTI’s are back with a vengeance
Hi Ty, sorry to hear that! I just emailed you with some information. Melissa
I’m currently on my second round of antibiotics for a really bad UTI. I’ve been struggling with them every few months for 5 years. Could you please send me your regimen. I am in such a dark and hopeless place with this.
Hi Brande, I just sent you an email with more detail. Hope it helps. Melissa
I have had reoccurring UTI’s for years, could you send me your regimen? please
Hi April, I just emailed you with some more information. Melissa
Hi Melissa, I sent a message on another post but wasn’t sure if that was the right place. Thank you for sharing your story, I see so many similarities with what I’ve been experiencing. I would love to know what regimen helped you overcome these symptoms and live a normal life! Sometimes I forget what that feels like! Thank you for your help.
Hi Nikki, I got your email too, so I’ve replied there with more detail. I hope it helps. Melissa
Thank you so much!
Hi there, thanks for sharing and I’m glad that you successfully deal with it. Currently, having one right now. Every 2-3 months the same story with antibiotics…it’s always frustrating, especially that keeps me away from cycling…I would greatly appreciate if you share your regime. Many thanks!
Hi Ana, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope you can get back to cycling soon! Melissa
Hi Melissa, thank you for sharing your experience.. I have the same problems since I was 23.Would love to see the regimen that worked for you. I am tired of antibiotics and currently searching of an alternative way to cure this thing.. thank you so much in advance.
Hi. I would like to learn more about your regimen. I thought I had my own regimen that worked without antibiotics but the UTIs are back. Granted the pain has lessened but truly annoyed that I can’t seem to prevent them. I have also thought being on the pill and my diet (vegetarian) might be a cause. Would love to learn and discuss more.
Hi Vivian, I saw you also got in touch via the form above, so we can chat more via email. Melissa
Hi Marita, I just emailed you with more detail. Feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
Hi Melissa, I too am a sufferer, please send me your regimen. Thanks!!!
Hi Susan, I saw you sent me an email too, so I replied there with more insight. Melissa
Hi Melissa,
I was diagnosed with IC earlier this year. I would not say I was a chronic sufferer of UTIs or anything before that. I would get one every two years or so, if that. But now that I have IC, it’s hard to differentiate between symptoms of a UTI or a flare. I haven’t had an IC flare in months, but today, I’m having all the symptoms. I sent urine off for a culture, but I have spent the last few months trying to rebuild my microbiome because I was given continuous rounds of antibiotics that I did not need before my diagnosis. My body has gone through a LOT. Even if I do have a UTI this time, I would prefer to avoid antibiotics. Can you share your regime with me? Thanks in advance!
Hi Mallary, I just sent you an email with more information. You also might like to read our information about Interstitial Cystitis testing and IC treatment, as there a few angles you may want to consider. Melissa
I’m in my 3uti this summer and this isn’t normal.
Especially a E-coli, whats this? I don’t want to wait to long to learn how to fix it naturally. Please can you send me the info
Hi Elizabeth, I just sent you some more info by email. We can discuss further there. Melissa
Hi Melissa. I struggle with UTI´s, they keep coming back again and again. I would love to know more about how you treated yours. Thank you so much for sharing.
Best wishes,
Linéa
Hi Linéa, I just emailed you with more insight. I’m happy to answer any questions there. Melissa
Hi there thank you so much for sharing your story . My UTI’s are becoming fortnightly and I am out of my mind with it . Would be so grateful if you could email me what you used ! Many thanks yous !
Hello, I have been having recurring cystitis symptoms for years ever since I was 11 I’m now 23 and still get them, no doctors know what it is. my urine samples come back negative they put me on antibiotics that stops it for a few weeks then it comes back the next month, I’m getting to the point where I feel like killing myself because nobody can help me with the pain. I do not know what I can do:( please let me know how you got rid of yours thank you
Hi Amber, I just sent you some more information, including links to articles that may shed some light on what you are experiencing. Melissa
Hi Sue, I saw you also sent us an email so I’ve replied there with more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
After a bad UTI cleared up with antibiotics I have since over the last few years had ongoing UTIs flaring up every few months. Having researched probiotics I just bought a microbiome women’s blend and then found your article. I’m wondering what sort of herbal antifungals and antibacterials you take? Thanks 🙂
Hi Jemima, I just emailed you with more info on that. I hope it helps. Melissa
Good Evening, my husband just came across this website for me as I have been suffering from the same ailment fo years now and it has affected my daily life and my anxiety has too, also been almost unbearable as well from it. Like you, my frequent UTI’s have gotten worse to the point now where they are constant. Every doctor I have been to swabs to see if I have an infection and they always come out negative and I leave again hopeless and disappointed that I will never live normally again. Seeing your post has given me hope that I can too defeat this. I would love to know more about your regimen that helped you. I appreciate your time and I am grateful for your story.
Hi Danielle, I can sympathise! I just emailed you with more info and we can discuss more there. Melissa
Hi there, I’ve been battling with constant uti’s and fungal infections for 8 months now, I would love to hear more about how you beat both. Thank you so much in advance
Hi Kate, I saw that Christine sent you some more info in response to your email. I hope it helps! Melissa
Melissa,
I would love to know what deficiencies you decided to get testEd for and info on the regimen of supplements you took that helped. I’ve always suffered from uti’s but this year is worse than ever. Your story started to sound like what I’m starting to go through.
Thank you for sharing
Chantel
Hi Chantel, sorry for the delay. I just emailed you some info. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hey Melissa, I currently have a UTI. The antibiotic made me sick, vomit, made my skin sore to touch, gave me joint pain. I stopped it and am so scared to take another. Would love to see your regimen.
Hey, Melissa, could you email me more details about how you got rid of your UTI? I just got my first UTI and it won’t go away. I’m scared that it will be a recurring one if I don’t do something about it now. Thank you so much.
Hi Medea, I saw you sent me an email too so I’ve replied there with more info. Melissa
Hi Angelica, that does sound scary. It’s always best to let your doctor know if you experience side effects, if you haven’t already. I sent you an email with more information about my own experience. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hello, I would love to know more about the regime that worked for you. Thanks.
Hi Mel, I just sent you some more detail by email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi Melissa,
I have suffered with UTI symptoms for 2 years now and it is exhausting/upsetting. It would be so great if you could send me your regimen? I am willing to try anything! Thanks so much I’m advance.
Hi Jessica, I sent you an email with more info. Let me know if you don’t get it. Melissa
Thank you so much for sharing this. Can you please share your regimen too.
Thank you again
Hi Abeer, I just emailed you with more detail. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Thank you for sharing your experiences in such detail. I would love to see your list of supplements and vitamins. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Hi Brandi, I just emailed you with some information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi there! Can you please send me your regimen? Would very much appreciate it, as dealing with this has become so disheartening!
I would love to know your regimen. Thank you
Hi Linda, I tried to email you but it bounced so I think there is an error in your email. I’m replying here in the hope that you see this. Melissa
I’ve been on antibiotics too long. Males can suffer with this too but it’s not as common. Pls share some insight on this.
Hi Jon, you are right and we do hear from other males who experience this. I just sent you an email with more detail about my experience. I can also share other resources if you have questions. Melissa
Hi Melissa i was just reading your story and i also have recurrent UTI I especially have them after my periods or menstrual cycle. I have sent off so many urine samples and there all for mixed organisms and they usually give me antibiotics I am at my so disheartened and frustrated
Hi Sarah, I just sent you an email and we discuss further there. I can sympathise with how you feel! Melissa
Hi Corree, I know how you feel. I just sent you an email with more info. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Melissa
Hi, i would love to know your regimen- ive been on the chronic UTI train since i was like 10, now 30 – i take vitamins, cranberry supplements, drink plenty of water and recently on my 3rd UTI in 2 months. So frustrating!!!!
Hi Darcie, I can sympathise! I just sent you an email with more detail. We can discuss more there if you have questions. Melissa
Thank you for sharing your story. I also had recurrent UTIs and yeast infections before my son was born. I did not go back on birth control after he was born and was amazed to find that the symptoms began subsiding. However, in the last couple of years, I have begun having horrible problems with my period. The doctors always suggest BC, but I do not want to start taking it again and trade one problem for another. I would love to hear about your regimen and what worked for you.
Hi Courtney, I just sent you some further detail by email. I hope it helps. Melissa
I Would love to know more about the regimen that worked for you?
Hi Rose, I just emailed you some more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hallo Melissa,
can you send me a pm for the regime and Supplemente you used?
Thanks so much, Christine
Hi Christine, I just replied to your earlier email with more information. Melissa
I’ve been suffering with UTIs for years (had a break of several years, but now I’m back at it) and I’m suspecting it has something to do with vitamins & mineral deficiency. I’m love to get to know more about your regimen and see how I can adopt it to my needs x
Hi Roselina, I just emailed you with more information and we can further there. Melissa
Thank you so much for sharing your story. Since I was little I have been battling urinary infections for over 10 years now. Your words mean a lot to me as the emotional battle you describe that comes along with this is something I’m extremely familiar with. I was constantly being put down by doctors and NP’s that there was something more than a UTI. I’m so tired of taking antibiotics and tests, only for the pattern to cycle again. I would love to receive the list of products you use in your regimen to fight your UTI’s, as I am very desperate at this point to find something that might help fight my own battle with UTI’s. Again, thank you so much for sharing this as it is extremely comforting to hear I am not alone in this.
Hi Amy, I agree, it’s a huge emotional battle at times. I just emailed you some more detail. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hello! I would love to learn about your regime as well! In hindsight, I now notice that I stopped getting UTIs after quitting birth control pills many years ago, but I recently got two UTIs in the last 4 months. I’m thinking an unhealthy diet may be a large part of it. I’m taking D-mannose now, hoping that will help, and have been taking daily vitamins and drinking more water. I have urinary tract targeted probiotics on hand, but haven’t started taking them with the D-mannose yet. Thank you so much for sharing your story!
Hi Jenny, that’s interesting about your experience with birth control pills. I just emailed you with some more info. I hope it helps! Melissa
Hi Melissa,
Thank you for sharing your story. Always good to know we aren’t alone! I have never had issues with UTI’s until 3 months ago. I got a raging UTI and took an antibiotic. The burning with urination went away but the urgency and frequent urination is still insane! And 4 urine samples later…..all negative for infection….they say I am clear. But I know there is still something there! I would love to see more about your protocol. Please? And thank you. God bless!
Hi Wendy, you’re definitely not alone! I just emailed you with more information but you also might like to read our article on why your UTI tests may be negative, despite your symptoms. There’s some very useful info in there. Melissa
Thanks so much for sharing your story! I’m 31 and only got a UTI every few years for most of my life, but this most recent one does not seem completely resolved after the antibiotics. I’ve also struggled with BV and yeast at different times – was given antibiotics for various things really often since childhood and agree that bc of that, the Candida can be a huge culprit. I’d love if you could please share the details of your regimen! I’m all about adopting a more natural, clean and healthy lifestyle however I can! Can’t say thank you enough for sharing your experience!
Hi I would love to know your regimen,I have been getting UTI’s for many years. As soon as I get done with the antibiotic few weeks later another is back. I am so darn frustrated. If you have any information I would appreciate it. I would love my life back.
Hi Ann, I just sent you an email. Let me know if you have any questions about the details. Melissa
Hi Amy, I’m glad you could relate and found it helpful! I just emailed you some more information. Melissa
Hi there I would love to know your regimen, I’ve been battling UTI’s for years now and I’m completely over it! I woke up with the start of one today but before this one I’d get them at least 1 every 3 months, today had been over a year without one and I’m not sure what happened, will be documenting this for future reference though.
Hi Susan, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Would love to learn more about the regimen that works for you. I have tried everything, much like yourself and still have reoccurring UTIs and have since I was a teenager.
Hi Misty, I emailed you more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Thank you so much! Your story is exactly the same as mine and you’ve given me hope that we can live a life free of them. It seems like I have tried everything, but I haven’t tried taking supplements. You’ve just given me hope that my future may be brighter! x
Hi Melissa, can you please share you regimen? ive tried allot of things and i dont want antibiotics to be my go to
Hi Lizbeth, I just emailed you some more information. Melissa
Hi Emma, I’m glad you found my story helpful. I just emailed you with more info. Melissa
Hi Melissa, I identified a lot with your story. I’m so happy you were able to find a solution. Reading your story gave me a lot of relief. I’d love to be able to read your regimen. I feel it will be so much more useful than another doctor’s appointment.
Thank you so much for sharing your story!
Take care.
Hi Daniella, I saw you also sent me an email so I’ve answered all your questions there. Melissa
Hi melissa, pls send me your regimen..this would be a great help for us who suffered uti..
Hi Geniza, I just emailed you some more information. Melissa
Please, I would be so grateful if you could share with me how you rid yourself of this horrendous affliction. I’ve had sporadic ones through adulthood but after a house fire & moving into temp accommodation that was less than ideal when we moved in, I’ve pretty much suffered with a constant UTI and Thrush for 6 months, with just a small break of 10 days in between when I took a week course of anti-b’s which in turn caused another bout of Thrush.
Thankyou and so glad you’ve overcome this in your life!
Hi CJ, you’re amazing for getting through all of that! I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi, I’d love to know more about your regimen & how you overcome your constant UTIs please? It’s so good to read a positive story! Thank you in advance.
Hi Katie, I just emailed you with more information. I hope it helps. And for the record, we hear from many people who have recovered or are well on their way to resolution 🙂 . Melissa
I have been battling recurrent UTIs/YI for years! Would love any help you can offer.
I am also struggling! Would love to hear what helped you overcome the recurrent UTI’s 🙂
Hi Clare, I saw you also sent me a direct message, so I’ve replied there with more detail. Melissa
Hi Gina, I just emailed you with more info and links etc. I hope it helps. Melissa
Need hhelp. Can you please show me the way
Hi Joyce, I’m not sure where you’re based but I just emailed you with more information. Please feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
Hi Melissa, I would love to hear more about your regimen. I am working with a functional med who didn’t necessarily diagnose me with candida but proposes that is an issue that could be causing UTI/bladder infections along with other GI symptoms. He hasn’t really provided me a thorough enough protocol, so I would love to hear how you healed yourself. Thank you!
Hi Cassie, I just emailed you with more information. I hope your current approach results in improvement! Melissa
I would love your help and info!!
Hi Krystin, I just emailed you with more detail. Melissa
Hi Melissa, I would love to know your method. I’m in the midst of my second UTI in the same amount of months.
Hi Claire, I just sent you an email with more info. We can chat more there. Melissa
Hi Melissa thank you for sharing your story. It was like reading about my own experiences. It is hard to beleive how difficult it gets to find a doctor or person who really cares and wants to help you. I hope you can share more details and regiment. Thank you so much!
Hi Monik, you’re right, it’s incredibly frustrating! I sent you an email with more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi, Thank you for telling your story. I recently have gotten 3 UTI’s in the last six weeks. Currently, having one right now, taking Keflex symptoms subsided somewhat yesterday but came raging back last night. On my third day of a seven day regimen. Hoping for relief soon. Would love to hear how you got your life back in order?
Hi Adrienne, I can sympathise! I just emailed you. We can discuss more there. Melissa
Hi Melissa,
I have been struggling with recurrent UTI’s and constant thrush for years and am currently in a flare. I would love some info on what worked for you. Thank you!
Hi Marie, I hope you find some answers soon. I just emailed you. Melissa
Hello! I’ve been battling recurrent UTI for 6 months now and nothing seems to work. I don’t want to depend on antibiotics every time it comes back so I try to flush it out by drinking plenty of water.
Would like your insights on how you manage to subside your UTI. Thank you
Hi Dharshini, I just sent you an email with more insight and research links. Melissa
Hi Melissa! Can you please tell me your regimen to finally get rid of your recurrent utis? Thank you:)
Hi Leah, I just emailed you more info and some links to resources. I hope it helps. Melissa
Thank you so much for this. I’m currently with symptoms again and on antibiotics but day 5 on the meds and I still have symptoms. It’s so frustrating. I would really love to know more about your regimen. I hate taking antibiotics!!
Hi Ashley, I just emailed you with more info and research links. Melissa
Hi, I’ve been suffering from recurrent UTIs (5 in the last 9 months with niggles in between) and would love to know more about your regime!
Hi Faith, I just sent you an email. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hi, I’d love to know more about how you handled your uti’s & the life style changes that you made. I am constantly struggling with both uti’s & thrush to the point where it’s become awful. So am looking for any sort of help at this point!
Thanks
I was diagnosed with uti late last month before my period and early this month before my period I think its becoming recurrent it’s just nerve wracking please email me your daily regimen. I just want back my normal life thank you
Hi Mavis, I just sent you an email with more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Shannen, I just shared more insight via email. Please check your spam folder if you don’t see it. Melissa
Hi Melissa! I’ve been battling recurring UTI’s for the last few years and your article helped me to feel normal – would love to know more about your regimen!
Hi Elise, you’re definitely not alone in this! I just sent you an email with more info. Melissa
Within the last year I have developed constant recurring UTIs. I would love to hear more information about your regimen.
Hi Dacey, I just emailed you more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Melissa can you please share your uti treatment regime with me via email please. That would be off great help thanks a lot !
Hi Mahe, I saw you also sent us an email so I’ve replied with more info there. Melissa
Thanks to my beautiful twin girls I am now premenopausal at age 43. Getting UTIs is now a thing for me. Anything you can send me on your regimen would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Adele, I just emailed you with further insight. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi. Just like everyone else, I was searching for a cure for my recurring BV. I’ve been struggling with Candida, yeast infections, UTIs and BV for about 3.5 years now. Over time, it only got worse. My current infection has lasted almost a month now. It smells awful and I’m scared to drink water while at work, in case I can’t stop what I’m doing every 20 minutes to pee!
Please send me your regimen.
I would really appreciate it!
Thank you.
Hi Amy, I’ve just sent you some information by email. It’s always best to discuss symptoms with a doctor of course. Melissa
Thank you for sharing your story, Melissa! I have struggled with UTIs from time to time since childhood. I’m now in my early 20s and my issues with UTI symptoms have become much more frequent over the past few years. I have been exploring various supplements and products for home treatment and would love to hear more about what works for you.
I get them every couple months. It’s terrible. If you could share your regimen that would be amazing!
Hi Kayla, I just sent you more information by email. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Hannah, I hope you find some answers soon. I just emailed you some info. Melissa
Hey there, I really enjoyed this article. Please please send me your regimen so I can see if it works for me too!
Hi Jaycee, I’m glad you enjoyed reading it. I just sent you an email. I hope it helps. Melissa
I stumbled upon this website searching the internet for a cure for my constant BV and yeast infections. When I was a teen I had constant UTI’s. That changed to yeast infections almost all the time. I went from that to now BV. I have had BV now for 4 years straight. The antibiotics clear it up but 2 days after I’m done with the course it comes back. No doctors have ever been able to help me cure it. I still get UTI’s every 6 months or so but the vaginal itching is constant. I have had some luck with boric acid suppositories but have to use them every other day. I know I have a PH imbalance and I have often wondered if I have candida overgrowth. I have tried many probiotics and nothing seems to help. I would really like to know what worked for you. Thanks.
Hi Raquel, I know how frustrating it can be! I just sent you an email. We can discuss more there. Melissa
Hi there, I really enjoyed your article and found it very relatable. Please could you email me about further things you have tried? Thank you!
Hi Victoria, it’s amazing how many people can relate! I just sent you an email. Check your spam folder if you don’t receive it. Melissa
Hi can you please send me your regimen! Much appreciated.
Hi Melissa, thanks for sharing this. It would be a great help if you could send me details about the changes you made. Thanks!
Hi Stef, I emailed you some more info about the changes I made. Good luck! Melissa
Hi Natalie, I just emailed you some further detail. Melissa
I would like to hear what has helped you. I get them about 2x a year…but I had one 2 months ago and today starting to think I may be coming down with another. Thanks Susan
Hi Susan, I just sent you further insight via email. Feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
I also would like to know your regime. I myself am unfortunately allergic to a lot of the antibiotics they prescribe for UTI’s so am currently trying probiotics and have ordered some d-mannose. Glad I am not alone. My doctors just throw meds at me =/
Hi Nell, I can sympathise somewhat! I just sent you an email with more info. Feel free to ask any questions there. Melissa
Hi, not sure if my comment is going through but I would love more info on your regimen
Hi Melissa Thank you for your wonderful article 🙂 would it be possible to get a copy of your regime?
Hi Cat, I’m glad you found it helpful. I just sent you an email. You can send me any more questions you have over there. Melissa
Hi Tina, comments don’t appear instantly as all comments are moderated to prevent spam. I saw you also sent us an email so I’ve replied there too. Melissa
I’d like to know what you’ve used that helps. I’m currently in the middle of a nasty one and get them at least twice a year. Any info would be appreciated
Hi Laura, I just emailed you with further insight. I hope you find some answers soon. Melissa
Can you send me your regimen? Thank you so much!
Hi Nancy, I just sent you an email. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi Melissa, would you email your regimen?
Hi Samantha, I sent you some info and resources. Check your spam if you don’t see it. Melissa
I have had UTI since 2008. Same story as you with out the travel . Please share your regimen . Thank you .
Hi Deanna, we sent you an email earlier with more insight. Please check your spam if you don’t see it. Melissa
thank you got the email. I will try this . I think I have been on and off cipro so long now that I have yeast and UTI also . I think the Yeast feels like a UTI also. How much oragano do you take a day for maintenance ? I have been on D-Mannose for years . Have changed my diet to keto for the last 8 mons. so heading in the right direction.
Hi Deanna, it’s been more than four years since I recovered from this chronic UTI experience. I don’t take maintenance doses of anything now. I do continue to take certain supplements to support my diet and immune system and I use certain products to avoid UTIs around sex. Everything else, I was able to stop using altogether. I’ll send you an another email with more info about that. Melissa
I’ve been struggling with recurrent UTIs for years, would love to see what you did!
Hi Holly, we sent you an email earlier with some more info. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hello,
I’m a rare post on here since I’m male, but we do suffer too. I was diagnosed with IC many years ago and have suffered very much over the years. Antibiotics always help my IC symptoms and I begin to feel normal again. Once off the antibiotics – symptoms return. I need someone to help figure out what’s going on. Can you suggest anyone around Atlanta, Georgia who I can work with?
Thank you in advance, Patrick
Hi Patrick, we hear from a lot of males, and you’re right, this is not female specific. We’re working on some male-specific content. I just sent you an email with some more information. Please check your spam if you don’t receive it. Melissa
I have been suffering from UTIs every few months for the past 4 years. I have periods where Im ok for around 3/4 months but then, they hit again. Sometimes symptoms are bearable but still, this is impacting my whole life. I have tried countless antibiotics, remedies, I have seen many doctors, I had many tests done along with ultrasounds and nothing. Im going to the urologist today to try get some answers and break the cycle, but Im hopeless.
Hi Paloma, I can sympathise with how you feel. If you find the urologist isn’t able to help, feel free to send me a direct message and let me know where you’re based so I can share some options. Melissa
Thank you for this post! I recently suffered from an UTI, I took a course of antibiotics but either my body was resistant to it or it came back, because a week or two later my urine test showed bacteria still. I just finished my second course of antibiotics but I still feel the symptoms of frequent urination. I’ve decided perhaps to stop the antibiotics for now and look at some natural options such as Cranberry and D-Mannose. Would love if you could give me any more information or tips because I really just want it to go away already….
Hi Sam, there are a number of reasons that an antibiotic may not work, and it’s best to speak with a doctor about it. You might like to read more about UTI testing and UTI antibiotics. I’ve also sent you some more information about my own experience. Melissa
Hey,been battling recurrent UTi, can you send me your healing regime
Hi Nicky, I just sent you an email with more info. Please check your spam if you don’t receive it. Melissa
Please, please please send me what you did. I am becoming immune to utis antibiotics and desperate
Hi Mary-Jane, we sent you an email earlier. Please check your spam if you don’t see it. Melissa
Hi, can you please email me your regime? When I get a UTI I generally end up in hospital as I start urinating little blood clots, its so awful. And you’re made to feel like a hypochondriac when you go to the Doctor about it. I just want to live again
Hi Jennifer, I just sent you an email with more information. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hi! Thank you so much for your story I have been suffering with recurring UTIs for about two years could you give me the details of your regimen? Thank you so much!
Hi Jackie, I just emailed you some information. Check your spam if you don’t see it! Melissa
Please share your regime with me. So frustrated by constant UTIs. I desperately need help. Thank you so much!
Hi Mellissa, Could you share your regime with me. I have been suffering with UTI and now yeast due to chronic antibiotics. I am desperate. Thanks, Karla
Hi Karla, we sent you some information earlier by email. I hope you received it. Melissa
Hi Tara, I see that Susy already emailed you some information. I hope it helps! Melissa
Please help! I’ve had constant yeast infections for years and have recently started with UTIs.
Hi Theresa, I just sent you an email with some more detail. I hope it helps. Melissa
Hey my name is Sarah, I’ve been dealing with UTI’s for about 5-6 years. I get them at least 2-3 times a month on and off. Worst pain ever! Going to work with one is worse, I’d love some more information!
Hi my name is Hillary, I am in dire need of your regimen. In desperate need. To put it quite frankly I am tired of being prescribed antibiotics.Please share your secret.
Hi Hillary, we sent you an email a few weeks ago but it looks like you may not have received it. I’ll try sending it again so can you make sure you check your spam. Unfortunately there is no secret or silver bullet, but there are different aspects of the problem you might want to consider. Melissa
Hi Sarah, I remember that feeling of a UTI at work too well. I just emailed you some more info. Melissa
Hi Melissa – I’d be so grateful to receive details of your regimen and change of lifestyle. Thank you for sharing with us.
Hi Charlotte, I emailed you some more information. I hope you find some answers soon. Melissa
Please Melissa, I’ve been suffering from recurrent UTIS for over twenty two years now. Each time the culprit is Group B strep, I am beyond fed up with taking antibiotics and then antifungal meds following them. I’d love to hear of your regime and products you have used to help alleviate this vicious cycle.
Hi Amy, it is a vicious cycle! I just emailed you some info. Check your spam if you don’t see it. Melissa
Hi!! Would you mind sharing your regimen with me as I am going through the exact same thing, I am on the verge of feeling hopeless.
Hi Melissa,
Thank you so much for sharing your story. It’s really encouraging to find a site like this and read stories that let me know I’m not the only person going through stuff like this. I couldn’t figure out how to directly message you, but I would love to hear more about the regimen and lifestyle changes you were talking about. Thank you again!
Hi Steph, the direct message link is in the article above, or you can click on ‘Contact’ in the menu. Everything comes straight to me. I just sent you an email with some more info. Melissa
Hi Cristina, I just emailed you with some info to consider. I hope it helps! Melissa
Hi Melissa,
I was wondering if you could share some information about the regimen that helped you? I have been dealing with a recurrent UTI for 2 years now, and I am at a loss for what to do next. Thank you!
Hi Meredith, I understand how you feel! I sent you an email with more information. Melissa
Hello Melisa,
I find this incredibly relatable – I have also suffered with recurrent UTIs for 10 years now.
I have been referred and they could not find anything wrong with me.
I would love to know your regime.
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Hi Megan, I just sent you an email with more information. Let me know if you have any questions. Melissa
Hello Melissa, would you be so kind as to share the regime that was followed for recurrent uti? And i am trying to find a serious urologist in berlin. No luck so far. Thank you
Hi Inmaculada, I saw you also sent us an email so I’ve replied there with more information. Melissa