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10-15-2006, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Erie PA
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I have a question about uti's. I am very careful about cleaning and keeping my caths cleat yet I keep getting uti's. Can you give me any advice on how to prevent these? Thanks
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10-15-2006, 07:54 PM
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Location: WI
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Try cranberry pills. It makes the walls of the bladder too slipery for bacteria to attach to. Works for me. |
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10-16-2006, 10:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: USA
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HI,
I would check out these sites: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/utisumm.htm http://www.sci-info-pages.com/uti.html AAD |
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10-17-2006, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NEW HAMPSHIRE
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I was told it was good to soak your catheters in VINEGAR by my old urologist's nurse , I don't need to cath anymore ,and I don't know how true this is but that's what they told me to do .
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