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What can be taken for a bladder infection?
52 yr old, Female
asked Nov 25, 2009 at 07:22PM in Women's Health
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answered Dec 10, 2009 at 02:27PMFirstly, you should be properly diagnosed by a physician, who would do a regular urine analysis to find out which organism(s)(usually bacteria) is/are causing the infection and pelvic examination to determine the extent of the urinary tract infection.
Antibiotics are usually given to treat the infection. Make sure use the prescribed amount for the full prescribed time to prevent recurrences and resistance. -
3Votesanswered Dec 17, 2009 at 10:48AMof course see a doctor and get antibiotics. However, I take regular alka-selzer whnever I feel the symptoms coming on and it often stops it. Or a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water. frankly I can't stand cranberry juice any more.
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Terry, that's interesting! I am going to keep alka-selzer in mind (though thankfully I don't get bladder infections very often). Yes, cranberry juice isn't for everyone, even if many doctors recommend it in conjunction with antibiotics. That being said, one doesn't need cranberry juice -- and it's certainly not a cure-all. One common cause of bladder infections is E. coli, but it's also not urinating when one has to, at least told to me by my doctors. The times I have gotten too busy at work to go to the restroom, I paid for with a bladder infection.Beth L. Gainer commented Mar 02, 2010 at 05:36AM
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0VotesThere seems to be no evidence that cranberry juice counters an established infection, but it might help to prevent an infection -- due to a particular tannin cranberries contain that inhibits E Coli growth (that being the most common cause of UTI infections).
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/14367.php
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