Jan,
I also have suffered with UTI's, though not as frequently as your daughter,
and have also found pyridium to be essential. Suffering through UTI pain
can have longer-lasting consequences beyond the infection. When you're
having pelvic pain, you "guard" with your pelvic floor muscles. That, in
turn, can produce more pain and get your pelvic floor muscles out of whack,
which can produce symptoms that last even after the infection has cleared.
So pain control is very important.
Also, I'm not a doctor, but a UTI every 4-6 weeks needs to be thoroughly
investigated by a urologist. I know plenty of people who had that pattern
of infection and were eventually diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, a
chronic bladder condition. I know about it because I've had it for 12
years. In the meantime, I suggest cranberry capsules (without Vitamin C,
which can be very irritating) to help prevent UTI's. Read "You Don't Have
to Live with Cystitis" by Dr. Larian Gillespie or "Overcoming Bladder
Disorders" by Dr. Kristene Whitmore. I'd be happy to offer lots of other
suggestions and info if you want to email me privately.
Julie, LLLL in New Jersey
You wrote:
At the risk of discussing an "n" of one -- my daughter of the constant UTI's
(and yes, she's done everything EXCEPT homeopathy which I'm strongly
pushing)
finds that the only thing that works at all is Pyridium for the pain.
Advil/Motrin, Tylenol with Codeine even -- nothing touches it except
Pyridium. And she has the UTI's about every 4 to 6 weeks and has for many
years. She tries to not take the Pyridium unless it is excruciating pain,
and then gets immediate relief.
So, if it doesn't hurt the baby, and offers her relief -- go for it.
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com
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