Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: Kate57 on March 16, 2024, 03:17:30 PM
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Hello ladies,
I think I may have the beginnings of a UTI developing. I have just looked in my medicine box and found an unopened packet of D Manose.
But….. the expiry date was 2021.
The packet is sealed …. would it be ok to take a chance and use it?
I’m drinking water with a squeeze of lemon in at the moment ( I’ve also taken ibrufen).
Any advice please ?
Regards
Kate
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Hello jaypo, thank you for your post…. I have taken some!
It says to take every 3 - 4 hours so I will get maybe another two doses in before bed.
Fingers crossed it works …. I really dread/fear going to the GP for antibiotics.
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It is a urinary tract infection or vaginal atrophy?
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Hi CKLD :) hope you are keeping well.
I do have VA and I did wonder if it was that playing up at first - I remember how you always say that “VA mimics a UTI really well”.
But I began to get the shakes earlier and just felt a bit ‘off’ so did think it might be a uti. I’ve taken this D Manose now and will take some more before bed ….fingers crossed !
If no luck I will go back on the old VA routine.😵💫
xx
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Have U stopped VA treatment :-\
I get the shivers when VA begins to niggle after doing a pee as well as a nip as the urine flow shuts off :o. Hopefully your treatment will ease symptoms! Covering all eventualities and possibilities over a weekend is the way to go. Let us know how you get on!
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I'm not sure If the d-mannose will be okay to take, it may be that they just won't be as effective.
I take d mannoae everyday and I've still managed to get 2 utis. When I did get them I upped my dose to 3 a day, and even though the symptoms greatly improved it never got rid of it and I ended up on antibiotics.
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You can buy urine strips and test your urine at home,IF it IS an infection,you're best to take ABs as it could get worse
Hi Jaypo, where do you buy the urine strips from and what exactly are they called (do they have a brand name)?
Think it could be a handy thing to have these days.
Thanks
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Kate57 - how have u been today?
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Hello CLKD,
I am feeling quite poorly. I had to go to the 'emergency walk in clinic" yesterday. I was given antibiotics for a UTI infection. I have blood in my urine. I know I was foolish not to attend to this problem straight away, but my hesitation was caused by my genuine fear of taking antibiotics and their awful side effects. At the moment I am waiting to take another dose ( one ab every twelve hours). This will be my third tablet. I am just hoping ( praying) that it just clears up soon and I don't have to go through months of pain and different medications ( and the reactions) that I had the last time.
Thank you for posting and for all your advice.
xx
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Is that a 3 day course? U may require 5-7 days - any side effects yet?
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I was given 7 days but told to finish course after 3 days if the UTI has cleared up by Wednesday evening.
I have had some sickly feelings / lightheadedness, and ringing in ears….but at this moment that seems to have subsided.
Feeling a tiny bit better than I did a couple of hours ago.
🤞xx
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I would if possible take the whole 7 days. 3 may not be enough .......... sometimes the bug pops up if it isn't knocked on the head >:( ::)
Also take pain relief.
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Thank you ladies… I think I will take the 7 days…. up to now there is just a little light headedness caused by the ABs….but I can still tell that the UTI is there. Will it be ok to take a paracetamol? I normally take Neurofen but the woman on the 111 line said not to take them with a UTI.
xx
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Paracetamol is fine. I use 'nurofen' without thinking about it as it works for me .......... let u know how you get on.
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Hello again….
on day 4 of taking the antibiotics but still feel the UTI ache in lower abdo. Was told by GP to take in a urine sample this morning but I don’t expect to hear anything back from that until next week. I will be using some Estriol Cream this evening ( just received another prescription as I’d run out a while ago and because I felt ok I hadn’t renewed it… I know 🙄 )…
I’m wondering now if this is the VA again and not UTI or if the UTI has cleared up and it’s kicked off the VA again.
Note: just received a message from GP that this morning’s urine sample was clear !
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That's your answer: vaginal atrophy and you had a gap! Get that treatment going again for 2-3 weeks. VA mimics urine infection-type symptoms really really well!
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I would if possible take the whole 7 days. 3 may not be enough .......... sometimes the bug pops up if it isn't knocked on the head >:( ::)
Also take pain relief.
I agree. My doctor told me after a certain age a 7 day course is needed. When I was in hospital with a bad UTI they gave me intravenous ABs then I had 5 tablets that I had to take one a day. That was in America but obviously a 3 day course wouldnt have been enough
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Thank you ladies,
today i am feeling much brighter.
The UTI seems to have cleared up, and the VA eased off quite quickly after applying the Estriol cream, so i was lucky to catch it before it worsened.
Thank you again for your advice.
xx
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Vaginal atrophy mimics repeated urine infection-type symptoms really really well. As long as the urine sample was clean, you didn't have any infection. Keep up with the VA treatment! Let us know how you get on?
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I had over a week of feeling I had UTI. I had a round of ABs then they gave me different ones which immediately relieved it however my sample showed up clear. The doctor told me ABs have an anti-inflammatory effect and that's why it can appear they've worked.
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Your vagina and urinary tracks lining are getting dry due to your age and lack of hormones, and it hurts!
There would be solutions for that if anyone bothered, first, to tell us about it, second, be consistent with medication supplies!
..as, today, I learnt that, the only one that worked so far E-string ring is unavailable due some shovelling within industry
I am guessing they worked out that they can make fortune on burning vaginas so they are in process of organising themselves right now..but, in a meantime?
All you can do is, Burn for England!
Yupee!