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[styrofoamned]

What can my friend take for reoccuring UTI and bladder pain?
She is currently drinking a lot of water, taking cranberry extract, probiotic, and D-Manose.
She isnt taking any other supplements or medications whatsoever.
Thanks!

[scottl]

The only things that come to mind are making sure she urinates after sex (if that is an issue) and wiping front to back after bowel movements.

[ajnast4r]

theres alot of other things that those symptoms could be... if she is not responding to, or is having the symptoms re-occur on all of those supplements, its defintly time to visit a doctor because there may be something else at work.

like scott said, front to back wiping for women is -very- important

[syr_]

I think d-mannose is VERY effective.

[FunkOdyssey]

I second the front-to-back wiping thing, that's not something girls really want to talk about but its a very common culprit.

Also with the cranberry extract, don't be afraid to take ALOT of it to resolve a UTI. I had figured out at one point that to match the recommended intake of cranberry juice, you had to take 12 capsules of the standardized cranberry extract product I was looking at. Its harmless and works as well as antibiotic therapy at effective dosages.