UTI's and Thrush

Does anyone else get UTI's and Thrush a lot? I've never had either before this year but now it seems I get them every month.

I've been instructed to take cranberry pills (I've been drinking 2-3 cups of cranberry juice a day but it isn't working).

[Wasowski]

my GP has given me a load of fluconazole so i can take one tablet when i start getting symptoms of Thrush as i was getting this regularly. you can buy over the counter stuff to treat thrush but i found it got very expensive!

luckily my reoccuring UTIs have calmed down but i would reccommend seeing your GP as there are treatment options that you can use longer term.

good luck x

[A2207]

Pre lap I got thrush every month for years it hasn't been as bad. I have endo on my bladder and when I'm stressed I have found I get uti symptoms, my urine gets checked everytime and it comes back clear yet the anti biotics work straightaway and clear the symptoms up.

[treez]

Hi

I used to get very bad uti's so was referred to urology and had a cystoscopy (I hope that's the right spelling basically camera up the bladder)since then it's been a lot better sometimes it's internal and if it's not treated it will keep coming back.There is a site Kathryn marsden and she has a really interesting piece on uti's it might be worth a read she has some really good advice.

Treez

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My doctor won't refer me for anything but physio because she says it's probably just the endo (which my gyn won't do a diagnostic lap for) so I was told to drink cranberry juice. I feel stuck doctor wise.

[treez in reply to Hidden]

You need to insist on a referral it's not down to your doctor to decide what is causing the thrush I was told if you have regular uti's it needs further investigation (I know it's hard to be pushy with doctors but you need this sorted ) good luck.

Treez

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I've tried being pushy but she keeps saying its endo since when they did blood work everything came back normal but high hemoglobin and my urine tests will have a low acid level but no bacteria so they'll tell me to stop taking the antibiotics.

[treez in reply to Hidden]

Well I would say that not having antibiotics is probably a good thing over use can be a bad thing it might be a good thing to try a good probiotic I know some are supposed to helpful to the bladder also you can buy cranberry capsules which are much better than the juice which can have a lot of sugar in it.I really hope that you find something that works for you.

Treez

[Jojo-burkitt]

I never had thrush until my 3rd pregnancy where I had it like every 2 weeks the whole way through! That was 6 years ago and I still get it 2-3 times a year normally along with a urine infection either before or after it! I haven't thought about whether it's connected or not I normally just buy over the counter stuff and don't go to the doctors unless I need antibiotics for the uti.