Hey Sister, I hear yah- you don’t want to use antibiotics for that UTI
Since I was 17, I’ve been prone to getting frequent UTI’s. And yes, trust me, the doctors have given me the pamphlets on how they’re caused and how to prevent. Before you dismiss this review—<br />I wasn’t sexually active at the time, I’m a very hygienic person, and so help me Allah, if one more 65+ year old male doctor whispers all-knowingly  “you have to wipe front to back”— the depths of Mordor will hear my screams of frustration.<br /><br />My story took a turn for the better with a doctor at a minute clinic where I worked. Lovely Linda- told me a story about her mother who had chronic UTIs up until the end of her life— where they had gotten so bad, the medical field had run out of effective/strong enough antibiotics for how intense these bacteria had gotten. She told me about taking a supplement called D-mannose- a simple sugar that helps coat the walls of the bladder to inhibit bacteria from sticking... and it was from that point on, where I started my once naive journey of exploring what would keep me healthy and away from unnecessary antibiotics that would over time leave me only with the gladiator bacteria I was ever so afraid of as the cause of my eventual demise.<br /><br />I tried many different types of D-mannose supplements but ultimately found that this one has helped the most. I went from having at least 6-7 UTI’s a year- some so excruciating where I wouldn’t be able to make it the 20 minute drive to work without stopping multiple times, or one that was so bad in college where never since my Elmo-on-the-potty days had I lost control of my bladder as such in the dressing room right before a dance recital. I was 21.<br /><br />And now? Nothing. No I’m serious.<br />I don’t take them everyday. Only 2-3 times a month, or sure I’ll make a point of taking them before/after I do end up having “relations with that woman” or even having a weekend to Vegas with my ladies guiltily knowing my rum-water ratio will be skewed (maybe someday I’ll learn).<br /><br />Anyway, point is. These helped me get my life back. I have enough anxiety without having to worry if even the slightest mishap in my regimen will ruin my next few days or worse- the inability to cure my body when modern medicine can’t keep up with our increasingly longer life expectancies.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Mai Thai in one hand, coffee in the other.
Rating: 5 stars