Is your doc writing an Rx for a severe UTI? [AVOID these drugs!]
A urinary tract infection that comes and goes is bad enough…
But for too many folks, the UTI becomes complicated… and maybe even MORE severe than they ever imagined possible.
It’s NOT just bad luck… bad hygiene… or bad genes.
If you think you’re doing EVERYTHING right…
And the severity of your UTI is making you and your doc worried…
It’s time to take a closer look at what could be the culprit.
And what I’ve got to share with you today may SHOCK you.
Here’s what to AVOID… and what you can do INSTEAD.
Between a rock and a hard place
I read a headline recently that stated that taking aspirin could make a UTI worse.
Now, that’s certainly not GOOD news – especially for all the seniors that are still taking a baby aspirin every day for their heart health (even though it’s NO LONGER recommended).
But I took a closer look at the research…
And this gets even WORSE.
Because it’s not JUST aspirin…
But other blood thinning medications (a.k.a. anticoagulants), often taken for blood pressure control…
Like warfarin.
What happened in this latest animal study is that the blood thinner INCREASED the bacterial load of E. coli… which is the most common culprit behind UTIs in humans.
OVERLOADING the animals with E. coli resulted in a UTI that became septic.
And sepsis could make any infection turn DEADLY.
It’s no wonder that in the study, blood thinners were associated with WORSE survival of the study subjects.
That’s not all…
Because even if you’re not taking an Rx blood thinner… you might be TEMPTED to reach for an aspirin for its painkilling properties.
After all, the pain of a UTI can be SO UNBEARABLE… you need to take something for it.
But aspirin isn’t the ONLY pain pill you should avoid if you’ve got this type of infection.
According to a 2018 study on women with UTIs, taking ibuprofen could PROLONG the infection… by as long as 3 EXTRA DAYS!
It could even open the door to SERIOUS complications, like kidney infections…
And increase the risk of the UTI spreading to the upper urinary tract.
Here’s the problem with that…
Some docs have thought that it would be a good idea to treat UTI patients with ibuprofen INSTEAD of antibiotics… in an attempt to tamp down antibiotic resistance.
But in reality, that might be just TRADING one evil for another.
Mainstream medicine BELIEVES there’s no other option…
But I’ve got an alternative approach for you.
Some natural remedies that may help RESOLVE the symptoms of a UTI… and CLEAR OUT the bacteria include…
- D-mannose
- cilantro
- uva-ursi
- Ceylon cinnamon
- parsley
- arrowroot
- and more.
