You feel that familiar twinge and think, “Oh no, not ANOTHER urinary tract infection!” Unfortunately, revolving door UTIs are an exasperating situation that many of us are far too familiar with.
It feels like you have the worst luck in the world when those infections keep coming back. Even worse, your doctor might hint you… and your habits…are somehow to blame for those repeat UTIs.
But the latest research reveals it’s not bad luck. And it’s not your habits either.
In fact, it turns out your doc should quit pointing the finger at you and turn it around to face himself instead. Because the REAL reason those UTIs keep coming back to haunt you is very likely the treatment, your doctor prescribed.
But don’t despair. Because I’ve got a solution to share with you today that could finally end this vicious cycle of infection after infection for good.
The REAL cause of recurring UTIs
On the one hand, it “feels” like the treatment works.
- You realize the UTI is back, so you get in touch with your doctor.
- You take the antibiotics as prescribed.
- The symptoms fade, and you’re cured, at least as far as you know.
But the new study shows how that “cure” could quietly be setting the stage for those UTIs to stage a comeback. Because as we’ve seen before, antibiotics are a double-edged sword.
These drugs don’t just attack the bacteria behind your problems. They attack ALL of your bacteria. And that includes the ones you need, such as the bacteria in your digestive tract that can help PREVENT infections such as UTIs.
The new research even reveals how it happens.
The scientists compared the bacteria in women prone to UTIs to the bacteria in women who rarely had them. And what they found is likely to surprise you.
BOTH sets of women had the E. coli bacteria behind most UTIs in their gut. Plus, the E. coli was likely to travel to the bladder in BOTH groups.
In other words, the nasty infection linked bug is there… lurking… in most of us. But not everyone gets a UTI as a result.
In the study, the women prone to the infections had less overall diversity in their gut bacteria. That lack of diversity is typically a sign of frequent antibiotic use.
And, of course, that means the drugs that your doctor is giving you to cure your UTIs could be setting the stage for recurring infections.
Beating infections without antibiotics
So what can you do? First, for “uncomplicated” UTIs, you can ask your doctor if you really need that antibiotic. Because it turns out in many cases, you don’t.
Although you do need to keep an eye on them… and report back to your doc if your symptoms get worse… some infections just clear up on their own in around the same time frame as treated ones.
But of course, often you’re miserable when UTIs strike, so doing nothing at all isn’t a great option, either.
That’s where natural solutions can come to your rescue. In fact, some natural options can help prevent or clear infections without damaging your microbiome and setting the stage for new battles with even more UTIs.
Some studies back simple probiotic supplements. It makes sense since they can help replace that depleted stash of helpful bacteria with fresh reinforcements.
Others back cranberry treatments such as pure cranberry extract and cranberry-related treatments, like D-mannose. This simple sugar is found in some fruits (including cranberry) and can help stop the germs behind those nasty UTIs from sticking to the urinary tract walls.
When they can’t stick, they can’t take over and cause infection.
Plus, last year, I shared a natural forest fix with Healthier Talk readers that led to 62 percent fewer UTIs in women prone to recurring infections. If you missed that issue, you can catch up here.
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