Posted by whiterabbit on June 10, 2003, at 10:35:40
In reply to Re: dang that physical body--hi tabby, posted by lostsailor on June 10, 2003, at 9:43:40
You can buy stuff at the drugstore now to "numb"
your bladder - it used to be available only by rX
but you can get it OTC now thank God. I can't think of the name of the stuff but if you go into the drugstore and ask the pharmacist...it will turn your pee orange but who cares, the relief is what matters. Of course this is a temporary measure until you can get to the doctor for some antibiotics.I used to be plagued by UTI even though I was doing everything the docs instructed - showers instead of baths, cranberry juice and Vitamin C, etc. I even had a cystoscope (now there's a good time) but the infections kept coming back. Finally I read in a magazine (that must have been heaven-sent) that some women just can't use tampons because it squeezes the urethra shut so the bladder never empties completely, and the old trapped urine ignites infection. I thought well hell let's give it a try, and IT WORKED. The infections went away for good, merciful heavens.
You couldn't pay me to use a tampon these days.
-G
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