Help I need to take antibiotics

[lilbits@144]

I am in panic mode right now. I have been doing stage one diet with some success however today I realized I have a UTI. I am terrified that going on antibiotics will put me back in another "event". Please advise.

[tex]

The safest antibiotics for treating a UTI are ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. They rarely, if ever, trigger an MC reaction. In fact, they usually will stop an MC reaction while they are being used. Note that they contain all sorts of black box warnings about tendon damage and other issues, so you may have to argue with your Doctor to get a prescription for Cipro, but it appears (based on my research, and my personal usage experience) that those black box risks only occur if a user is magnesium deficient. Note that Cipro depletes magnesium and magnesium interferes with the effectiveness of Cipro, and that's probably true of levofloxacin, also, for all I know. Be sure that you seperate taking the two products (a magnesium supplement and Cipro) by at least three or four hours to make sure that one does not interfere with the other, and make sure that your magnesium level is adequate before you start the antibiotic treatment.

I took Cipro for many years whenever I needed an antibiotic, and never triggered an MC reaction, but over the decades, I eventually developed an allergy to it after I developed an allergy to Bactrim. so these days I use azithromycin (Z-pack) whenever I need an antibiotic (for issues for which azithromycin is effective).

I hope this helps.

Tex

[lilbits@144]

Doctor prescribed Macrobid. Is this bad?

[tex]

It's as effective as Cipro for treating UTIs. It carries a risk of pseudomembranous colitis(but probably so does Cipro) so be sure you start taking a good probiotic the day the antibiotic treatment ends, and continue taking the probiotics for a couple of weeks, to prevent a C diff infection.

Tex

[lilbits@144]

Thanks!!

[PattyG]

Am reading this old post as searched UTI’s. Tex, you mentioned taking a probiotic after antibiotics. Is it bad to take them during treatment? I just had a round of Keflex and took Visbiome (112 CFUs) once a day, spaced between morning and night dose. I was paranoid of getting diarrhea and it worked, no diarrhea. But my uti came back. Wonder if I should skip probiotic till after next round. Ugh, am so worried about the dreaded gut issues Thank you for your always wise advice, Tex! You’ve helped so so much in the past few years, with your wealth of knowledge. Much appreciated!!

[tex]

I'm not aware that starting a probiotic before a UTI treatment is ended is harmful. I just doubt that it helps any, because commercial probiotics don't survive but a day or so in the gut (only probiotic bacteria that are raised in human intestines can attach, and survive for the long-term). Some women take D-mannose regularly to prevent UTIs (It prevents E. coli bacteria from sticking to bladder walls). Some even feel that it's helpful for treating a UTI, but research doesn't back that up.

I hope this helps.

Tex