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Hope you soon feel better.

If you are prone to cystitis or kidney problems, it is better to take cranberry tablets (Capsules) which are sold at H & B and probably other health food shops too. I think you can take them all the time and will help keep infections etc at bay. Hope you feel better soon Dawn and anyone else suffering. Liz

Thank you everyone Janet always dilute it anyway doesn't taste nice on its own so have with lemonade another one a doctor told me to do. Jenny will phone you when we are there hopefully wont need a dr while away hoping everything kicks in soon and I will be ok travelling

Oh Dawn sorry to hear you are not well. I too suffered from Cystitis, from a teenager until I was about 30years old. If the infection goes from your bladder into your Kidneys the pain is even worse and is called, Pyelonephritis. It is very painful and always needs treating by your GP. Luckily I only had the kidney infection once. I would not wish it on anyone. I have also heard that dringing plenty of water or Cranberry Juice is good, but I always swore by Lemon Barley Water. There is an 'over the counter' remedy that is very good, but I think this only treats Cystitis. You have my telephone number, so when you get up here, I am only a phonecall away from you. You can see my Doctor in an emergency, whilst you are up here. Will PM you later. Jenny. xx

hope your better soon dawn had the same type pain you discribe last week in back like kidney pain, hope the antibiotics work quick, they should do

Hope you will soon be feeling better Dawn. Take care Love Mary in Spain xx

Hi Dawn, Sorry to hear you are suffering, hope you can still get away for half term though. Get that water down you! Take care Iz x

Hope you start to feel better Dawnie take it easy catherine xx

hi dawn, I had a bout of it start yesterday morning, couldnt be bothered to go miles away to our drop in centre, so phoned and asked for a prescription to be sent to boots nr me, spoke to dr on phone, and as I have this fairly often, he said it would be alright this time, antibiotics for three days and I got some of boots own stuff to drink for 48 hours. hope you feel better soon, jean x

Thing that works best for me is baking sida in a glass of water drink it fast helps the taste problem.

Ann might get some will be easier to take away but then could take both to be sure lol.

Sioux and Susie i am drinking like a fish but hate water so was told years ago milky tea is ok and seems to help me think its the warmth of it as well. Have Cranberry Juice and going through that. Will remember the natural yoghurt (even though not keen on yoghurt) Have to get onto my doctors when we get back to see if they want another sample tested will depend what this one shows up.

sorry to hear it has returned Dawn, as I said before I do sympathise as I used to get it a lot, thankfully not had it for years now. Like Susie I always drank lemon barley. Ann Glos

dawn the last time i went to the dr with it he told me off lol asked me why i hadnt been earlier to see him. the thing is i try to fight it off and think that it will disappear ,but it doesnt lol. i have drunk cranberry juice but i prefer lemon barley water. when dad had his prostrate done the drs reccommended lemon barley ,not cranberry,so i stick to that now lol susie

Susie thought I had got rid of it in the week but noooooooo. Should be used to it by now as have suffered since a baby but still catches me out

Dawn, drink lots and lots of water to flush the infection out as well as the pills.. Also Cranberry juice is good for water infections. If you have to take Anti-B's, as you come to the end of the course then try eating some natural live yoghurt to reintroduce the friendly bacteria to your gut, as the anti-B's kill the good as well as the bad. Sending you lots of love & healing hun. XX Sioux

dawn i also suffer with the same thing once it hits the kidneys the pain is unbearable isnt it? hugs to you hun.i know exactly how you are feeling susie

Up this morning with the old Cystitis again in agony rang doctors and told to go straight to Newdoc service. Have a lot of protein and blood cells showing in urine so definite infection which in the last 2 hours has moved up towards kidneys cos after years off getting this I can tell the pain as it moves upward and temp is going up which Dr warned me about . Hoping antibiotics kick in soon otherwise hubby says we aren't going away tomorrow. At least it was only half hour wait to be seen.