For many people who live with UTIs, supplements are an option they may consider for treatment. As antimicrobial resistance is a real and pressing issue, the idea of an alternative to traditional antibiotics can be appealing for some. From the age old legend of cranberry juice for UTIs, to newer breakthroughs in supplements for UTI treatment. But are supplements truly a fix-all cure for this complex condition? In this article we will go over the basics of using supplements for

Vaccines present a different approach to treating urinary tract infections than antibiotics. While antibiotics work by trying to eliminate unwanted pathogens, vaccines instead aim to defend the body against infection by readying the body’s immune response. Another term for the category of medicine vaccines fall under is “immunostimulants,” as they quite literally stimulate the immune system to better fight off infections. For patients with recurrent or chronic UTI, the optio

In much of the world, chronic UTI remains an unofficial diagnosis, despite being a very real phenomenon. Although chronic UTIs are...

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Did you know that 9 out of 10 people with chronic UTI feel that their condition has impacted their quality of life? According to a...

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This story may sound familiar: you recognize all of the symptoms of a UTI so you make a doctor’s appointment. Once at the doctor, you are...

The definition of a recurrent UTI is as follows: having two or more infections within six months, or three or more within a year. Yet for...

There is a failure in our medical system. Those living with chronic UTI can tell this story like the back of their hand: a tale of going...

Although bacteriophage therapy–or “phages” for short–has been a successful alternative to antibiotics for over a century in Eastern...

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