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[Maryjane]

This week there is going to be a parliamentary debate at 2.30pm by Catherine West MP , a 30 minute slot to discuss the inadequacies and treatment of UTIs.

I am going to copy and paste a couple of articles, the first one is here the other/ others will be in comments as I don't no how to multi copy and paste.

Prof Malone is an amazing/compassionate doctor he goes above and beyond for all his patients.

He is seen by many in the " establishment " as a maverick , but I guarantee in years to come he will be proved right , the tide is turning and his treatment/ knowledge is starting to be acknowledged by some in the " establishment ".

Having read a scientific paper on the whole area on UTIs/ antibiotics , talking about the dangers of short/low dose use of antibiotics for UTIs.

He has turned the life around of so many the youngest being 7.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/snakes-and-bladders-how-patients-saved-a-pioneering-medic-cast-down-by-nhs-rules/

[Maryjane]

This is from another scientist on the subject.


http://m.digitaljournal.com/life/health/new-evidence-for-the-role-of-role-of-bacteria-in-incontinence/article/477379

[Sweetscarlett]

Thanks for posting that MaryJane very interesting read
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[Evelyn63]

Something I'm really interested in, as I suffer from recurrent UTI's, and my GP still insists three days of antibiotics are adequate, despite evidence to the contrary.

[Tempest]

Just as a point of interest, I was at one time prescribed prolonged, repeated courses of the antibiotic Trimethoprim for recurrent UTI's by my GP (in fact, it turned out I had interstitial cystitis)!  The GP in question just kept lobbing course after course at me without sending samples for lab testing, going on symptoms alone.

After 1 tablet from yet another repeat prescription, I had a biphasic episode of anaphylaxis which very nearly cost me my life. I had NEVER had an allergy to anything before in my life. This then caused a 'cascade' effect in my body and I ended up being treated at a specialist Anaphylaxis Clinic for nearly 2 years, and now react to multiple unrelated medications.

As you may realise, antibiotics are the number 1 cause of medication induced anaphylaxis, and in all cases the individual has to have been exposed to the drug previously for this to happen. I now have to walk a tightrope if ever I need antibiotics again from any class due to my diverse reactions following my initial anaphylaxis, as we just don't know what may trigger another episode. My list of drugs I must avoid is getting increasingly longer - for instance, I can now no longer have morphine and my last surgery was difficult to manage as I had to have pain relief in the form of bolus injections of Fentanyl instead. This was all caused by my GP's gung ho attitude to antibiotics, and it's been nothing short of devastating!

[Maryjane]

Yes absolutely Temepst ......the problem is those of us with embedded bio-film infections walk a tight rope ( not me at present ) as there infections are so embedded that many get sepsis if they don't have this regime.

However I would only let Prof Malone do this as he is an expert on antibs/ bio/film infections , and has turned around thebkives of thousands of men/women and children.

He personally does not believe in IC, and the group I am most were told they had IC when they most definitely do not.

[Kathleen]

Hello ladies.

This is a very interesting thread. I don't have this problem myself but it's clearly very common.

Whenever over use of anti biotics is mentioned the message is always directed at patients, claiming that we demand these drugs even when they are not necessary. However GPs prescribing indiscriminately is just as bad and of course the majority of abs are given to farm animals and thereby incorporated into the meat we eat. Another reason to be a vegetarian!

Wishing everyone well.

K.

[Maryjane]

Re antibiotics in the food chain , it is impossible to get away from them obviously still in the milk cheese etc,a lot of fruit/ veg are sprayed with antibiotics to stop bacterial infections.


Organic is better but antibs still used but not routinely like non organic , organic veg is best but you need to make sure what association they are a member of as there is organic and organic.

50% of antibs are in the food chain , resistance is spread through to the work farmers and the whole chain starts.

I have a graph somewhere showing just what happens, and low dose prophalatic antibs are the biggest cause of antib resistance.