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34 days ago
My wife has suffered from urinary tract infections every few months for five years. Antibiotics don't work. What can she do? Dr Ellie replies to a reader's concerns.
75 days ago
I've had a UTI every three months for 40 years - including one that nearly killed me. I was gaslit by doctors, it affected my sex life and left me distraught. Now, aged 45, I've finally found a solution... ⊖⊖
Standing in the middle of a Brussels sprout feild in Norfolk, I felt a familiar twinge of pain. Immediately realising what was happening, I cursed quietly. I knew there was nothing I could do.
4 months ago
I had an undetectable UTI for a YEAR. Doctors kept blaming my work stress… until a special test uncovered the real cause. My agony could have been avoided ⊖⊖
For over a year, Suzannah Weiss lived with unrelenting pain. After being dismissed by eight doctors, specialized testing finally gave her the correct diagnosis.
I have suffered with a UTI for eight years and my chronic bladder pain reduces me to tears. But DR SCURR reveals there is hope at hand ○
A reader writes: My wife is 85 and has been suffering with interstitial cystitis and urinary tract infections (UTIs) almost constantly for eight years. Is there anything that might relieve her suffer…
5 months ago
I've had a UTI every three months for 40 years - including one that nearly killed me. I was gaslit by doctors, it affected my sex life and left me distraught. Now, aged 45, I've finally found a solution... ⊖⊖
Standing in the middle of a Brussels sprout feild in Norfolk, I felt a familiar twinge of pain. Immediately realising what was happening, I cursed quietly. I knew there was nothing I could do.
'I had a mild UTI, then started vomiting. In hours I was fighting deadly sepsis. This is what you must know about the symptoms... knowing them could save your life' ○
Like a dam breaking, a creeping agony began to rush in, everywhere and all-consuming.
6 months ago
I thought I had cancer but my recurring, agonising UTIs were caused by a far more common problem that affects all women... and this is the simple fix doctors rarely offer ⊖⊖
It was in November, when I developed my ninth UTI n four months, that I began to wonder if I had some awful disease. Could I have kidney disease - or even bladder cancer?
Why you really keep rushing to the toilet at night: The worrying syndrome that affects 1 in 5 and the drinks you must avoid... DR SCURR reveals what's really happening to your body ⊖
I have been getting up every hour or so to urinate at night. I have an extremely painful hip, so getting out of bed is difficult. I had a UTI, which cleared up with antibiotics. DR SCURR replies...
7 months ago
I was told it could be an STD, UTI, even cancer - then I discovered my agonising pelvic pain was caused by a little known but surprisingly common condition... these are the signs you can't ignore ⊖
Kelly Brown endured multiple hospital visits, was given four lots of pointless antibiotics and suffered six weeks of sleepless nights before she was finally diagnosed.
8 months ago
Gynaecologist shares six ways to prevent developing a burning-hot UTI - and what to do if you just can't shift a nasty water infection ⊕
Cases of urinary tract infections are soaring and making life miserable for millions but experts say that following their simple tips can help keep them at bay.