Hi again,
Another update: I'm approaching 4 weeks on D mannose and my UTI hasn't recurred!! I'm so happy. No D either. So now I've upped my magnesium to 600 mg. daily. I'm not taking any calcium supplements. Is this the correct way to proceed re: calcium? Polly, Gabes, anyone?
Alice
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Yes it is. Calcium depletes magnesium. If you're not taking any calcium, you might be able to reduce the magnesium supplementation to about 400 mg after you rebuild your reserves.
Thanks for sharing your success with D-mannose. We have at least one member (Jo Ann) who says that it helped to resolve her MC.
Tex
Thanks for sharing your success with D-mannose. We have at least one member (Jo Ann) who says that it helped to resolve her MC.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Good question. The normal serum magnesium test used by virtually all doctors is extremely inaccurate because only about 2 or 3 % of our magnesium is in the blood, and the body will automatically keep the level in the normal range because magnesium is a vital electrolyte. Therefore, unless our body is running out of magnesium and reserves are dangerously low, the test result will always show normal.
A Red Blood Cell (RBC) magnesium test is much better except that the so-called normal range used with the test is too low, according to Dr. Carolyn Dean, the magnesium guru. She says the 4.2-6.8mg/dL range should actually be 6.0-6.5mg/dL in order to be adequate.
I once was able to get a low result on a serum magnesium test, but I was so low on magnesium that I was having chills and fever, very low to very high blood pressure excursions, tachycardia, shallow and rapid breathing, and I went to the ER because I felt so bad that I couldn't force myself to eat breakfast. The ER docs did all sorts of tests, including the serum magnesium test, and then they told me that my results looked good.
When I got home, the next day I checked my test results online and saw that the magnesium result was flagged. After taking enough magnesium, I felt fine. This illustrates that doctors in general have a very poor understanding of the importance of magnesium and how to test for it.
Tex
A Red Blood Cell (RBC) magnesium test is much better except that the so-called normal range used with the test is too low, according to Dr. Carolyn Dean, the magnesium guru. She says the 4.2-6.8mg/dL range should actually be 6.0-6.5mg/dL in order to be adequate.
I once was able to get a low result on a serum magnesium test, but I was so low on magnesium that I was having chills and fever, very low to very high blood pressure excursions, tachycardia, shallow and rapid breathing, and I went to the ER because I felt so bad that I couldn't force myself to eat breakfast. The ER docs did all sorts of tests, including the serum magnesium test, and then they told me that my results looked good.
When I got home, the next day I checked my test results online and saw that the magnesium result was flagged. After taking enough magnesium, I felt fine. This illustrates that doctors in general have a very poor understanding of the importance of magnesium and how to test for it.Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hello all,
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted and I apologize. I’ve had some major changes that have kept me very busy, the most significant being buying a house and moving back to Cincinnati.
Anyway, I was looking for some information about colonoscopy preps, but then I saw the discussions about d mannose for UTIs that I participated in. I want to give you an update because I’ve had major success with it to prevent chronic UTIs. I started taking 2000 mg. daily in powdered form in November 1917, and I haven’t had a UTI since!
This is like a miracle for me, since I was in a pattern of one UTI after another, trying different antibiotics, and nothing worked. The urologist I went to wanted to do a cystoscopy, and that’s when I started to research possible alternatives. I think I found d mannose here.
So, if anyone else has the same problem, I’d highly recommend it!
All the best,
Alice
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted and I apologize. I’ve had some major changes that have kept me very busy, the most significant being buying a house and moving back to Cincinnati.
Anyway, I was looking for some information about colonoscopy preps, but then I saw the discussions about d mannose for UTIs that I participated in. I want to give you an update because I’ve had major success with it to prevent chronic UTIs. I started taking 2000 mg. daily in powdered form in November 1917, and I haven’t had a UTI since!
This is like a miracle for me, since I was in a pattern of one UTI after another, trying different antibiotics, and nothing worked. The urologist I went to wanted to do a cystoscopy, and that’s when I started to research possible alternatives. I think I found d mannose here.
So, if anyone else has the same problem, I’d highly recommend it!
All the best,
Alice
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I took double Magnesium, 1000mg supplements. I experienced extreme watery diarrhea and that caused my impending UTI. It was one of the worst UTIs along with a low-grade temp, I've experienced. Took the D-Mannose and no help. Took another dose and no help. I did not understand you have to take this on a daily basis to prevent bacteria from sticking to our urethra or bladder. Oh boy, more pills. I need a med room.
So the question: How much Mannose do I take and is it a daily dose? Thanks Tex for informing me about D-Mannose. Dorothy
So the question: How much Mannose do I take and is it a daily dose? Thanks Tex for informing me about D-Mannose. Dorothy
my first in 1 1/2 years, so I’d still recommend the d-mannose daily.