Bactrim
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Bactrim
I have avoided the need for antibiotics since my diagnosis almost three years ago. But my luck ran out when the dreaded UTI reared its head. I haven't had a UTI since the 80's. I took D -Mannose but I don't think I took it soon enough. When I knew I was going to pull an all-nighter I went to the after hours care. I took the list of antibiotics from this site and was prescribed Bactrim. I have never taken Bactrim before and I had no ill effects from it. I am very happy to report that I did not get D! What a relief! I'm thinking the UTI might be from a new product that I used just that one time because they were out of Replens but I guess I'll never know because I'm not going to use it again! I'm so grateful for this site and all that I've learned on here.
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
It quite a whew! Now that it is behind me I can stop thinking "what if I have to take an antibiotic". Turns out it wasn't the end of the world after all. 
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
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Gabes-Apg
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That is why i am happy to keep this group as website in current format (and it not be a FB group etc)
you can search for discussions on key topics like this, the information is there when you need it.
just like I have the names of soy printed in my purse, I also have the MC safe type antibiotics list in my purse 'just in case'
you can search for discussions on key topics like this, the information is there when you need it.
just like I have the names of soy printed in my purse, I also have the MC safe type antibiotics list in my purse 'just in case'
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Martha, I took 2 tablets a day for 5 days. I have prescription coverage with my health insurance plan and it only cost me $1.72. I thought I heard her incorrectly at first. I totally agree about this site, Gabes. I didn't realize rosemary is soy until you mentioned it. I have learned so much on here!
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
that's great marcia! 5 days is so much better than 10!!! I will try that one next time, I'm so hoping there wont be a next time, though!!!
Martha E.
Philippians 4:13
Jul 2008 took Clindamycin for a Sinus infection that forever changed my life
Dec 2014 MC Dx
Jul 15, 2015 Elimination Diet
Aug 17, 2015 Enterolab Test
Dec 2015 Reflux
Sept 2016 IC
Philippians 4:13
Jul 2008 took Clindamycin for a Sinus infection that forever changed my life
Dec 2014 MC Dx
Jul 15, 2015 Elimination Diet
Aug 17, 2015 Enterolab Test
Dec 2015 Reflux
Sept 2016 IC
I just put a call back to my Dr. right now after reading this because of all things I got a UTI starting this last Sunday....never had one before - 3 days was plenty of being uncomfortable and not knowing what I was experiencing....and and I do not want to upset my already fragile guts with Sulfa which is what he was prescribing me.
Thank you !!!
I need to print off the med list again and keep it in my purse this time!
Thank you !!!
I need to print off the med list again and keep it in my purse this time!
To Succeed you have to Believe in something with such a passion that it becomes a Reality - Anita Roddick
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
Dx LC April 2012 had symptoms since Aug 2007
Rosemary is SOY??? Really? That is totally new to me. Shows what I have to learn. I tried googling it. Came up with zilch!
Bactrim causes me terrible D. I have ongoing UTIs and am struggling with abx. Currently on penicillin. D Mannose doesn't help me. It used to help with symptoms but not anymore. So I am hoping correcting a magnesium deficiency will help with this too.
Bactrim causes me terrible D. I have ongoing UTIs and am struggling with abx. Currently on penicillin. D Mannose doesn't help me. It used to help with symptoms but not anymore. So I am hoping correcting a magnesium deficiency will help with this too.
I hope it works for you, Erica! I didn't feel fatigued while on it like I have when taking other antibiotics in the past. It kicked in quickly, too. Gabes, I started checking everything for rosemary flavoring and just as you said, it is in most ground turkey and I eat it quite often. I found some at Costco that is clean.
Marcia
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. - M. Angelou
Erica,
Bactrim is a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. I found out that I was allergic to it when I took it about a year and a half ago, and it finished off what was left of my magnesium reserves.
Tex
Bactrim is a combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. I found out that I was allergic to it when I took it about a year and a half ago, and it finished off what was left of my magnesium reserves.
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 to know. I'm assuming since I've been allergic to sulfa drugs since childhood, this wouldn't be a good drug for me. I certainly hope all of you currently with the UTI problems get these solved quickly and with no unwanted side effects.
Yikes, I didn't know about the rosemary flavoring either ...
~ Holly
Yikes, I didn't know about the rosemary flavoring either ...
~ Holly
2015 Hashimoto's, MTHFR
2016 LMC, Malabsorption
2017 Lymphocytic Dermatologic Vasculitis
"I strive to live in my heart, not in my head!"
2016 LMC, Malabsorption
2017 Lymphocytic Dermatologic Vasculitis
"I strive to live in my heart, not in my head!"
FWIW, my doc claims that Bactrim is well-tolerated by most people and he seemed surprised that I reacted to it.
Tex
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.