What is UTI? A Urinary Tract Infection, or UTI, is an infection of the urethra, bladder or kidneys. This infection is often bacterial in nature. Bacteria from the rectum or anal area commonly cause UTIs by entering the urethra and travelling up the urinary tract. A UTI can also be hospital-acquired, and can be caused …
“I went to my urologist and he prescribed me 4 weeks of ciprofloxacin. I have taken the full course, yet my prostatitis symptoms have not shown any signs of improvement. The urologist is saying it’s probably non-bacterial prostatitis.” “My urologist diagnosed me with prostatitis and prescribed me 2 weeks of doxycycline. My symptoms became much …
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An infection that lasts longer than 3 months is usually termed as a chronic infection. It causes low grade but persistent symptoms. Such an infection is not easy for the body to fight, nor is it easy to eradicate using medication. It becomes “stubborn”, and often leaves the sufferer clueless about how to deal with …
To treat my prostatitis and epididymitis conditions, I tried a number of different treatments, including antibiotics, homeopathy, naturopathy etc., but none worked other than phage therapy. I did a lot of research into phage therapy before deciding to go for it. My research included reading a lot of academic papers and research studies, interacting with …
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How It Started - May 2016 In May 2016 I started getting a dull pulling kind of pain in the right side of my groin. A few weeks before this pain started, I got a bad throat infection that took almost 3 weeks to treat. The pain was not too bad initially so I ignored …