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Author: Chronic UTI Australia

01 Feb

Libby's life came crashing down when her recurrent urinary tract infections suddenly became constant and stopped responding to treatment.  Being forced to drop out of work and university, she was no longer able to rely on doctors and knew it was up to her to find a solution.  While on university placement, a chance encounter with another chronic UTI sufferer led her to discover a unique chronic UTI treatment protocol being used successfully at a clinic in the United Kingdom.  She asked her doctor for help and within months she was responding to the new treatment.   In just over a year, she is almost cured and says she is firmly committed to seeing her treatment through to the end.

 
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01 Jan

Olimpia is a young Italian woman who suffered constant bladder pain for 12 years after initially delaying treatment for an acute UTI.   Frustrated from years of being put through the mill by doctors and specialists who had little to offer, she embarked on a health experiment that radically changed her life and cured her bladder symptoms for good.  Now that she's back living a happy and pain-free life, Olimpia established an online forum where she helps others who are following similar health regimens to heal their chronic bladder symptoms.

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01 Dec

At 28-years-of-age, Beth developed a simple UTI that she would go on to endure for the next 10 years.  Living a life in unbearable and debilitating pain, she was eventually diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC).  To help manage the symptoms from her ‘incurable’ condition, she was prescribed serious pain medication and had a Medtronic Interstim surgically fitted to her spine.  Refusing to accept this life-long sentence, and desperately wanting a baby, she gathered her strength and continued searching for answers.  After the initial step of discovering and correcting an underactive thyroid condition, in 2015 she travelled overseas to see ‘Dr Lovely’ and was properly diagnosed and treated for a chronic UTI.  Since being properly medicated, Beth has slowly regained her health and finally become a very proud, first-time mother to a healthy, gorgeous, happy baby.  Here is her story.

 
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01 Nov

Jill began experiencing recurrent UTIs when she was 60.  Despite receiving standard antibiotic treatment for these acute attacks, the frequency of her infections soon increased, along with alarming lab findings of growing antibiotic resistances.  After suffering severe gut problems from candida overgrowth, and with labs now consistently finding a resistant ESBL-producing E coli (ESBL-EC), she turned to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and completely turned her life around.   Jill has been free from recurrent UTIs for three years and has now turned her attention to lobbying for change.  In 2016 she established a campaign group, BladderAction UK, to put pressure on the UK government and relevant authorities to address current failures in the medical system, and to introduce better UTI testing and treatment protocols in the UK.   Here is Jill’s story.

 
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02 Oct

(Julie's story was updated in March 2023.) Julie is an Australian woman whose first ever UTI did not fully respond to treatment and turned into a misdiagnosis of interstitial cystitis (IC).   Feeling she still had the infection, and becoming increasingly depressed that her UTI tests kept coming back negative despite her ongoing UTI symptoms, she decided to take matters into her own hands.  Julie began researching and came across a molecular DNA-based UTI test that identified the bacteria that her local MSU cultures were unable to find.  With further research, she decided to tackle her infection through a combination of natural anti-microbials, a nutrient dense plant-based diet, fasting and lifestyle changes.  Within a year, her self-prescribed regimen gradually strengthened her whole body and, in turn, healed her chronic UTI.  This is her story.

 
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01 Sep

Martha's story began a number of decades ago when she began experiencing UTI symptoms out of the blue.  Despite her symptoms, all the UTI tests returned negative for infection.   After going through the usual investigative procedures, she was given a diagnosis of  interstitial cystitis (IC).  Her persistence in wanting a more logical explanation led her to find a superior urine culture test that was able to identify her bacteria.  She was then finally able to access antibiotic treatment, eventually putting an end to her chronic UTI.  Over many years she has personally helped countless people from different countries, along with developing an information website and sponsoring a science research project in 2003.  As a determined and proactive patient advocate, she continues her pursuit in networking, sharing information and raising awareness of inadequate UTI testing and treatment.  This is her story.

 
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01 Aug

Carol is an Australian woman who suffered with severe recurrent UTIs and constant, debilitating pelvic pain for several decades.  The frequency and severity of her attacks were getting worse despite being treated each time.  Her situation had become dire.  In 2014, Carol's GP agreed to start her on a chronic UTI treatment protocol used in the United Kingdom.  Thanks to this non-standard treatment approach, for the first time in over 25 years Carol reports she is finally free from her regular acute UTIs and constant pelvic pain.  You can read more about her experience here.

 
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01 Jul

The following blog entry is a patient story from an Australian woman with a five year history of recurrent UTIs that turned into a diagnosis of 'irritable bladder' and 'interstitial cystitis'. In desperation, she took matters into her own hands and cured her chronic UTI naturally through improving her overall health,  balancing her hormones and taking natural anti-microbials.  Her personal journey has resulted in a research project collecting information from women who have managed, treated and cured their recurrent UTIs.  She has now developed a website designed to share this valuable information which she hopes will help educate and empower other women.

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06 Jun

Lindyloo is a Dutch woman with a history of bladder problems spanning three decades.  She was treated for monthly UTIs, until short-course antibiotics no longer had an effect.  By now she was in constant pain.  Bedridden and in emotional turmoil day after day, she had the choice of giving in to her painful illness, or gather the energy to find a solution.  When Lindyloo took to the internet and learned of a UTI specialist in England, she knew she had to get to the clinic if there was any hope of improving her quality of life.  Lindyloo made the painful journey and her treatment has been life changing.  Read more about her story to find out why.

 
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