UTI while fasting...

[mercystreet]

Hi everyone,

I'm new, love the site...

I'm starting my second fast tomorrow, going to do 40 days on juice. My first was 30 days. Toward the end, I saw my doctor and he discovered I had blood in my urine causd by a urinary tract infection, and a high number of ketones also (understandably enough). The infection was only discovered by chance, I attended for pains and numbness in my hand (carpal tunnel).

I had no symptoms (felt fantastic all through the fast), but my doctor said I should have been running a high temperature and vomiting if the white blood cells in my urine were anything to go by.

So, this is worrying me slightly as I embark on this next fast - is it usual for this sort of thing to happen - am I at an increased risk from infection and if so, what can I do?

I took echinacea tincture, cranberry, vitamin C and grapefruit seed extract when I became aware of the infection the last time - would it be worth taking some grapefruit seed extract in my juices every day, or every few days to head off any trouble??

Any advice would be very much appreciated - thanks in advance :)

[michelle allene]

I also have started a 40 day juice fast. And I also have a UTI. I figured that with all the flushing out, that I would get rid of it this way???

[FirstGarden]

DR's are just guessing. They really don't know. Trust nature first, doctors last.

[star1919]

Great you're both starting long fasts right now. There are some fasters on "Miss Linda and Path301" if you want to join them.
Or you are welcome to post on the "Fasting Support" thread... which is there for anyone to use.

Also, there is a lot of fasting information on the "Fasting Support" thread... if you click on the 1st page, 1st post. I don't recall
seeing any specific info regarding your shared condition. There may be something about it. Especially on the site the Cure Zone.
Lastly, Miss Linda knows a lot about fasting... if you have some questions.

Wishing you a positive and healing fast! :D

[michelle allene]

Hey!! Its the end of my 3rd day juice fasting and the UTI pain is almost gone. ALSO,,, I have been fully emptying my bladder now. Well, atleast I think its all coming out, I HOPE it is. I am urinating a whole lot more now. I feel as if the infection is leaving. Its so awesome how, given the right enviroment, the body CAN and WILL heal itself! :) Give yourself a few more days and you should hopefully see a change as I did. :)

[star1919]

Michelle Allene... Congrats on the healing taking place... as you say, it is great how much healing can occur...
and I find fasting to be very positive for this.