I have written several times that one of the problems I keep encountering is repeated courses of antibiotics, which can lead to recurring infections. This week I want to focus on an infection all too familiar to many women: the urinary tract infection – it comes straight from hell and it keeps coming back.

Urinary tract infections – hell on earth

Jean’s recurrent urinary tract infections began in her twenties – shortly after her marriage – and they felt like they came every eight weeks. In the first six months the antibiotics helped quickly and reliably. But after three or four UTIs in a row the “mild” antibiotics no longer worked and Jean had to turn to stronger drugs such as Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin.

There are, however, serious warnings from the FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) about these antibiotics.

About twelve months later Jean developed pain in her legs and feet. It took years before she finally found out that it was neuropathy and tendon inflammation. And that was despite having talked to her gynaecologist about her symptoms!

Had Jean (or her doctor) read the warning information in the leaflet, she (or he) might have understood the cause of her symptoms sooner, but Jean trusted her doctor and his so‑called duty of care. After all, that is part of his job.

Fatigue, bloating and yeast infections were just the beginning of the many complaints she suffered in the months after her first UTI. In retrospect Jean concluded that she had not felt well since her first urinary tract infection.

The problem is not the infection, but the treatment

But the conclusion that it must have been the infection that turned her complaints into a chronic illness is wrong. It should read: she had not felt well since the treatment of the first urinary tract infection. That is a common mistake when people try to work out what has happened to their health.

What worried Jean most, however, was her weight gain! She had naturally always been slim and had never had to pay attention to what she ate. After her repeated infections (and the subsequent antibiotics) she had to avoid many foods because they caused uncomfortable bloating and her waist steadily expanded.

And although she ate far less than before, she gained weight! And because of the tendon and nerve pain she couldn’t exercise much.

She felt old. She felt betrayed. She was ashamed of how much weight she had put on.

At that point Jean and her husband did want to start a family, but she wasn’t sure she even wanted to get pregnant. She was afraid that, because of her severe chronic fatigue, she would not be able to be a mother.

Jean’s health and emotional state were an utter mess.

Because of the antibiotics.

Gentle therapy without side effects

If only Jean had known about the natural, effective homeopathic remedies that have been known for centuries to resolve urinary tract infections without side effects and without antibiotic disasters!

As I have already said, you should only use antibiotics for truly life‑threatening illnesses. (That is, if you don’t know what you can do homoeopathically.) And this is not just my opinion.

Read this:

"... Serious adverse reactions that are associated with systemic fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs generally outweigh the benefits in patients with acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis, and uncomplicated urinary tract infections who have other treatment options. For patients with these conditions, fluoroquinolones should be reserved for those who do not have alternative treatment options."

Who said that? The FDA!

For those not from the USA: this is the powerful Federal Food and Drug Administration. You read that correctly... this quote does not come from an alternative‑health website that could be dismissed by mainstream medicine as an outsider.

No. This statement was issued by the FDA when it became clear that strong antibiotics – such as Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin, which are regularly prescribed for UTIs – often pose a greater risk of harm than benefit. You can read the original text here.

Isn’t that astonishing?

But for homeopaths this is nothing new. We have known for more than two centuries that medicines can cause harm. That at best they limit the damage and at worst (and this is the most common outcome) they cause new, unintended chronic illnesses.

This means that one thing is exchanged for something else. This ‘trade’ is not only unwanted but often also goes unnoticed. It can cause long‑term changes and can even be potentially life‑changing.

While the words “alternative treatment options” from the quote above echo in our minds, you might be wondering how I treated recurrent urinary tract infections without antibiotics?

The Banerji protocol for urinary tract infections

Well, my favourite method is the Banerji protocol with Medorrhinum C200, taken twice daily (in severe cases every three hours). If fever occurs, I additionally give Pyrogenium C200, once daily. And unlike antibiotics, this protocol carries no risk of tendon rupture, neuropathy, muscle pain or fatigue.

As usual, I must also make clear that this specific protocol is not the only one I use. There are others, depending on the particular symptoms and circumstances. If Jean, for example, had recurrent UTIs as a result of intimate relations, we would need to consider Staphisagria 200CK. If there is no fever, we would probably also add Cantharis C30. Information on dosage and potency of the remedies can be found here.

I think you understand my point. There is a little more to learn than just the remedies listed here.

If you are worried that an acute urinary tract infection could be more complicated or serious and you do not feel able to treat yourself, you can – as I have repeatedly recommended – drive to your local emergency department and wait in your car in the car park for a while to see if the remedy takes effect.

Take a pack of cards or a good book, and relax. Listen to your favourite music. That way you have the reassurance that the remedy you have taken can work while you can quickly and easily access conventional medical help if needed.

Homeopathy helps – spread the word!

Warmly,

Yours

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