But it’s….
Over the past fifteen years or more I’ve always considered myself to have a Hummingbird bladder, that’s because it seemed I only had to look at liquids and need to pee…. very frustrating and inconvenient.
Even before the symptoms of MS had restricted me from working fulltime I always had to consider where the toilets were.
Just driving any distance that would require me to be in a car needed planning…I’ll not get into specifics of how I addressed that problem but I’m sure you can imagine how.
Anyway…. over the years I’ve talked to doctors and various specialists who have all made suggestions, plus hours and hours of personal research have had me trying pharmaceuticals…. which I hated to do but I’ve tried. I think I also tried many combinations of natural supplements but nothing genuinely worked.
At one point I just reduced my fluid intake which is primarily water down to two litres per day..not good.
The need to drink water and absorb electrolytes is especially important to the Ann Boroch Protocol which I painstakingly follow.
The protocol is strict but the fact is that it works, so dairy, sugar, gluten and various other foods are restricted…
Why do I mention this? Well about two months ago I came across some research regarding UTI’s which I’d never considered, nor had any previous consultant, it seemed that I just had a weak bladder
I came across d-mannose, I know, I know its a sugar, there are many research documents in Wikipedia explaining the indepth specifics…far too detailed for me and my limited grey matter…
Basically having an “ose” at the end indicates its a sugar and must be avoided like the plague when following the ABP, but, and I’m saying this not to recommend it to anyone because Ann Boroch knew much,much more about the protocol than me.. taking d-mannose isn’t recommended nor am I suggesting it if you have a Uti, but it’s working for me