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Bladder & Urinary problems
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Gotta go by Bonnie Liebman in Nutrition Action 3/2023
Incontinence, dribbling, incomplete emptying, difficulty stopping or starting
Over 60% of women have symptoms
Women- childbirth, menopause, hormone changes
Men-enlarged prostate BHP, prostate cancer & treatment
Both- obesity, diabetes, diuretics for blood pressure & other meds
For men surgery, radiation,
Occasionally squeezing pelvic muscles (the ones used to stop/hold urination) as hard as possible five times very quickly may reduce bladder problems by 70% or more
If a problem during sleep avoid liquids 3 hours before bed
Drug therapies less effective & may damage the prostate and/or bladder
If more than exercise is needed & problem is physical blockage, Urolift uses implants to hold the pathway open & Rezum uses water to remove blocking prostate tissue
Urinary tract infections- UTIs
Antibiotics breed deadly antibiotic resistance, & fluoroquinolones tendon damage & other serious side effects
In two studies d-mannose, the no calorie sugar in cranberries, was 85% effective against UTIs
Drinking over 6 cups of water may reduce incidence by 50%
Post menopause vaginal estrogen cream may reduceUTIs, bioidentical may be safest
Gotta go by Bonnie Liebman in Nutrition Action 3/2023
Benign prostatic hyperplasia- BPH
An enlarged prostate that slows urine flow may be helped by:
saw palmetto- hair loss, low libido, urinary problems, prostate cancer, pelvic pain
beta-sitosterol
pygeum-prostate cancer, kidney disease, malaria, fever, stomachaches, low libido
rye grass pollen
stinging nettle- also hay fever, high blood pressure & high blood sugar
green tea
lycopene (reddish vegetables)
pumpkin seed extract
healthline.com/health/enlarged-prostate/natural-remedies#nutrition-and-eating-changes
healthline.com/nutrition/stinging-nettle#TOC_TITLE_HDR_9
healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/pygeum#sexual-health
gaurology.com/supplements-and-bph/
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (generic names end in -acin) that can cause tendons to rupture
Avelox, Cipro, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin, Tequin
