incipent UTIs

[chanaleh]

massive doses of unsweetened cranberry juice.

a quart since last night. another quart on the agenda for this evening. with a tylenol chaser.

i didn't have *that* much fun this weekend.
grrrr.

(At least I'm not feeling fevery anymore, like when I left work yesterday. I skipped out on my women's tefilah study group -- which was already my excused absence from Pirates rehearsal -- so I could lie quietly on the couch all evening, from 6:30 to 11:30, and concentrate my forces. It seems to have worked, for the most part. But this is the second if not third occurrence this year, which is way above average for me.)

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[hammercock.livejournal.com]

An herbal remedy I learned from Cee, if you wish to try it (she said it worked wonders for her at Burning Man): Get some dried uva ursi leaves (you can get them at the Harvest Coop in Central Square), maybe a couple of ounces. Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the leaves and let steep for 8 hours. Drink 1 cup every 12 hours until you've finished all of the infusion.

For discomfort, you can always ask your doctor for something called pyridium, which takes away the pain like magic, and has the added bonus of making you pee bright orange. :)