Posted 1/18/2023 8:13 PM (GMT -5)
ANOTHER UPDATE:
I just started having UTI symptoms again a few days ago and restarted Cystistatin. I posted not long ago about having a sinus/ear infection and taking 2 rounds of abx. I started eating sweets again right at Christmas and finished the last dose of abx Dec 28th. After I finished the abx, sugar and iced coffee cravings increased and I went on a binge.
I had been on Fluconazole 3 days a week (Fri-Sun) prior to getting sick but stopped when I needed to start Flonase around the first of December. I didn’t restart Fluconazole until last Friday and have stayed on it ever since. Was planning to do 10-14 days straight to get cleared up. Today’s Wednesday and I think I first noticed UTI symptoms for sure by Monday evening.
After re-reading my old posts here, I am wondering if Fluconazole is causing some yeast die-off and possibly MCAS type bladder symptoms. I actually took a 1/2 Zyrtec late this afternoon for some still lingering cough before I even saw this old post. I am hoping the Zyrtec will help again, as I am starting to have back pain tonight.
I seriously have to stop all sugar and trigger foods (coffee #1, chocolate, tomato based and spicy foods).
I just saw my primary doctor Monday of last week before all this started up again. My labs that were done the week before were flagged for HIGH urine pH. I questioned if the high pH indicated UTI. He said the other labs were normal and the high pH can happen if you eat little meat and mostly vegetables. I don’t. I eat plenty of meat and had been eating a SAD diet at the time the labs were done. I am pretty sure I have had high urine pH before, but I have to look for the papers.