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Hi! I am 60 female and now getting recurrent Utis every few months .I have never had them before til this year! The drs put me on antibiotics and it takes care if it and thrn I get another one!
I currently have one now and just started another round of antibiotics! am Drinking cranberry juice to see if this helps! Any other thoughts for preventative measures? thanks!

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D-Mannose, daily.

Do not allow yourself to get constipated, as passing
hard stool can initiate a UTI, imo. For this, eat a Kiwi or 3 Prunes
daily.

Taking antibiotics on and off every few months for 7-10 days is the exact bad recipe for using antibiotics the wrong way. It is the recipe to grow antibiotic resistant bacteria, meaning there is no antibiotic that can help you after this because now there are Super-bugs. See a Urologist instead.

Be sure the UTI has cleared fully at the end of taking the antibiotic; get checked for a yeast infection-get that cured. If you get a yeast infection and it goes untreated,
you may itch, feel uncomfortable, use more toilet paper, and voila, another UTI.

Apologies, if this was too much information.
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Have cultures been taken? If not they need to be. They need to know what bacteria is causing the UTI to prescribe the best antibiotic.

Cranberry juice has sugar which can cause other problems, like yeast infections. My Mom was on cranberry tablets and a probiotic. In the year she took them, she never had another UTI.

Drink lots of water and void completely.
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Katieaustin12 Sep 9, 2025
Thank you!! I will ask about culture!
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D-Mannose is mentioned; I agree with others it can be a great help. The capsules are large; if there's any problem with swallowing, then empty them as the powder is sweet tasting. They are worth a try.

I am assuming you have thoroughly explored this with your doctor? It is a very common problem in aging. Some use hormones via vaginal or application to genital area, as women are susceptible to UTIs following menopause due to the short distance of their urethra to bladder, and the thinning of mucus membranes with aging and lack of hormones. The application of hormones causes a "plumping up" of the tissue of the area, hence prevention of bacterial being introduced.

Good luck; you aren't alone.
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Katieaustin12 Sep 9, 2025
thank you! Yes I have discussed with dr. She is going to also give me a rx vaginal cream to see if that helps.
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Cranberry juice doesn’t really work, sugar and not concentrated cranberry. There are cranberry gel tabs and D mannose that have helped my Mother who gets recurrent UTI infections due to a catheter inserted before surgery a year ago. Never had a UTI in 91 years.

One other suggestion her Dr made is to take low dose antibiotics as a prophylactic to prevent future infections. This was based on a large number of UTIs in a year. She has not done this yet. Dr told her UTI infections are tough to get rid of as once you have one there are residual bacteria that stay in your bladder causing recurrence.
Untreated UTi infections can cause kidney infections and more serious complications so you want to address them right away.
Good luck, hope your doctor finds a resolution that works for you.
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Katieaustin12 Sep 9, 2025
Thank you!
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Once you are clear of a UTI, start taking d-mannose, which is a supplement. It is a simple sugar and helps the bladder empty more fully. Find it on amazon.com and follow the dosing per the label.

UTIs happen in elderly women for various reasons: hygiene, wearing incontinent products longer, changes in pH and changes in physiology, not drinking enough water. My MIL got so many UTIs then I started her on the d-mannose it cut them down by at least 50%.
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