... resistant to most antibiotics now and then I discovered that taking 6000 - 8000 mg if vitamin C with rosehips daily has cleaned out my urinary tract within a few days to the point of having had a white discharge that is now gone and everything feels healthy again the way it use to before I kept getting all these uti's. I heard years ago that drinking lemon juice daily would do this but for me that wasn't enough and the vit. c in large doses is doing it. I was praying for a natural solution and sofar have not had another uti. I have been on a 4000 mg a day maintenance dose after the intial 1 week high dose. It can cause diarrhia but one can take something for that untill you get to a lower dose
Urinary Tract Infection - I suffered from uti's for many years and tried everything out there, am?
Question posted by utiproblems on 8 Sep 2011
Last updated on 19 August 2018 by Ali84
10 Answers
Ali84
20 Aug 2018
How did u dose daily with 6000 8000 mg ? Can you please be specific ? Thank u
jesterre
9 March 2018
Hello, I have just joined this website, and I'm interested in what you have to say and UTI treated with vitamin C. I'm wondering how important the source is? "taking 6000 - 8000 mg if vitamin C with rosehips" has been effective for you. Now, does the source of the vitamin C matter (yes I am diabetic as well, so keeping sugar down would be important). So I immediately go to the web looking for vitamin C from rosehips. This is what was said on another website:
"Fresh rose hip contains a lot of vitamin C, so it shares many uses with vitamin C including preventing and treating colds, flu, and vitamin C deficiencies. However, much of the vitamin C in rose hip is destroyed during drying and processing and also declines rapidly during storage. Because of this, many rose hip-derived "natural" vitamin C products have actually been fortified with lab-made vitamin C, but their labels may not always say so."
So, can I just take six or eight Jamison vitamin C per day? Will it have the same effect as taking vitamin C from rosehips? Then again, will you get that product? Really, my question boils down to "does the source of the vitamin C matter? As long as I am getting the vitamin C would it matter if it was made in the lab or made naturally in the form of rosehips?
I hope this gets some kind of response. Thanks in advance when it does!
Sunnydeetee
4 Jan 2018
Are you taking ascorbic acid? This form of vitamin c in high doses will cause diarrhea. You need to be taking sodium ascorbate and/or liposomal vitamin C. One great brand is lipospheric vitamin c. I take about 1000mg sodium ascorbate every 6 hours and lipospheric every 6 hours alternating the two every 2-3 hours. I have also included ascorbic acid sometimes with that so that I am getting about 6000 mgs and even up yo 8000mgs per day when Im sick with no problems at all. You have to see what your tollerance is and then back off just a little off the dose that gave the diarrhea. All three forms of vitamin c work differently. Also some people tollerate less than others so find out what your tollerance is. It really does work. I also take d-mannose if I feel a uti coming. Theres an excellent video on youtube of Dr. Suzanne Humphries MD (shes a kidney doctor) about vitamin c. Just do a search for it.
LilithWild
17 Dec 2012
After many years of UTI's, my doctor recommended a simple solution that has stopped all the infections permanently. Hygiene is vital to clearing up these types of infections. I am disabled and showering is a bit of a chore but it has cleared up all the yeast and other bacterial infections which plagued me for so long. Washing with a cloth does help but not as we'll as a warm, soapy shower every day. I also use an over the counter 2% yeast ointment around the skin folds where my legs attach to my body. Like magic, the UTIs are gone. Good luck to all.
ken31gin
11 Jan 2013
What is the name of this yeast ointment that you use? I will definately get some if I can. Thanks!
danmaryle
23 June 2012
I just joined this group... I have had UTI's for about 1 year and 3 months, I have tried all the different anibiotics that first my OBGYN , later my Primay Care, and now my Urologist has perscribed, and my UTI's keep coming back. I try anything that anyone tells me to try. I have never heard of Vitamin C! Thanks for the advice, I will run out to the Vitamin Store and buy some. Is there a certain brand that you recommend?
Adeline
23 June 2012
I would just ask at the vitamin store for the best Vitamin C. I also have the same problem with UTI's and i have talked to alot of people that have taken the vitamin C and it really helped them. My doctor suggested it for me, but i had severe stomach "issues" with it and i had to stop. Then they suggested Cranberry pills but that did the same thing to me. Its worth a try, hope it works for you.
utiproblems
12 Jan 2013
Only get the buffered vitamin C as the other kind can cause problems.
litlmommag
9 Sep 2011
The dr told me about my daughter she should take showers never baths expecially no bubble baths she hasn't had one since I don't knw if that will help but I hope s I feel sorry for you good luck
pup6767
8 Sep 2011
Uti... thanks for the info. I will keep it n my quiver.
Just curious... how are u exactly "resistant" to most antibiotics? Just curious because there r really good ones out there for utis... depending on what bacteria is seen on analysis... like Macrodantin, Bactrim, levaquin(strong).
But keeping a healthy bladder environment is, of course, the best way to prevent. Drink tons of Water, drinking things that maintain a proper acidic pH and good bathroom technique (wiping front to back)--- sorry... TMI?? and another thing that is definitely TMI!! are all good ways of prevention... I know u want to b as natural as u can and it seems as though the rose hips w/ C is working... good info. Anyway... that is my two cents... stay well...
caringsonbj
8 Sep 2011
I have tried the vitamin C but not the other things the only other things that I have tried is the Urologist told me to buy Northland Cranberry Juice and to drink about 8 ounces a day, she says that it is pure Cranberry Juice and also says that's another reason that it is more expensive. I use to have the UTI's so bad that I had to be hospitalized and have injectable/Intravenous antibiotics and my Colony counts were at least 100,000 they say that is pretty signifigant. I hope that you continue to do well I think I will add what you are using I do not want these to ever return like they once were. I wish you the very best
Adeline
8 Sep 2011
Caringsonbj, My counts are always 100,000 also. Do you get your UTI's often? My doctors make me feel like the only patient they have ever seen that gets these monthly like me. I just wish there was an answer why? They said the next thing will be to do IV antibiotics at home, and i hope it does not come to that. Thanks, Adeline
HegartyE
4 May 2017
I have been reading a lot of these comments. Are any of the people who commented diabetic? A lot of diabetics get urinary infections fairly frequently. I have been squeezing a whole lemon into a glass of water and drinking it - seems to keep them away. Also take 500 mg. of C a day, sometimes 1,000. I have used cranberry juice in the past but it didn't seem to be as effective as the lemon juice. Also, cranberry juice (Northrup) still has sugar in it, where lemon juice does not. For a diabetic, the less sugar, the better. 4,000-8,000 units of C seems like a lot (I take 500-1000 a day of GNC chewable C) and have never had diarrhea from that lower dose. I rarely get colds or other illnesses. I also take a GNC women's diabetic formula packet of vitamins daily - helps a LOT if you are diabetic. Good luck everyone.
Inactive
8 Sep 2011
Great news! Maybe that's why my uti's have all but disappeared too, & I didn't realize it. Had increased my Vit. C for other reasons, & haven't had one since. I believe you are on to something. Lots of luck...
Adeline
8 Sep 2011
My Dr. told me to try the vitamin C but it did exactly what the antibiotics do to me. (diarrhia) and the cranberry pills do the same thing. I feel like anything that can help me, just causes another problem. I have been drinking nothing but water, and doing everything eles they say to prevent them. But it has been a very bad 2 1/2 years of monthly UTI's.
utiproblems
8 Sep 2011
Try taking anti diarrhea meds initially until the vitamin C has cleaned your tubes. The urine has to be acidic to avoid bateria growth and that's what vit. C and cranberry juice helps with.
Adeline
8 Sep 2011
I will try the Vitamin C again,with Imodium.
utiproblems
9 Sep 2011
good, of course adjust the dosage to what works best for you as you may not need to use as much as I did to get the same results.
hags
18 Jan 2012
I have bought a product called cleartract... is all natural with d-mannose... I also take an antibiotic called nitrofuronton (sp?)
highercorey2009
16 Feb 2012
Hello. Yes, I have been trying the Vitamin C as well. I heard great things about Vitamin C and what it fights. I don't have discharge or infection that I know of. However, given the past occurrences of infection... I get paranoid. A few weeks back, I started to have this slight fizzy feeling from time to time. It's like a soft cloth gently brush across my penis (kinda tickles)... In summary, I know that is not a norm for me. So I bought some 1000mg Vitamin C with Rose Hips. given the past comments, I need to increase the dosage. I usually do 2000mg a day. I also bought (Cat's Claw) known as Uncaria tomentosa. These two in combo are very good. I'll let you know if the tickle goes away in a few weeks. I am all about natural remedies. I am also studying to become a Dietician.
Sunnydeetee
4 Jan 2018
If you are taking high doses of ascorbic acid you will get diarrhea. You need sodium ascorbate and lipospheric. Please see my earlier post about this.
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