Vitamins to Combat Urinary Frequency?

Recently, I seem to have developed a problem with urinary frequency,
especially at night. I am 55 years old and my periods stopped about 5
years ago. I do not have a bladder infection and am looking for a
natural supplement(s) to alleviate the symptoms.

I have been researching this online and the results have been
confusing.

Has anyone taken vitamins like C, D, and/or B for urinary frequency?
If so, what dosage worked for you?

What about soy supplements?

Thanks for your comments and feedback.

marcy

In article <1182287336.559373.90400@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
marcy <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote:

> Recently, I seem to have developed a problem with urinary frequency,
> especially at night. I am 55 years old and my periods stopped about 5
> years ago. I do not have a bladder infection and am looking for a
> natural supplement(s) to alleviate the symptoms.

Have you checked your blood glucose levels? Urinary frequency can be a
sign of high blood sugar levels, and this is a prime time of life to be
diagnosed with diabetes.

Priscilla

No, I have not heard about that.

I will check with my doctor, as I have a call in to make an
appointment with her later this week.

What other signs are there of an elevated blood glucose level?

I am 5'5 and weigh 122lbs, eat a healthy, low fat diet, and my
cholesterol and blood pressure are both excellent.

marcy


On Jun 19, 4:17?pm, "Priscilla H. Ballou" <vze23...@verizon.net>
wrote:

> In article <1182287336.559373.90...@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>,
>
> marcy <ngtybtn...@aol.com> wrote:
> > Recently, I seem to have developed a problem with urinary frequency,
> > especially at night. I am 55 years old and my periods stopped about 5
> > years ago. I do not have a bladder infection and am looking for a
> > natural supplement(s) to alleviate the symptoms.
>
> Have you checked your blood glucose levels? Urinary frequency can be a
> sign of high blood sugar levels, and this is a prime time of life to be
> diagnosed with diabetes.
>
> Priscilla

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marcy wrote:
> No, I have not heard about that.
>
> I will check with my doctor, as I have a call in to make an
> appointment with her later this week.
>
> What other signs are there of an elevated blood glucose level?
>
> I am 5'5 and weigh 122lbs, eat a healthy, low fat diet, and my
> cholesterol and blood pressure are both excellent.

Any time I have bladder or urge discomfort, I take high dose cranberry
extract capsules and a lot of water. Gets rid of it every time.

I frequently have red blood and non renal epithelial cells in my urine
without infection cultured, but that seems to be common with high cortisol.

Susan

On Jun 19, 5:23?pm, Susan <neverm...@nomail.com> wrote:

> Any time I have bladder or urge discomfort, I take high dose cranberry
> extract capsules and a lot of water. Gets rid of it every time.
>
> I frequently have red blood and non renal epithelial cells in my urine
> without infection cultured, but that seems to be common with high cortisol.
>
> Susan


What would be considered a "high dose" of cranberry extract capsules?
I knew that drinking cranberry juice was good for a bladder infection,
but didn't know there were capsules and that it would help urinary
frequency.

marcy

"marcy" <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Recently, I seem to have developed a problem with urinary frequency,
> especially at night. I am 55 years old and my periods stopped about 5
> years ago. I do not have a bladder infection and am looking for a
> natural supplement(s) to alleviate the symptoms.
>
> I have been researching this online and the results have been
> confusing.
>
> Has anyone taken vitamins like C, D, and/or B for urinary frequency?
> If so, what dosage worked for you?
>
> What about soy supplements?
>
> Thanks for your comments and feedback.

Nope, I didn't try anything for that problem. But like many peri-meno
problems, it self-resolved after a couple of years. (At the height of it, I
was getting up 4 - 5 times/night to pee.)

Cathy

>
> marcy
>

"marcy" <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 19, 5:23?pm, Susan <neverm...@nomail.com> wrote:
>
>> Any time I have bladder or urge discomfort, I take high dose cranberry
>> extract capsules and a lot of water. Gets rid of it every time.
>>
>> I frequently have red blood and non renal epithelial cells in my urine
>> without infection cultured, but that seems to be common with high
>> cortisol.
>>
>> Susan
>
>
> What would be considered a "high dose" of cranberry extract capsules?
> I knew that drinking cranberry juice was good for a bladder infection,
> but didn't know there were capsules and that it would help urinary
> frequency.
>
> marcy

I do the same with lots of water to flush. Drink 2 L/day if there's bladder
concerns.

My cranberry capsules are 9000 mg to be taken twice daily and if I sense any
urgency/ frequency I take 3-4/day and within 1-2 days I'm fine. Really
should get into a habit of taking one/day as a preventative.Does anyone here
do that, or would that daily exposure reduce the effectiveness over time?

Roseanne

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marcy wrote:

> What would be considered a "high dose" of cranberry extract capsules?
> I knew that drinking cranberry juice was good for a bladder infection,
> but didn't know there were capsules and that it would help urinary
> frequency.

If the juice is sweetened, you're feeding the bacteria like ducks on a
pond. :-)

I take two or three highly concentrated cranberry extract capsules a
couple of times per day as needed. It prevents bacteria from adhering
to bladder tissue.

Susan

On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:27:13 -0700, marcy <ngtybtnice@aol.com> wrote:

>On Jun 19, 5:23?pm, Susan <neverm...@nomail.com> wrote:
>
>> Any time I have bladder or urge discomfort, I take high dose cranberry
>> extract capsules and a lot of water. Gets rid of it every time.
>>
>> I frequently have red blood and non renal epithelial cells in my urine
>> without infection cultured, but that seems to be common with high cortisol.
>>
>> Susan
>
>
>What would be considered a "high dose" of cranberry extract capsules?
>I knew that drinking cranberry juice was good for a bladder infection,
>but didn't know there were capsules and that it would help urinary
>frequency.
>
From the top of my head: cranberry extract probs contain a lot of vit.
C. Vit C is an acid and makes the urine a bin more asic, more than the
bacs like. Vit. C does wonders against my bladder infections.

R
Ratatosk,Jola

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foggydoggy wrote:

>
> I do the same with lots of water to flush. Drink 2 L/day if there's bladder
> concerns.
>
> My cranberry capsules are 9000 mg to be taken twice daily and if I sense any
> urgency/ frequency I take 3-4/day and within 1-2 days I'm fine. Really
> should get into a habit of taking one/day as a preventative.Does anyone here
> do that, or would that daily exposure reduce the effectiveness over time?
>

I don't think resistance should be a problem; the extract prevents
adhesion, it isn't antibiotic.

Susan

Thanks everyone.

I called my local health food store and will stop by today to pick up
the cranberry capsules.

By the way, I did some side research online and found that cranberries
do have a proven ablity to aid in UTI.

Thanks again for all your feedback and help.

marcy

marcy wrote:
> No, I have not heard about that.
>
> I will check with my doctor, as I have a call in to make an
> appointment with her later this week.
>
> What other signs are there of an elevated blood glucose level?
>
>

Recurrent yeast infections, slow healing of minor skin wounds.

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Jette wrote:
> marcy wrote:
>
>> No, I have not heard about that.
>>
>> I will check with my doctor, as I have a call in to make an
>> appointment with her later this week.
>>
>> What other signs are there of an elevated blood glucose level?
>>
>>
>
> Recurrent yeast infections, slow healing of minor skin wounds.
>

Yes, and I can add to that, burning or tingling in feet and/or hands,
bloating after eating, sleepiness or grogginess after eating, all over
itchiness, particularly at night, intermittently blurrier vision, to
name a few. Also, feeling hungry soon after eating.

Or none of the above, at least early on.



Susan

Not to mention feeling tired or completely worn out...like just going to the
store is a chore. I used to get yeast infections under my armpits and
breasts...that's when my sister (an RN) told me to go get checked for
diabetes.
Jacquie

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> Jette wrote:
>> marcy wrote:
>>
>>> No, I have not heard about that.
>>>
>>> I will check with my doctor, as I have a call in to make an
>>> appointment with her later this week.
>>>
>>> What other signs are there of an elevated blood glucose level?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Recurrent yeast infections, slow healing of minor skin wounds.
>>
>
> Yes, and I can add to that, burning or tingling in feet and/or hands,
> bloating after eating, sleepiness or grogginess after eating, all over
> itchiness, particularly at night, intermittently blurrier vision, to name
> a few. Also, feeling hungry soon after eating.
>
> Or none of the above, at least early on.
>
>
>
> Susan