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Urinary Bladder Infection
Standard Antibiotic Treatments
Over 2.45 Million Antibiotic Prescriptions Each Year
Urinary bladder infection has become a major medical problem. Affecting over 13 million people each year in the United States, it is the most common infection in adult females (30:1 female:male ratio).
This website is intended to allow you to become an informed patient who can manage your own care, ask the right questions, insist on adequate management and information, and seek an optimal outcome for yourself.
Perhaps it will even help the health professionals who are giving care to appreciate and, hopefully, consider the alternative UTI treatment, more natural and lifestyle-based.
In the United States alone, each year 13 million people, mainly women, are given antibiotics for urinary tract infections.
Unfortunately, urinary tract infections are becoming increasingly hard to treat because of emerging resistance to current antibiotic drugs, experts warn. They say the problem is spawned by the overuse of antibiotics in the farming industry which enter the food chain. It is a worldwide problem, says professor Chris Thomas, an expert in bacteria at the University of Birmingham.
Typically, women with bladder infections - especially those who are prone to frequent recurrences - are offered:
- short courses (1 or 2 days) of antibiotics when symptoms appear,
- single doses of antibiotics after sexual intercourse,
- low doses of antibiotics for long periods of time, as long as 6 months to 2 years.
Usually, stronger antibiotics are given than for single, acute episodes of bladder infection. After acute symptoms have subsided, prophylactic, or preventive, therapy with low-dose antibiotics is recommended.
Besides antibiotics, normally employed in a trial and error fashion with varying degrees of success, medical treatments also include:
- antidepressants to effect a change in the bladder lining,
- water dilation of the bladder,
- surgery - up to (and including) bladder removal.
Urinary Tract Infection: Doctors' Choices of Antibiotics
Individuals who receive antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infection develop antibiotic resistance, which is greatest in the first month but can persist for 12 months. Antibiotic resistance is linked with longer duration and multiple courses of antibiotics. (British Medical Journal, May 19, 2010)
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As urinary tract infections are extremely common, particularly in women, doctors in the United States write 2.45 million antibiotic prescriptions to treat them each year.
Antibiotic Prescriptions: Bactrim and Septra
Septra and Bactrim are both brand names for a combination antibiotic
called trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole are both compounds that
block the internal production of folic acid (folate) needed by most
bacteria to survive. These compounds, relatively safe for humans, are
lethal to many bacteria.
Unfortunately, this inexpensive and quite effective, standard
antibiotic for bladder infections is notorious for developing rash and
allergies to it, frequently, life-threatening allergies. It is one of
those famous sulfur drugs to which people have adverse reactions.
Other side effects have been reported in virtually every organ system
in the body, including the kidneys. Sulfa drugs may precipitate in the
urine, producing crystals that can cause:
- bleeding,
- urinary obstruction, or
- kidney damage.
Septra also interacts with Dilantin, with methotrexate, and with
anticoagulant medications. Therefore, it should be used cautiously if these other
drugs are being taken.
Generic Bactrim also tends to disrupt the intestinal bacteria
more than other drugs, such as Macrobid, and cause stomach
upset.
Maybe for this reason, in the past 10 years, fewer doctors prescribe a
10-day course of generic Bactrim or Septra, recommended by the
Infectious Disease Society of America.
Keflex and Macrodantin
These alternatives to Septra and Bactrim are commonly
used both for the active treatment and long-term prevention of urinary
tract infections. They seem to be more effective and even safer than
Septra, although each carries risks of its own.
As you can see, in prescribing antibiotics, the risks and benefits must
be always balanced!
Cipro and Marcrobid
The majority of doctors opt for newer (and more expensive) antibiotics,
such as Cipro (a type of fluoroquinolone) or an often-prescribed
drug, generic Marcrobid.
An often-prescribed by obstetricians generic Marcrobid tends to
have minimal negative effect on the intestine, as most of this drug is
concentrated in the bladder.
This trend may be due to doctors, adopting a new drug, believing it is
the better drug. Therefore, it runs counter to the formal
recommendations for drugs to be used first, such Bactrim, in the
treatment of urinary tract infections.
There are also differences between the medical specialties in
prescribing antibiotics:
- internists are most likely to prescribe fluoroquinolones, such as Cipro, and
- obstetricians are most likely to prescribe nitrofurantoin, such as Marcrobid.
However, all antibiotics for urinary tract infections are normally
employed in a trial and error fashion with varying degrees of
success.
Limitations of the Antibiotic Treatments
Unfortunately, uropathogenic bacteria can survive after antibiotic
treatment. For example, bladder infections caused by E. coli
return in as many as 30 percent of women apparently "cured" by
antibiotics.
E. coli bacteria are able to survive antibiotic treatment for
bladder infections by reverting to an inactive state.
Although, within several days of drug treatment, the number of
bacteria reproducing drop to zero - NOT ALL the E. coli bacteria
are killed.
For example, after treatment with ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
- about 3 percent of the bacteria may be still present in a dormant
state.
After treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim/Septra)
- about 7 percent of the bacteria may still linger.
Even after a month of antibiotic exposure, about 10 million of the
original 1 billion bacteria may remain.
It is a well-known fact that antibiotic treatments:
- do NOT successfully kill all the bacteria participating in the infection and
- may, in fact, encourage many of the bacteria to persist in a resting state.
Therefore, current standard drug treatments for bladder infections are
not adequate and this phenomenon may account for many of the repeat
urinary tract infections.
In 15 percent of cases, bladder or kidney infections can become a recurring problem, or they can stop responding
to the antibiotics.
Drawbacks of the Antibiotic Treatments
Although routinely used, antibiotic treatments have many drawbacks, such as:
- antibiotics successfully kill both the unwanted micro-organisms and wanted micro-organisms;
- long-term or often repeated antibiotic use leads to major disturbance in normal body microflora, and sometimes to major disruption in health;
- antibiotics, such as Bactrim, may cause stomach upset, rash, and allergic reactions;
- many women end up with nasty yeast infections; as the friendly bacteria are killed off along with the bad bacteria, the antibiotic insensitive yeast can then grow out of control.
Therefore, due to the hazards, especially of prolonged antibiotic therapy, the need for antibiotics used to clear up the infection, should be reduced, as ALL antibiotic therapies carry with them the risks of developing:
- antibiotic-resistant bacteria,
- gastrointestinal problems, and
- adverse effects, especially on the liver and kidneys.
Recurrent Bladder Infections
For many women - especially those over the age of 55 years or between the ages of 25 and 29 - repeated bladder infections can be a painful and frustrating battle.
Women who have had three or more (3+) infections a year are likely to continue having them. In other words, they can get another infection within 18 months of the last one, or even more requently.
Possible multiple factors behind recurrent urinary tract infections include:
- the ability of E. coli bacteria to attach to cells lining the urinary tract;
- chemical irritation due to commercial toiletries, such as bath additives and washing powders;
- the separate infections, stemming from a strain or type of bacteria different from the infection before (even when several urinary tract infections in a row are due to E. coli, slight differences in the bacteria indicate distinct infections), and
- the inadequacy of the current standard drug (antibiotic) treatments for urinary bladder infections.
Some women, however, have recurrent symptoms suggestive of urinary tract infection - but without infection being present. Although this condition is not serious, it can be troublesome.
Because of the chance of kidney infection (pyelonephritis), repeated or chronic urinary tract infections should be treated thoroughly.
E. Coli Uropathogenic Bacteria
Various harmless strains of E. coli are normally present in the body - but they do not belong in the urinary tract.
The bacteria, however, have multiple little hairs called cilia that
function like little feet that allow them to climb from the skin around
the vagina, up the urinary tube, into the bladder.
If E. coli get into the bladder or the urethra (tube that
carries urine from the bladder), the body has ways of fighting them off
- including the obvious methods of simply flushing them out with the
urine. But these bacteria have evolved ways of anchoring themselves to
the cells of the urinary tract.
The invading E. coli take advantage of receptors naturally found
on the cells of the mucosal lining of the urinary tract. These receptors are
like molecular "docking bays" for substances which the cells need for
their normal growth and development.
Like pirates in an old movie, E. coli use "grappling hooks",
called type I pili, to first hook on to these receptors, and then to
invade the cell. These pathogenic "grappling hooks" are composed of
long, fibrous chains of a molecular "glue" called adhesin.
Once inside the cell, E. coli can live and reproduce in safety,
shielded from many of the body's defensive immune responses.
In fact, they are so sophisticated that when the body detects that
cells have been infected and activates the cell suicide program to
destroy the bacteria, E. coli can actually flee the dying host
cell before it is flushed out, and look for new cells to invade!
Survival Rate of E. Coli Bacteria
E. coli return in as many as 30 percent of women apparently cured by antibiotics!
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E. coli are able to survive antibiotic treatment for bladder infections by
reverting to an inactive state. Within several days of antibiotic
treatment, the number of bacteria reproducing drop to zero.
Not all the E. coli bacteria are killed, though. After an antibiotic treatment, uropathogenic E. coli may be still present in a dormant state and linger in the urinary tract:
- about 3 percent after ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (Cipro) treatment and
- about 7 percent after trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, a popular two-drug (Bactrim/Septra) treatment.
Even after a month of antibiotic exposure, about 10 million of the
original 1 billion bacteria may remain in the urinary tract.
Antibiotic treatment does NOT successfully kill all the bacteria
participating in the infection and may, in fact, encourage many of the
bacteria to persist in a resting state.
Therefore, current standard drug treatments for bladder infections are
not adequate and this phenomenon may account for many of the
repeat urinary tract infections.
New Antibiotic-Resistant Strain of E. Coli
A newly identified, antibiotic-resistant strain of a common E.
coli bacterium is contributing to an increase in relatively
hard-to-treat bladder infections in women.
The analyzed strain, resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole,
a popular two-drug antibacterial combination (Bactrim/Septra), shows a
pattern of resistance to multiple antibiotics and has genetic
characteristics called "virulence factors" that increase its ability to
infect the urinary tract.
Not much is known about how new strains of bacteria that infect the
urinary tract arise and spread. There is also no evidence that the new
strain of E. coli is causing any increase in kidney infections
or other serious complications.
It could be that this organism has been around forever and has now
acquired resistance to several antibiotics. It could have been
introduced, perhaps through contaminated food.
The Natural Defense Systems Against Bacteria
The natural safeguards - bodily defense systems that protect the
urinary tract against pathogenic, infection-causing bacteria include:
- the flow of urine which functions as an antiseptic, helping
to wash potentially harmful bacteria out of the body during normal
urination. (Urine is normally sterile, that is, free of bacteria,
viruses, and fungi!)
- the ureters (tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the
bladder) and bladder which are structurally designed to prevent
urine from backing up toward the kidneys
- the immune defenses in both sexes continuously fights
bacteria and other harmful micro-invaders. In addition, immune system
defenses and antibacterial substances in the mucous lining of the
bladder eliminate many organisms
- the vagina which is colonized - in normal fertile women - by
lactobacilli, beneficial micro-organisms that maintain a highly acidic
environment (low pH). Acid is hostile to other bacteria. Lactobacilli
also produce hydrogen peroxide, which helps eliminate bacteria and
reduces the ability of E. coli - the major bacterial culprit in
urinary tract infections - to adhere to vaginal cells
- the bladder lining- when bacteria infect the cells that line
the bladder they, literally, sacrifice themselves and self-destruct (a
process called apoptosis). In so doing, they fall away from the lining,
carrying the bacteria with them. This process, sugested by some
interesting research, eliminates about 90% of the E. coli.
- the male urethra is longer than the female's, not allowing
bacteria quick access to the bladder and this, together with the
antibacterial actions of some secretions of the prostate gland,
probably accounts for why men are less likely than women to develop
urinary tract infection. In addition, a man's urethral opening is
farther from sources of bacteria from the anus.
- a possible natural antibiotic - identified by some
researchers - called human beta-defensin-1 (HBD-1) which fights E.
coli within the female urinary and reproductive
tracts.
Uribiotic: A Broad-Spectrum Herbal Antibiotic
Over the years, at Full of Health, we have learned that urinary tract infections can be addressed naturally. With the help of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory herbs, nutrients and phytonutrients, it is possible to get through both acute and chronic infections by:
- disinfecting the urinary tract (an antimicrobial action);
- inhibiting and preventing inflammation;
- enhancing the growth of some forms of beneficial bacteria within the body such as Bifidobacteria bifidus and Lactobacillus acidophilus;
- destroying some forms of detrimental fungi such as Candida albicans and Candida krusei.
By preventing bacterial cell division and breaking down the walls and cytoplasm of bacteria (in a similar fashion to some types of pharmaceutical antibiotics), Uribiotic Formula helps to inhibit the growth (or kill) many types of detrimental pathogenic bacteria including:
- Actinomyces naeslundii
- Bacillus anthracis (on the basis of its known ability to kill other species of Bacillus)
- Bacillus alvert
- Bacillus cereus
- Bacillus subtilis
- Brucella abortus
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Chlamydia pneumoniae
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Citrobacter freundii, a species of motile, gram-negative Citrobacter - a genus of gram-negative coliform bacteria in the Enterobacteriaceae family. Citrobacter bacteria can be present in the intestines, feces, soil, water, urine, sewage and food; they are also the source of infant meningitis and sepsis.
Citrobacter freundii strains have inducible ampC genes encoding resistance to ampicillin and first-generation cephalosporins.
- Clostridium species (botulinum, tetani)
- Cornybacterium diphtheriae
- Enterobacter aerogenes, gram-negative aerobe, also known as Klebsiella mobilis or Klebsiella aerogenes (the latter at one time was used for several strains now known to belong to Klebsiella pneumoniae; now it is used primarily by researchers who believe that Enterobacter aerogenes should be transferred to Klebsiella)
- Enterococcus faecalis (gram-positive aerobe, former Group D streptococcus)
- Eschericia coli (E. coli, gram-negative aerobe)
- Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Klebsiella pneumoniae (gram-negative aerobe)
- Legionella pneumoniae
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Mycobacterium smegmatis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Neisseria memingitidis
- Pasteurella septica
- Pneumocystis carinii
- Propionibacterium acnes
- Proteus mirabilis (gram-negative aerobe)
- Proteus vulgaris (gram-negative aerobe)
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa (gram-negative aerobe)*
- Pseudomonas cepacia
- Salmonella enteridis
- Salmonella enteritidis
- Salmonella choleraesuis
- Salmonella paratyphi A
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Serratia marcescens (gram-negative aerobe)
- Shigella dysenteriae
- Shigella flexneri
- Shigella sonnei
- Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive aerobe, responsible for "Golden Staph")**
- Streptococcus faecalis (now classified as Enterococcus faecalis)
- Streptococcus mutans (alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus), also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus), also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
- Streptococcus pyogenes (beta-hemolytic Streptococcus), also known as Group B Streptococcus (GBS)
- Streptococcus sanguis (alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus), also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
- Streptococcus viridans (alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus), also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS)
- Streptomyces species
- Treponema pallidum
- Ureaplasma urealyticum - a species of detrimental ureaplasma bacteria, a genus of bacteria belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae. Mycoplasma, also known as Asterococcus, is a genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, gram-negative detrimental bacteria. Several species are pathogenic in humans, including Mycoplasma fermentans, Mycoplasma genitalum and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
U. urealyticum - the phylogenetic cluster of M. pneumoniae, is part of the normal genital flora of both men and women. It is found in about 70 percent of sexually active humans. It is believed to be sexually transmitted and transmitted from mother to infant.
Ureaplasma urealyticum infection may cause urinary tract infections (UTIs), urinary tract/kidney stones (struvite stones), non-specific urethritis (NSU), nongonorrheal urethritis and prostatitis in men. It has also been noted as one of the infectious causes of sterile pyuria (pus in urine).
Penicillins are ineffective as U. urealyticum does not have a cell wall, which is the drug's main target.
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
* PLEASE NOTE: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common bacterium found in soil, water, skin flora and most man-made environments. An opportunistic pathogen of immunocompromised individuals vulnerable to infections, it typically infects the pulmonary tract, urinary tract, burns, wounds, and also causes other blood infections.
P. aeruginosa is the third leading cause of hospital-acquired urinary tract infections, accounting for approximately 12 percent of all infections of this type. They are usually related to urinary tract catheterization, instrumentation or surgery.
It is a common cause of post-operative infection in radial keratotomy (RK) eye surgery patients and of "hot-tub rash" (dermatitis), caused by lack of proper periodic attention to water quality.
P. aeruginosa appears to be among the most adherent of common urinary pathogens to the bladder uroepithelium. An infection can occur via an ascending or descending route.
P. aeruginosa can also invade the bloodstream from the urinary tract. This route is the source of approximately 40 percent of P. aeruginosa infections.
P. aeruginosa can cause chronic opportunistic infections. These kinds of infections are a serious problem for medical care. Many patients, immunocompromised and the elderly in particular, often cannot be treated effectively with traditional antibiotic therapy.
As a highly relevant opportunistic pathogen, P. aeruginosa has low antibiotic susceptibility. It is naturally resistant to a large range of antibiotics and may demonstrate additional resistance after unsuccessful treatment.
Therefore, choosing an antibiotic should be guided according to laboratory sensitivities, rather than empirically. However, if antibiotics are started empirically - with some exceptions, given by injection only - then cultures should be obtained and, after having the culture results available, the choice of an antibiotic used should be carefully reviewed.
April 17, 2009:
Thanks, Andrew, for your advice and support with my Pseudomonas [aeruginosa] bladder infection with your amazing product Uribiotic which stopped the infection and kept it away.
I've suffered from UTIs for 18 years since my spinal cord injury and now I'm infection free.
JASON C.
Great Britain
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** PLEASE NOTE: In case of Staphylococcus aureus infections, Uribiotic Formula can be a part of a combined antibiotic therapy as it may enhance the effectiveness of pharmaceutical antibiotics for the UTI treatment.
Uribiotic Formula: An Immune Booster
An immune-boosting Uribiotic Formula helps to increase the natural safeguards - bodily defense systems that protect the urinary tract against pathogenic, infection-causing bacteria, such as:
- the flow of urine which functions as an antiseptic, helping to wash potentially harmful bacteria out of the body during normal urination. (Urine is normally sterile, that is, free of bacteria, viruses, and fungi!)
- the ureters (muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder) and the bladder
- the immune defenses and antibacterial substances in the mucous lining of the bladder
- the bladder lining cells that, literally, sacrifice themselves and self-destruct to fight off detrimental bacteria (a process called apoptosis). In so doing, they fall away from the lining, carrying the bacteria with them. This process, suggested by some interesting research, eliminates about 90% of the E. coli
- the vagina which is colonized - in normal fertile women - by lactobacilli, beneficial micro-organisms that maintain a highly acidic environment (low pH). Lactobacilli also produce hydrogen peroxide, which helps eliminate bacteria and reduces the ability of E. coli to adhere to vaginal cells
- the so-called human beta-defensin-1 (HBD-1) which fights E. coli within the female urinary and reproductive tracts -.a possible natural antibiotic identified by some researchers
- the antibacterial actions of some secretions of the prostate gland probably for why men are less likely than women to develop urinary tract infection.
Uribiotic Formula: Health Benefits Summary
It is so embarrassing having consult your doctor for the same reason (another infection!) and need to take another round of antibiotics.
The truth is, however, that urinatry tract infections CAN be successully remedied and prevented without multiple rounds of prescription medications (antibiotics).
Health benefits of our proprietary Uribiotic Formula - a synergistic blend of 59 nutrients, phytonutrients (plant nutrients) and herbs thoroughly researched and put to the test - include:
- anti-inflammatory,
- antibacterial,
- antifungal,
- antiviral,
- antiparasitic,
- antioxidant,
- diuretic,
- anti-edematous (decreasing edema and swelling), and
- antitumor.
Thousands of people around the world have proven the efficacy of this approach. And what is most important, there has not been a single reported harm done by taking the Uribiotic Formula.
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Uribiotic®
The Genuine Mierzejewski Formula™
Advanced Urinary Tract Support *
63 Vegetarian Capsules
59 Phytonutrients and Nutrients
SUPPLEMENT FACTS:
Amount Per Serving (3 Capsules)
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| 1. Vitamin A (All Trans Retinyl Palmitate) |
1,500 IU |
| 2. Vitamin C (Calcium Ascorbate) |
60 mg |
| 3. Vitamin E (d-Alpha-Tocopherol Succinate) |
25 IU |
| 4. Riboflavin (Vitamin B-2) |
5 mg |
| 5. Vitamin B-6 (as Pyridoxine HCl) |
5 mg |
| 6. Biotin |
300 mcg |
| 7. Magnesium (Taurinate) |
150 mg |
| 8. Zinc (Monomethionine) |
25 mg |
| 9. Selenium (Selenomethionine) |
25 mcg |
| 10-59. PROPRIETARY BLEND: |
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| Grape Seed Extract (std. to 90% Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins), Saw Palmetto Berry Powder Extract (Serenoa repens) (std. to 25% Fatty Acids), Uva Ursi Extract (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) (std. to 20% Arbutin) (leaf), Oregano Leaf (Origanum vulgare) (std. to 10% Thymol), Echinacea STD [Echinacea angustifolia (root) and Echinacea purpurea (aerial parts)], Berberine (Berberis aristata) (Barberry Root Extract, 4:1), Propolis 2:1, Goldenseal Root (std. to 9% Alkaloids, incl. 5% Hydrastine), Grapefruit Seed Extract, Olive Leaf Extract (Olea europaea), Buchu Leaf Extract (Barosma betulina), Corn Silk (Zea mays), Meadowsweet (Spirea Ulmaria), Stinging Nettle Leaf Extract (Urtica dioica) (std. to 1% silica), Couch Grass (Agropyron repens) (root), Cranberry Powder (fruit) (Vaccinium macrocarpon) (90% Cranberry solids), Garlic (Allium sativum) (bulb), Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) (leaf), Lactoferrin, Purple Mangosteen Extract (Garcinia mangostana) (std. to 10% Mangostin) (pericarp/rind), Onion Extract (Allium cepa) (bulb), Horsetail Grass STD (Equisetum arvense) (stem), Pau D'Arco (Tabebuia impetiginosa) (bark), Asparagus Shoot (Asparagus officinalis), Astragalus Root Extract (Astragalus membranaceus) (std. to 0.3% Astragalosides), Bay Laurel Leaf Powder (Laurus nobilis), Beta-Sitosterol, Eastern Black Walnut Hull (Juglans nigra), Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) (fruit), N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, Pomegranate Extract (std. to 40% Ellagic Acid) (whole fruit), Troxerutin Complex (std. to 85% Troxerutin), Cayenne Fruit (Capsicum annuum), Cinnamon Bark Extract, Great Yellow Gentian (Gentiana lutea) (root), Hesperidin (peel), Rosemary Leaf Extract (Rosmarinus officinalis) (std. to 6% Carnosic Acid), Eleutherococcus senticosus (std to 0.8% Eleutherosides) (root), Horse-Chestnut Extract (Aesculus hippocastanum) (std. to 20% Escin) (fruit), Silymarin Extract STD (from Milk Thistle seed), Bromelain, Chlorophyll (as Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin), Papain, Vinpocetine, Trans-resveratrol (from Grape Vine Shoot Extract), Vanadium (as Vanadyl Sulfate), BioPerine® Black Pepper Extract (Piper nigrum) (fruit), Lycopene Extract, Boron (from Boron Citrate). |
1,144 mg |
| Other ingredients: Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (vegetable capsule), microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable stearate and silica. |
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This product is manufactured in a NSF GMP registered facility in accordance with cGMPs for Nutritional Supplements in accordance with USP 31. The laboratories are ISO 9001:1994 certified and ISO 17025:2005 accredited. Raw materials used in the manufacturing of this product are in full compliance with the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. Raw material safety and quality is ensured by the manufacturer's Supplier Qualification Program.
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QUALITY & SAFETY ASSURANCE |
| Take 3 capsules 3 times daily in between meals (beginning after breakfast), each time with 4 ounces (˝ cup) of purified lukewarm water, or as recommended by a qualified healthcare professional. |
DIRECTIONS |
| If you are under a physician’s care or taking medication, or if you are pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product. |
CAUTION |
| Quality and purity guaranteed. This product does not contain MSG, wheat, gluten, soy protein, fish, shellfish, milk/dairy, corn, egg, nuts, sugar, salt, starch, artificial coloring, preservatives, or flavoring. |
PREMIUM PURITY |
FULL OF HEALTH, INC. Since 1996 Uribiotic® Formula: Advanced Urinary Tract Support *
* This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. |
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Full of Health and Uribiotic are registered trademarks of Full of Health, Inc.
BioPerine® is a registered trademark of Sabinsa Corporation. |
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Healing Properties
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Uribiotic Formula can cause the almost instant disappearance of
- the painful burning sensation when urinating;
- the need for frequent urination;
- the inability to empty the bladder completely even though you have the urge.
Uribiotic Formula can help you eliminate:
- the harmful bacteria from the inside of the urinary tract and without disrupting the normal body functions.
Uribiotic Formula can help you prevent and remedy:
- both acute and repeated (chronic) urinary tract infections, and
- the need and dependence on antibiotics.
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Recommended Intake
Upon the first signs of urinary tract infection, begin taking 3 capsules of the Uribiotic Formula 3 times daily (morning - beginning after breakfast, noon, afternoon) 20-30 minutes apart from having food, each time with ˝ glass of purified lukewarm water.
Also do your best and try to sip lots of water throughout the day.
PLEASE NOTE: If necessary, Uribiotic Formula can be a part of a combined antibiotic therapy as it may enhance the effectiveness of pharmaceutical antibiotics for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in case of Staphylococcus aureus infections.
First Signs of Relief Within 24-48 Hours
You should experience the first signs of relief within 24-48 hours after you begin taking the Uribiotic Formula. The symptoms should be cleared within 7 days, provided you will keep taking the Uribiotic Formula consistently without skipping doses.
However, the results may vary from person to person depending on the diagnosis, degree of UTI, age, sex and other existing health conditions.
Our Clients Write to Us:
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April 29, 2011
Hello, again, Full of Health Team!
I just got on to your website to order more URIBIOTIC... I am the "Katie B." from Denver, Colorado! My testimonial has been on your home page for over 2 years now.
I have been living in China for the past year and I just recently got a bladder infection for the first time in over 2 years!
You have no idea how comforting it has been to have the assurance of having your product in my medicine cabinet while living in such a foreign land with foreign doctors and hospitals.
I was quite scared when I got the bladder infection a couple of days ago, because I thought, "what if it just doesn't work this time and I have to go to a hospital in China?!"
But, have no fear… URIBIOTIC worked for me AGAIN!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING PRODUCT!!!! I sing your praises every time I have sex -:)
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Katie
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June 19, 2009
Thanks, Andrew!
I got a severe bladder infection and also discovered I had an enlarged prostate. I was in bad pain when I often had to go to restroom. One night I was going every 30 minutes.
They put me on sulfa antibiotics and also wanted me to take Flowmax which I told them I would not take. I don't like taking antibiotics if I can help it.
They also did a CAT scan. I took the antibiotics for a few days but they did not help that much.
Until I got my I order of Uribiotic in. I started taking it and, after a few days, noticed feeling a little better each day.
I started going to the bathroom about twice a night. Then just once a night and now I never wake to go to the bathroom. My measured urine outflow in the morning became normal and with no pain.
I was also taking DP Extract for my enlarged prostate for about six weeks. Then I went to a specialist and he checked me and said that my prostate was normal. He said I don't need to come back.
Now everything is back to normal. I still take both Uribiotic and DP Extract.
I am very thankful for your help and advice, Andrew.
Aaron Hiller
Texas
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July 14, 2007
Problem solved! The infection is GONE! I just thought you might want to know this in case you get any customers notifying you that URIBIOTIC doesn't seem to be working.
I love your product and continue to rave and refer anyone I talk to about UTIs to your
website.
THANK YOU FOR CREATING THIS PRODUCT!!!
Katie B.
Denver, Colorado
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No Side Effects
Formulated with care by a master formulator and manufactured according to the highest standards *, this unique synergistic combination can help you deal with your bladder and/or even kidney infection:
- safely,
- effectively, and
- with no side effects.
* QUALITY & SAFETY ASSURANCE: Uribiotic Formula is manufactured in accordance with cGMPs for Nutritional Supplements in accordance with USP 31. The laboratories are ISO 9001:1994 certified and ISO 17025:2005 accredited. Raw materials used in the manufacturing of this product are in full compliance with the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002. Raw material safety and quality is ensured by the manufacturer's Supplier Qualification Program.
Cautions and Contraindications
Sexual System:
Uribiotic Formula is not recommended during pregnancy as it can cause contractions of the uterus due to presence of Goldenseal, Vinpocetine and hydroquinone (via arbutin present in Uva Ursi/Bearberry).
Cardiovascular System:
Uribiotic Formula should be consumed with caution by patients with severe hypertension (high blood pressure) due to the presence of Nettle root as it may further raise blood pressure in some people. However, Olive Leaf Extract, Rutin and Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) present in the Uribiotic Formula may actually help lower blood pressure in hypertension patients.
Pharmaceutical Drugs:
Uribiotic Formula should be consumed with caution by patients on high dose of warfarin (blood thinner) due to the presence of garlic which may potentiate the anticoagulant effects of warfarin. (Reference: Fugh-Berman, A. Herb-drug interactions. Lancet. 355(9198):134-138, 2000).
PLEASE NOTE: When acute nephritis (kidney infection) is present - accompanied by high fever along with sudden retention of urine (a painful urge to pass urine but the inability to do so) - have your condition assessed immediately by your physician.
Simple and Astonishingly Effective
Our proprietary Uribiotic Formula is so simple and astonishingly effective that it continues to amaze even the most skeptical people.
For this reason, we have decided to go worldwide and share our experience with the public on the Internet to help people around the world to remedy bladder or even kidney infection.
So far, we have introduced our proprietary Uribiotic Formula to our clients and customers in 32 countries: the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Mexico, Italy, Singapore, France, Russia, Croatia, Poland, Portugal, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, St. Lucia (West Indies), Norway, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Slovenia, Greece, Qatar, Jordan, Israel, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sri Lanka, India, and Spain.
With no doubt this superb supplement can be of great benefit to you. You have nothing to lose - and lots to gain. And if necessary, it can be a part of a combined antibiotic therapy as Uribiotic Formula may even enhance the effectiveness of standard pharmaceutical antibiotics for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in case of Staphylococcus aureus infections.
Therapeutic and Preventive Intake: Directions
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With possible variations from person to person, the suggested intake of the Uribiotic Formula - depending on the diagnosis, degree of UTI, sex, age and other existing health conditions - can be described as follows:
I. Acute UTI:
In case of first signs of discomfort (slight burning sensation when urinating, frequent urination and/or inability to empty bladder completely) you need to take:
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3 capsules 3 times daily; therefore, for full benefits, at least 1 bottle of the Uribiotic Formula is needed (an initial 7-day therapeutic intake).
In case persistent signs of UTI (painful burning sensation when urinating, frequent urination at night and/or inability to empty bladder completely) you need to take:
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3 capsules 3 times daily; therefore, for full benefits, 2 bottles of the Uribiotic Formula are needed (an extended 14-day therapeutic and prophylactic intake).
II. Chronic/Repeated UTI:
In case of recurrent, repeated UTIs (all the above symptoms along with the need and dependence on antibiotics) it is necessary to take:
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3 capsules 3 times daily; therefore, for full benefits, 3 bottles of the Uribiotic Formula are needed (an intensive 21-day therapeutic and prophylactic intake)
DIRECTIONS: Take the capsules throughout the day in between meals (on an empty stomach), preferably before 6 pm, each time with ˝ glass of purified lukewarm water.
PLEASE NOTE: After all symptoms have disappeared, in order to restore the urinary tract’s normal pH and, thus, prevent recurring UTIs, taking 1 capsule of the Uribiotic Formula 3 times daily for at least 7 consecutive days is highly recommended.
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION: In order to fully exert the therapeutic, protective and preventive (prophylactic) effects of the Uribiotic Formula, it might be taken along with probiotics in order to support friendly urogenital flora, such as Probiotic LGG Plus: Friendly Urogenital Flora Support.
CAUTIONS: Uribiotic Formula is not recommended for pregnant women. Also patients with severe hypertension (high blood pressure) should take it with caution. However, Olive Leaf Extract, Rutin and Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) present in the Uribiotic Formula may actually help lower blood pressure in hypertension patients). It should also be taken with caution by patients on high dose of warfarin (blood thinner) due to the presence of garlic which may potentiate the anticoagulant effects of warfarin. (Reference: Fugh-Berman, A. Herb-drug interactions. Lancet. 355(9198):134-138, 2000).
PLEASE NOTE: When acute nephritis (kidney infection) is present - accompanied by high fever along with sudden retention of urine (a painful urge to pass urine but the inability to do so) - have your condition assessed immediately by your physician.
Do Not Stop!
Although symptoms-free, please DO NOT stop taking the Uribiotic Formula and continue to use it until the bottle is empty (up to 7 days).
If you are prone to repeated/chronic urinary tract infections keep an extra bottle of the Uribiotic Formula on hand and use it immediately at the first signs of infection for the minimum of 3 consecutive days.
In time, you will notice that the frequency of your urinary tract infections begins to seize, making the further use of the Uribiotic Formula - with some possible exceptions - unnecessary and/or occasional only.
Male Adults with BPH: Although we have found the Uribiotic Formula effective in both women and men, the latter - besides bladder infections - quite offten suffer from undiagnosed prostate infection (prostatitis) and/or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous swelling of the prostate gland.
If this is a case, for full benefits we recommend taking the Uribiotic Formula along with an exceptional supplement: European DP Extract: Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Remedy.
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