Benjamin
The Living Force
You didn't mention anything @T.C. but I'm just curious if you noticed if your urine smelled 'fishy' in the recent past. It can be an indication that there may (or may not) be a problem.
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Very good idea. You can take a teaspoon of it in water every hour if you want, but do take it more than once a day. You could also ditch the cipro and see if the D-Mannose works on it's own. If it's a common or garden UTI, then D-Mannose will deal with it in short order.
No, nothing. No smell, nothing in the appearance, no burning or stinging.
If my testicle hadn’t swollen up, I wouldn’t have known I had an infection anywhere.
I've had on a few occasions starting about 13 years ago some testicular swelling and pain. I had ultrasounds on two occasions and it turned out to be a hydrocele. I had one recently, maybe last fall or earlier this year. I think in my case it could be something postural or from getting out of the car too fast, heh. It just goes away after a few weeks. FWIW.
I have been thinking about using iodine, but I’m taking so many supplements at the moment that it’s getting hard to time everything right and throwing iodine into the mix as well… I’m just going to leave off it for now.
If for any reason the antibiotics don’t help, then I’ll probably try it.
Ricardo
Jedi Council Member
best change i've did ,ever , in my self-care , ( wich includes using 2xs far infra-red saunas till breakdown ) , its cheap and effective and no side effects ( been up to -+ 900mg's daily ).
That's not quite true. Prolonged use can increase the risk of side effects such as thyroid problems.
Ricardo
Jedi Council Member
hi , source ? please ?
Multiple, look it up. The National Institute of Health for one.
High intakes of iodine can cause some of the same symptoms as iodine deficiency—including goiter, elevated TSH levels, and hypothyroidism—because excess iodine in susceptible individuals inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis and thereby increases TSH stimulation, which can produce goiter. Iodine-induced hyperthyroidism can also result from high iodine intakes, including when iodine is administered to treat iodine deficiency. Studies have also shown that excessive iodine intakes cause thyroiditis and thyroid papillary cancer . Cases of acute iodine poisoning are rare and are usually caused by doses of many grams. Acute poisoning symptoms include burning of the mouth, throat, and stomach; fever; abdominal pain; nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; weak pulse; and coma.
Responses to excess iodine and the doses required to cause adverse effects vary [89]. Some people, such as those with autoimmune thyroid disease and iodine deficiency, may experience adverse effects with iodine intakes considered safe for the general population
Benjamin
The Living Force
If you ever try iodine, there's a product called Betadine Solution. It's 10% iodine. What's nice about this is you wash the area you're going to apply it to, then just smear it on. Once it dries, it forms a 'skin' that makes it a bit more abrasion resistant.
After a shower, I smear some on my head. It doesn't stain the skin and washes right off. I've noticed that it helps with a type of headache I get sometimes (caused by a buildup of bacteria? Idk.).
You might want to take at least Lactobacillus rhamnosus and saccharomyces boulardii (especially if you get diarrhea) once a day, two hours after the antibiotic.