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of a cure for a kidney ( urine ) infection? Its driving me mad but docs arnt open until monday. I constantly feel like I need the loo but when I get there not a lot happens except that it feels really uncomfortable and its getting worse. Ive been drinking cranberry juice all day...anyone have any suggestions? Oh, im also beginning to feel fluey :(
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Sorry I only know cranberry juice as an option for this.
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i was gonna say drink alots of cranberry juice but it looks like your doing that already and lots of water too...i hate that feeling
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not sure if i'm correct on this, but i think you need antibiotics to get rid of it. i've had a few before and they haven't just gone away by themselves. cranberry juice is only supposed to prevent them, isnt it? i think you have to wait to see the doctor. i'm sorry to say.
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LOTS of liquids..Isn't there a clinic you can go to over the weekend? If that is what's going on, you need to be treated ASAP....
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Ok thanks anyway :)
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i have been there a million times. like you are doing, drink tons of cranberry juice and tons of water. make sure its real cranberry juice, not the sugar water that they sell. there is also AZO (pills) that you can buy in the store that should help. as for the fluey feeling, i have not gotten that, maybe you are getting ill also. hope not :(

cant stress enough of drinking TONS of water and juice.
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yes, antibiotics is what will cure it - but you wont die over the weekend without them. but you definitely should see a doc on monday. until then, drink drink drink!!
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Only place is the hospital but because its not an emergency, id feel terrible going there. I know antibiotics cure it but I wondered if anyone knew of any remedies other than pills. The kidney thing I can just about cope with, its the fluey feeling that it brings with it that I cant. Guess i'll have to wait til monday... thanks all :)
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try some ibuprofen for the flu like symptoms.
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Do you have any homeopatheic remedy, or health food stores around nearby? You can actually get cranberry in capsule form and it's MUCH stronger than drinking the juice. (Yes, make sure it's not cranberry cocktail, with sugar, need NO sugar in it.) If you can take those, and drink lots of water, that will help, at least until Monday.

If not, then just keep drinking lots of unsweetened cranberry juice and water, lots and lots.

Oh, and yes, ibuprofen or tylenol (or alternate one and then the other every 2 hours) for the aches.

Hope this helps.
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