Are you suffering with recurrent water/urine infections? I see this so often and it drives me mad that just generic antibiotics are usually shoved at patients with no real testing as to what is actually needed.
Happily, I have several urinary tract infection tests available for you and Invivo have just launched a new one for women called Urinary Ecologix, which I think will prove useful. The point is to see what is causing the infection so that targeted treatment can be given.
I’ve included it on the Infections Lab Tests page for you and here is some initial info on the new Invivo test – half the cost of the previous one so happy about that too! To order, just use my Invivo code BO2QKE_890. (NB. There is a Men’s UTI test on that page for you too).
After extensive research and development by our incredible team, we are happy to announce that our cutting-edge urinary microbiome test Urinary EcologiX™ is now available for purchase.
Invivo
Our Urinary EcologiX™ test has been specifically designed to investigate the females’* urinary microbiome by looking at the microbiota, both key commensals and pathogens associated with urinary conditions.
Using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), this test provides an accurate analysis of the microbiota abundance in the female* urinary bladder, using the microbial DNA. Using this method we are able to get a read on the commensal bacteria in the urinary bladder, as well as pathobiont and pathogenic bacteria.
Proper collection of urine samples for microbiome analysis is key in order to reduce contamination from the skin and vaginal species. To ensure proper collection the Urinary EcologiX uses an easy-to-use, clean-catch mid-stream urine collection device allowing for a more accurate representation of microbiota residing in the urinary tract.
*assigned female at birth
UTI Natural Treatment
If you are a regular UTI sufferer, get the test done and then take whatever is needed from your GP to clear it.
However, also then replenish your urinary microbiome (bacterial balance) so that you are less likely to get it again. Many people miss this and then wonder why it keeps happening. The urinary microbiome is closely linked to whatever is going on in the gut and vaginal microbiomes too. What happens in the gut doesn’t stay in the gut! So, Invivo have brought out a supplement to address these, which you can get here: Bio-Me UT.
Also, get some D Mannose – it is great for prevention and treatment of UTIs if you catch it early. Study here, supplement here. Directions on how to take when you feel one starting are on that page too. You can take a lower dose all the time as prevention – most research suggests 2g per day (that would be 2 caps twice a day) is a great preventative.
You simply don’t have to keep suffering. And if you do, let’s check out your gut and vaginal tracts too and see where it’s coming from! See the Infections factsheet for how to do that.
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