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Bladder Health

Bacteria strains which can cause a UTI

Urinary tract infections (UTI's) are likely to affect 50% of people in the course of their lifetimes. Untreated UTIs can result in serious complications such as kidney infection and long term damage to the kidneys....

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Radiation cystitis symptoms and prevention

Radiation cystitis is a potential complication of radiation therapy (when used to treat tumours in the lower abdomen/pelvic area such as radiation treatment for bladder cancer). Radiation Cystitis can cause symptoms that range from minor...

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Pseudomembranous trigonitis symptoms, diagnosis & reducing triggers

What is Pseudomembranous Trigonitis Pseudomembranous Trigonitis is the term used to describe squamous metaplastic changes of the bladder trigone. Such changes are present in up to 40% of adult females (<5% in men) It was...

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Male urinary problems, cystoscopy and hematospermia

This page, like the rest of our website, is provided for your information and is not meant to be a substitute for medical advice from a qualified professional. See your doctor for that. Although most...

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Using acupuncture to reduce painful interstitial cystitis - Amanda Banks & Paul Orchard

Actor Paul Orchard’s luck ran out soon after he played the part of Lucky in the movie Layer Cake alongside James Bond actor Daniel Craig. He underwent a medical procedure that, although successful, left him...

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Interstitial cystitis symptoms and treatments

Interstitial cystitis is a condition where the bladder is chronically inflamed causing recurrent pain and increasing the urgency and frequency of urination. Pain can be experienced in the pelvic area, perineal area or in the...

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, testing and prevention

What is IBS? Sweet Cures often hears that Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) ruins life on many levels. It is easy to see why this happens, partly due to the symptoms themselves and partly due to...

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Can changing urine pH from acidic to slightly alkaline benefit bladder health?

Alkalising your urine may help maintain bladder health. Alkaline urine inhibits most bacterial growth (you will have noticed how things get worse overnight as the pH of urine gets increasingly acidic). So testing for the...