UTI [urinary tract infection] and I have a love and hate relationship. I hate UTI but the UTI loves me. Not exactly love and hate relationship, I know but this how I want to put it hehe.
UTI is basically a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract.
The first time I got UTI was back in 2002, I didn’t know what it was, I only knew that I have this burning feeling when I pee. Macam kencing tak puas and the need to pee frequently where soon it turned to be an excruciating peeing experience. Rasa macam ada jarum-jarum menusuk lubang kencing bila kencing dan rasa kene tendang dekat bahagian bawah. And eventually I also peed blood.
To cut it short, rasanya macam sial. Kadang-kadang I have to grip something while peeing. Many said it was caused by sex but I had doctors who confirmed it that it was not the one and only penyebab.
So anyway, since the first attack I had many of that bloody UTI after that. Pernah sekali aku hampir pengsan sebab aku delay pergi klinik, masa tu aku nak ambik MUET so aku tak nakla pegi klinik, tau-tau masa MUET aku rasa nak tumbang.
Amaran, jangan buat macam tu sebab UTI boleh affect kidney.
One of the visits to the doctor also has resulted me to go through an X ray test sebab aku kene banyak kali benda ni takut there’s something wrong with my kidney. Tapi so far takde apa-apa unusual. And usually doctors will prescribed me with antibiotic and some serbuk thing to drink, yang paling senang nak jumpa dekat pharmacy is called Ural.
Few days ago, I experienced a familiar feeling. Rasa pedih sikit bila kencing and kencing tak puas. This is when I know that bloody UTI menyerang. My fault, aku dah beberapa hari minum air kosong not more than 2 glasses which is bad for such hot weather. Lepas tu I waited for few days sebab the attack was somewhat mild belum sampai tahan rasa kene tendang dekat pepet. Aku ingat menambahkan intake air suam boleh hilang tapi tak bolehh jugakkkkkkkk.
Padan muka, degil lagi.
That time, I didn’t have my car with me and I was too lazy to call a cab. So I decided to google for the remedy.
Most of the website suggested cranberry juice tapi dekat rumah aku takde and dari aku keluar pegi beli, baiklah aku pergi clinic terus kan. And then I found another remedy with something yang memang ada dekat rumah aku.
Baking soda or baking powder. This is because the baking powder could help to alkalise the urine.
So I tried.
I mix 1 teaspoon of baking powder with a glass of water and drank it. Rasa dia sebenarnya takdela teruk sangat [tapi agak terukla jugak sebenarnya hehe] tapi kaler dia yang keruh tu yang tak tahan. Reminded me of air lebihan basuh baju. Yucks.
I repeated it twice followed by many glasses of plain water.
And within 30 minutes the pain vanished. On my next visit to mengencing, I gritted my teeth waiting for the feeling burning but nothing came, the pain I mean.
Sangat cepat berbanding Ural yang berharga rm 16++. Haha dasar taik idung masin.
So yeah, it works! Wonders pulak tu [sukati je buat ayat macam ni haha].
Bagus, selain tak payah pakai baju pergi clinic, aku juga tak perlu telan banyak ubat dan save duit aku hahaha cheapskate.
The only thing is, based on my reading this method only works for mild UTI, kalau dah start berdarah and rasa kene rogol oleh 40 penyamun baiklah pergi ke klinik.
So the next time you have UTI yang baru nak start maybe you can consider this method.
I said maybe sebab aku sendiri pon tak tahu ada kesan sampingan ke tak hehe.
