I just got my first bottle of any accredited quercetin product this week.
I'm currently on Levaquin for a month, so due to the popular advise given on this board, I will wait another couple of weeks before starting the Quercetin.
My question though is what exactly it does to help, for those who it does. Does it help relax these tense muscles which seems to be the underlying problem? Or does it simply mask the pain?
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PagesOfTime
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Question about how Quercetin works
Age:29 | Onset Age: 26 | Symptoms: Extreme Urination Hesitancy, Weak Stream, Shooting Muscle Spasms, Constipation. | Helped By: Ultrasound, Ocean Water, PT, Stool Softeners. | Worsened By: Alcohol, Sleeping, Dairy Products.
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Levaquin for a month?
Anything the levaquin does not kill in the first week is not likely a bacterial infection. Be VERY careful with this stuff, it can cause severe pain and joint problems which took me about 9 months to recover from. This is not a normal antibiotic. It was used historically for AIDS patients. Doctors prescribe it like candy. Read up on it in this forum ASAP.
On quercetin, it interrupts the cycle of mast cell histamine release and reduces inflammation. It is one of the few recognized viable treatments on this site with no side effects that I am aware of. It is not a cure all but certainly a helpful piece of the puzzle.
Not a Dr. not medical advice.
On quercetin, it interrupts the cycle of mast cell histamine release and reduces inflammation. It is one of the few recognized viable treatments on this site with no side effects that I am aware of. It is not a cure all but certainly a helpful piece of the puzzle.
Not a Dr. not medical advice.
Age: 44 | Symptoms: Pain in pelvis, Post urination drip. Helped by: Squat stretching, PT, Prelief before banned foods, Vit B, Cystoprotec AFTER foods, singulair after foods, Exercise. Makes worse: Stress, Alcohol (1-2 days after), coffee, Artificial sweeteners, chocolate, tonic Wheat/gluten. Drink a lot of water!!! 95% better to date!
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Agreed on the levaquin. Was on it for 8 weeks destroyed my GI, had horrible, and I mean horrible gas issues. Had to rebuild the natural flora, was not fun. Id give it 14 days, but if your cultures arent showing anything, this is a waste of time. But, we've all been there, and kept the hope it would help, but it didn't.
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Age:29 | Onset Age: 25.5 | Symptoms: Initially burning in prostate/perineum, burning in urethra, uncontrollable muscle contraction before urinating, dual ache in groin, left testicle pain, feeling of golf ball in rectum, soarness in rectum, and muscle spasms, now mainly very mild urinary tract inflammation, burning mildly after ejaculation, some days after physical activity involuntary mild muscle contraction before urinating | Helped By: .5 mg of Ativan, Aleve (naproxen), quercetin, alcohol in large quantities (vodka and soda), stretching, walking, internal massage the perineum area and levators. | Worsened By: sitting, weightraining, jogging, coffee, caffeine in general, alcohol bothered me at first, overdoing sex
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PagesOfTime
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Yes, I know all the bad words about Levaquin around here and the antibiotics, but I've had this problem for a month, and it did begin with an infection in the urethra so I don't care to be on them, but I'll always wonder "what if" if I don't give it the full run. 16 days in, and although I don't think it's helping, it's a smooth ride compared to my 10 day doxycycline treatment which put me in a nervous breakdown and near suicide.
With that said, can we please keep this discussion on topic, Quercetin? Thanks.
With that said, can we please keep this discussion on topic, Quercetin? Thanks.
Age:29 | Onset Age: 26 | Symptoms: Extreme Urination Hesitancy, Weak Stream, Shooting Muscle Spasms, Constipation. | Helped By: Ultrasound, Ocean Water, PT, Stool Softeners. | Worsened By: Alcohol, Sleeping, Dairy Products.
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Re: Question about how Quercetin works
see Richies second paragraph above.PagesOfTime wrote: My question though is what exactly it does to help, for those who it does.
It doesnt relax muscles!
Age:29 | Onset Age: 25.5 | Symptoms: Initially burning in prostate/perineum, burning in urethra, uncontrollable muscle contraction before urinating, dual ache in groin, left testicle pain, feeling of golf ball in rectum, soarness in rectum, and muscle spasms, now mainly very mild urinary tract inflammation, burning mildly after ejaculation, some days after physical activity involuntary mild muscle contraction before urinating | Helped By: .5 mg of Ativan, Aleve (naproxen), quercetin, alcohol in large quantities (vodka and soda), stretching, walking, internal massage the perineum area and levators. | Worsened By: sitting, weightraining, jogging, coffee, caffeine in general, alcohol bothered me at first, overdoing sex