At the age of 40, I experienced my first UTI. Little did I know, that would begin a 10+ year health journey that would ultimately lead to victory!

My 80 year old mother has had UTI’s for years too, and I figured it was hereditary. After a few years and as many UTI’s, I began to pray and search diligently to find a way to prevent them and cure them naturally. I wasn’t satisfied with using antibiotics over and over.

Ever since we had our first child in 1994, I had been adding to my knowledge of health, cooking, and natural remedies, so I began by trying all the natural remedies I knew about. I researched and read any articles I could find, by trusted authors in the medical field. I tried taking oral colloidal silver, essential oils, drank tons of water, changed the kind of undergarments I wore, used homeopathy, took daily doses of D-mannose, cranberry juice, high dose vitamin C, and probiotic supplements. I visited my local Natural Medical Doctor to investigate a possible connection to low hormones, as I had read about through my research. By that time, I was going through menopause and my hormones were indeed low, so I opted to use supplements that assist your body with hormone production.

All of these attempts were still great for my health, and I learned so much, but I was only able to “cure” one UTI without antibiotics, and when I contracted 3 UTI’s in 4 months, I felt hopeless and defeated. I cried out to the Lord for direction, feeling like I was truly at the end of myself and my options for healing and prevention.

I knew these recurrent UTI’s were probably caused by bacteria that was never being completely killed by the antibiotics, always sitting in my body, waiting to be reignited with the right conditions, so I dreaded coming to the last dose of antibiotics, as it seemed it would then be only a matter of time before my next infection.

Reading my morning email, days before I finished the prescription, Cultured Food Life was mentioned in the health blog I read, suggesting drinking kombucha as a possible way to avoid UTIs, and I clicked the link.

As I read, a sense of hope began to return, and I was excited for this new direction. I knew my son had been making jun, so I called him to see if he had a scoby and started tea to share, and I made my first batch of kombucha, using the easy-to-follow directions from the Cultured Food Life website.

I was so excited I took a picture, hoping and praying this might be the final answer to my prayers.

That was last November. I have drank kombucha every, single day since then because, I HAVEN’T HAD A SINGLE UTI since I began making and drinking kombucha, Praise God!!

I have shared my success with everyone who will listen, even getting my mother set up making her own kombucha too. And guess what? She hasn’t had a UTI since drinking kombucha daily!!

I do thank the Lord for you, Donna, and for His provision of “good guys” bacteria that I believe He created to keep us all healthy!

Thank you for all you do and keep sharing!