Ok, so I used to get UTI's a lot in my younger 20's and 30's - Then when I started taking better care of myself with raising kids, growing up, etc. they became less frequent. Until one time when I was 47, I got one so bad I had to be rushed to the ER - it came on so suddenly, very intense with a lot of blood in my urine, all within just a few hours. This was around the time I was going through a divorce, so I attribute it to the stress weakening my immune system and I was also taking too many anti-anxiety meds, etc. Right after I recovered from this UTI episode with their powerful antibiotics, I decided to make a change. Divorce final, moved into a new house, had a little money, so I quit my daytime job and began to research alterative medicine which I had always had an interest in, but never had the time really to explore. I began to use Oil of Oregano (OOO) regularly after discovering how well it treated things such as sore throats, etc. Since I started using OOO I never once had a recurrence of a UTI. Perhaps just that little 'queer' feeling in my bladder every now and again, and then I would up my dose of OOO and it would just go away. I am now 61, and was introduced to MMS two years ago. I rarely take it internally, in fact the smell repulses me, but I do believe in it. Mostly I use it in the bath, and for dental issues when they come up. Well, lately, there has been a lot of stress in my life, again, without going into detail, and last night, I went to bed feeling normal and awoke with a strong sense of a UTI coming on., I immediately went to my OOO, which I hadn't really been taking regularly like I should, and took a several drop dose every hour for 3 hours with a full glass of water - but the UTI kept getting worse throughout the night. I decided to take some MMS. I started with a 4 drop dose, then 2 drops every hour for 4 hours after that. I finally was able to fall asleep, and when I awoke - the UTI was all but gone! I could tell by how intense the pain and the 'urge to go' was when it first began that this would be a doozy, but the MMS seems to have completely eradicated it from my system - in less than 12 hours. Now I suppose the OOO is also a contributing factor as well, but from my experience, this UTI was every bit as intense as the one that sent me to the ER years ago, and instead of that, I am sitting here, pain free and feeling quite well.