Barrie Engel
@BarrieEngel
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Campaign & Education for awareness of Chronic Embedded UTI aka “Intracellular parasitisation of urothelial cells” #cUTI, & Animal Advocate
Joined December 2009
UK delivers again! Huge accomplishment for Chronic UTI!!! ⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️ There will be a debate in Parliament next Wednesday 21st May between 9.30am and 11.00 am on Chronic UTI! Bravo 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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All humans should be treated the exact way they treat animals! Help make Richard Smith⤵️ of the South Durham Hunt famous!!! 😡🤬
This is Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt and he thinks it’s ok to hit a horse over the head. Make this ‘man’ famous. Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
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Thank you Georgie Purcell MP 👏 Aussies, please see how you can get involved here https://t.co/NAxzmsdsPv
chronicutiaustralia.org.au
WE WANT CHRONIC UTIs TAKEN SERIOUSLY ⚕️ Georgie Purcell MP: "UTIs aren’t for the faint-hearted — and if you’re a woman or AFAB person reading this, you’d know that all too well. For many, chronic UTIs are not just a passing pain but a long-term, debilitating battle that too
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This study of 77 females and males in Uruguay takes a deep dive into the uriobiome and compares bacterial diversity, intracellular bacterial communities and people with and without urinary symptoms. The study concurs with many previous studies that highlight the incompetence of
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The concept of a sterile urinary tract has been challenged by the discovery of complex microbial communities in urine samples from healthy individuals. Most existing studies on the urinary microbiome...
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'Standing on the shoulders of Edward H. Kass', Amelia Joseph Many women with classic UTI symptoms continue to be told nothing is wrong—simply because their urine doesn't meet the Kass ≥10⁵ CFU/mL threshold. This article explains how this 'magic number' has led to decades of
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“Without minimising the great advance made by Kass in the diagnosis of UTI, it is none the less important to recognise its limitations.” Rosalind Maskell, 1989 [1].
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Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. You taught us that kindness is a form of strength and that respect for life in all its forms is the truest measure of humanity. You will be dearly missed. 💔
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"We wanted to make sure to bring that focus back to the idea that we treat patients and not tests" Dr Lenore Ackernam @DrLAckerman
@JamesMaloneLee3 had been telling urologists this for YEARS. Finally.... thank you! https://t.co/yCzQJmjLTL
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A. Lenore Ackerman, MD, PhD, discusses the renewed emphasis on symptom resolution over microbial eradication in the new AUA guideline for recurrent uUTI in women.
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VICTORY: Brazil votes to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals! 🎉 After more than a decade of advocacy by Humane World for Animals and allies, Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies voted to outlaw the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. This legislation is a powerful example of
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Unripe #bananas are rich in resistant starch, a type of carbohydrate that is not digested in the small intestine. This makes them a #gut-friendly choice, as the resistant starch acts as a #prebiotic, feeding beneficial gut bacteria. and help to regulate blood sugar levels
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Join @ChronicUTIAus in demanding national recognition and better care for chronic UTI sufferers. Find out how to take action 👉 https://t.co/Z8QyWzsY3e
#ChronicUTI #SentencedByUTI #BladderCrimes #UTIJustice #BeUTIwise #ChronicUTIAustralia
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Chronic inflammation is the #1 cause of modern disease. It fuels cancer, heart disease, & causes 60% of deaths worldwide. But pharma meds only mask symptoms while the damage gets worse. Here’s what really causes it—and 8 ways to fix it naturally:🧵
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Chronic UTI Australia has launched a national campaign to take action on chronic UTI. We are calling for urgent change in how chronic UTI is recognised, diagnosed & treated. Help us spread the word! #ChronicUTI
https://t.co/pDwhKlUTk6
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EXCELLENT NEWS!!! Mexico City has banned traditional bullfighting, which includes the killing of Bulls and the use of sharp objects during fights. This decision has ended a 500-year-old 'tradition' in the city!! The legislation, approved by a 61-1 vote, prohibits the injuring
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It's 2 weeks till #IUGA2025 in Barcelona! Join us in the Basic Science Session (Thu, 19th June, 8am) for a series on emerging paradigms & treatment in #RecurrentUTI #ChronicUTI. There's also an interactive session, so have your smartphones and thinking caps ready! See you there!!
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...unless it's a symptomatic patient with a negative urine culture, then for some reason the test is 'correct'.
@BradSpellberg @PascalMS1 You presume correctly. Too many people treating labs and imaging findings rather than patients these days. #IDTwitter #MedTwitter
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This will be a good one 👉 July UTI Hour Paediatric UTIs: Characterising pathogenesis and immune responses Hosted by Australia's Arthika Manoharan @Arthiii_M with guest speakers Dr John David Spencer @kidneytweets and another Aussie, Dr Aniruddh (Ani) Deshpande. Friday 11th
#UTIs don't sleep, and neither do we! Our next #UTIhour is already on the books. The topic is, "Paediatric UTIs: Characterising pathogenesis and immune responses." 👶👩🍼 Please mark your calendars for July 11, 2025, at 9AM EDT/1100 UTC! https://t.co/9GssIazqbI
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YES🌟 - After 500 years Mexico has finally banned bullfighting! https://t.co/yhgabuTa1O?
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@drrachelrubin @Dr_Elise_De @AshleyGWinter Persistent, incompletely treated uti in the vast majority of cases. Recurrent uti is a misnomer. But yes there is a Nobel prize for the scientists that define the mechanism by which bacteria penetrate the urothelium and become permanent residents and exfoliating periodically.
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Food labels are designed to confuse you. Most ingredients you can't even pronounce. Here's my simple rule: whole foods, no processing, no seed oils:
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