Nah, the chamomile tea masked the symptoms of a bladder infection (keep in mind I had, thankfully curable, interstitial cystitis for a while, which is this inflammatory or SOMETHING condition of the bladder, and I say THANKFULLY curable because it can also be called "Living in Hell 24-7 not interstitial cystitis" my whole family has inflammatory type disorders but I got cured which is good cuz otherwise I would be dead now.)
So anyway, that leads me to be suspicious of a bladder infection. When I suspect it though, I am like OH GOD MY freaking "IC" is back and then I drink a ton of chamomile tea since it stopped me from killing myself pretty much (I guess the anti-inflammatory properties are like, excreted or whatnot) anyway so then I don't realize it is a bladder infection and I have to start ...... blood and getting high fevers.
The chamomile tea does not CAUSE the infection, it masks my symptoms enough that I'm like, "Okay, I need to find a urologist" only what I really need is to remember my IC is CURED and bladder infections HAPPEN and to just get some freaking antibiotics.
It's thoroughly and totally a ME thing, although if you ever GET a bladder infection, drink lots of chamomile tea AFTER it is diagnosed and like, you have started the antibiotics. Drink it THEN.
I have learned, mostly but it occasionally happens. Like when my MIL was here and I was really really busy trying to meet her insane expectations and I wound up puking my guts out in the toilet with a fever of 106 and like she lectured me on self-care and I was like, ,"I know, I have been too busy working and folding your son's laundry and not murdering you for calling brazil nuts "N--- toes." Etc.
LOL trust me you will be fine.
Anna
