Mary Cotter Nutrition

Mary Cotter Nutrition I help people with recurring UTIs/Interstital Cystitis get to the heart of their bladder pain quickly Hi, I'm Mary. I'm a Nutritional Therapist.

I help people identify the root cause of their gut health issues so they can feel empowered, energised and balanced again.

14/05/2026

Everybody is talking about long-term antibiotics for chronic UTIs right now… but very few people are asking the bigger question:

⚠️ Why does the infection keep coming back in the first place?

I’m not anti-antibiotics at all. But if we only focus on “killing bacteria” without changing the environment underneath, the cycle often continues.

Because chronic UTIs are rarely just about one bacteria.

We also need to look at:
🔹 the bladder lining
🔹 the vaginal and urinary microbiome
🔹 the immune system
🔹 gut health
🔹 nervous system stress + inflammation
🔹 mindset shifts

Repeated antibiotics (even short courses) disrupt the beneficial bacteria that help protect you, which is why so many women end up dealing with things like:
→ thrush
→ BV
→ gut symptoms
→ increasing sensitivity
→ repeated infections

This is why inside Heal Your Bladder, we don’t just focus on nuking bacteria and chasing bacteria.🙅‍♀️

We focus on creating an environment where your body feels safer, more resilient, and less stuck in the UTI → antibiotic → repeat cycle.

💙 I have just 2 spaces open inside Heal Your Bladder this week and doors close Friday at 1pm BST.

Comment READY if you’d like the details.

Most bladder health advice isn’t completely wrong… it’s just missing context. And when you’re struggling with recurrent ...
12/05/2026

Most bladder health advice isn’t completely wrong… it’s just missing context.

And when you’re struggling with recurrent UTIs, IC, or bladder pain syndrome, that missing context matters.

For example:
D-mannose can be incredibly helpful…
but only for certain bacteria.

Cranberry can absolutely support E Coli prevention…
but only if the PAC dose is high enough.

And probiotics?
The strain matters more than the word “probiotic” on the label.

This is what I see every day working with women who feel overwhelmed, restricted, and stuck in symptom cycles despite “doing everything right.”

The goal is to understand what YOUR body actually needs.
I’ve opened 2 spaces this week inside Heal Your Bladder for women ready for a more personalised, evidence-led approach. 💙

Comment READY and I’ll send you the details.
Doors close Friday at 2pm, sooner if spaces fill.

06/05/2026

Food isn’t the problem when it comes to IC and UTIs.
You’re just being pointed in the wrong direction.

Food is your powerful ally in giving your bladder what it needs to heal. I learned this the hard way. I wasted months following the IC diet and became more and more depleted. I don’t want the same for you. 💙

Comment RECIPES & I’ll send you my free guide: How to Heal Your Bladder WITH Food 👇

Most people are spending money on the wrong UTI solutions.Comment UTI if you want my help focusing on what actually work...
02/05/2026

Most people are spending money on the wrong UTI solutions.
Comment UTI if you want my help focusing on what actually works. I’ll send you my free UTI training.

01/05/2026

Food isn’t the problem.
You’re just being pointed in the wrong direction.

Comment RECIPES & I’ll send you my free guide: How to Heal Your Bladder WITH Food 💌

30/04/2026

If this feels familiar… and you’re stuck in that cycle of second guessing food but not actually experiencing any long lasting relief, this is for you.

Download my free ebook How to Heal Your Bladder with Foods where I break down:
🔹what to avoid
🔹what you can eat freely, and
🔹simple, delicious recipes to get you started now.

Comment RECIPES and I’ll send you the guide.

Because you don’t need another restrictive diet plan. You need a clear, tried-and-tested approach that actually starts to move the needle so you can stop fearing your next flare-up and start loving your life again. 💙

24/04/2026

We've been taught to hand our health over to someone else.
To wait for answers. To wait to be “fixed“.

And while support is important… You don’t have to give your power away.

Because the real shift happens in the daily choices:

👉doing the physio homework
👉 actually taking the supplements
👉 eating the foods that support your body
👉 practising the mindset work (not just reading about it).

Not someday. Not when things feel easier or when you have time. But in the small, consistent actions.

You have more influence over your health than you've been led to believe. 💙

In this episode of The Heal Your Bladder Podcast, and I talk about what it really looks like to take that power back.

Watch episode 14 now and share with someone who might need this 💫

22/04/2026

I had a client who was told she had interstitial cystitis and to avoid acidic foods.

But when we looked deeper, her results showed very high levels of E. coli.

Now we know things like cranberry PACs can help reduce the risk of E. coli adhering.

But when it came up - she said no.✋

Not because she’d reacted to it… but because she believed it wasn’t safe.

She’d been told acidic foods were a problem, and so of course she felt afraid.

Meanwhile, her results were pointing us in a completely different direction - one where cranberry may actually support her due to a bacterial imbalance.

This is how beliefs can quietly keep you stuck.

Not the food itself…
but what you’ve been told about it.

💬 Comment NLP and I’ll send you the link to the full episode of the Heal your Bladder podcast with

21/04/2026

What if your bladder isn’t just responding to bacteria or inflammation… but to your thoughts as well? 🤯

Because while so much of the focus in chronic UTIs and interstitial cystitis is on what you eat, take, and avoid… there’s a piece that often gets missed:

👉 your thoughts�👉 your beliefs�👉 your internal dialogue

If you’re doing all the things - diet, supplements, routines - but your mind is still saying:

😞 “I’m in a flare again”�😞 “This isn’t working”�😞 “I’ll never get better”

…it can keep you stuck in that loop.

In this episode of The Heal Your Bladder Podcast, I’m joined by NLP Practitioner and we explore how to start shifting this.

🎧 Comment NLP and I’ll send you the link 👇

16/04/2026

If this feels familiar… and you’re stuck in that cycle of second-guessing food but not actually getting better
this is exactly what we untangle inside the Bladder Breakthrough Session. A rare opportunity to work 1-1 with our team in a 90-minute deep dive.

Together, we will:

🧐Explore the full picture not just your bladder
🧐 Identify potential root causes and contributing factors
🧐 Join the dots between your symptoms, history, and current triggers
🧐 Review what you’ve already tried and identify what may have been missed

Only two spaces remain, offer ends Friday at 1pm BST, sooner if spaces fill.

Don’t miss this opportunity. Comment BREAKTHROUGH and I’ll send you the details 💛

16/04/2026

Chronic UTIs that won’t go away?

You’ve tried the antibiotics ✅
Done the tests ✅
Changed your diet ✅

And yet… you’re still stuck trying to figure it out 🤔🧐

👉 This is the stage where so many women feel lost

Because something is clearly going on
but no one has fully connected the dots for you 💙

That’s exactly what we do inside the Bladder Breakthrough Session

A 90-minute, one-to-one deep dive with my team
to finally make sense of your symptoms and what’s driving them

So you can stop second-guessing
and start moving forward with a clear, personalised plan

We’ve opened just 10 spaces (only 3 remain ‼️)
and we don’t usually offer 1:1 sessions like this

Doors close Friday at 1pm (BST), or sooner if spaces fill

If you’re ready for clarity on what’s actually going on…

Comment BREAKTHROUGH and I’ll send you a personal invite 💛

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