Hi Girls! i’m a fellow sufferer. I get UTI’s (Urinary Tract Infections) which are worse than your standard bout of Cystitis If it’s really bad then it may well be a UTI and it’s best to drop a urine sample off at your Dr’s. If you keep getting them you may need anti biotics.
I’ve had so many UTI’s over the last 6-7 years that i’ve lost count, I’ve tried everything. My Dr referred me to a urologist and they put a little camera in my bladder (ouch) but they couldn’t find anything. Apparently 1 in 3 women are just prone to UTI’s and cystitis it’s soooooo painful I usually spend a few days in bed/on the loo trying to pee, crying frequently and wishing I was dead! LOL yep, they really are THAT bad and my Dr said he can’t help.
I try my best to keep them at bay by taking cranberry extract, I take one tablet a day as a preventative measure. I get mine from superdrug. I drink a lot of water. Drinking alcohol can bring on a bout so if I do drink I make sure I drink plenty of water too, and try not to drink and have sex on the same night! (I know easier said than done) Pee before and straight after sex so that any bacteria that’s been pushed into your urethra is removed before it can grow resulting in an infection. wash your *bingbing* after sex too, no soap just water, you need the good bacteria down there. Wipe front to back when you go to the loo so that bacteria from the back passage isn’t introduced to the front. Don’t wear tight underwear. Cotton underwear is the best. Don’t use fragranced bath salts/liquids and soaps down there. And last but not least DO NOT hold in your pee, that’s really bad for you.
My Dr’s put me on preventative antibiotics so I have a stash at home and I take two when I feel an infection coming on. BUT the down side of that is that the bacteria becomes resistive and you need to constantly be chaging anti biotics so I use them as a last result. What a PAIN! x