hi everyone T_T i have another UTI AGAIN. no matter what i do, i’m so prone to getting them. i pee after sex, i drink water, i pee regularly, i wipe front to back… but every other month i swear these horrid symptoms come back and ruin my entire week. i even take multivitamins for them (which i haven’t been taking regularly which is my fault). any advice? what can i do for this? google says i’ll need long term low dose of antibiotics…ughhhh….help :((

Is the person you are having sex with clean? That can also play a part in UTIs.

I also had the same problem and taking cranberry supplements helped me a lot. Try to avoid irritants such as scented soaps around genitalia

have you been to the doctor surrounding chronic utis?

Get your partner to change the soap they use

Speak your doctor about this and ask to see specialist about recurring UTIs and cystitis. Do you wear thongs? Do you ever have to spend a long time in damp, sweaty or tight clothes?

Does this happen when you’ve not had sex for a while?

@Angel420 i only have sex with my boyfriend and he gets tested yearly. he’s fine. so i know it can’t be him.

@xitty i think i’ll take my supplements regularly because i always forget/don’t prioritize taking them.

@onthepillxo no i haven’t.

@aurielle no and no :( i’ll definitely have to see my doctor

@Yi_eune no it happens after i’ve had sex. like a week or so after. i shower and pee everytime after sex, now it’s just getting annoying.

See a urologist asap. 3 or more UTI’s a year is considered chronic and needs to be seen by a urologist

@mikamiyu I don’t mean STD wise, I mean is he usually hygienic, in the past I would get a lot of STDs from guys being unhygienic and I agree with everyone else saying to go to the doctor.

@Angel420 he’s very hygienic in my opinion. and i’m not saying that cause he’s my bf but he’s actually super clean and hygienic. like overly hygienic. he’s a germaphobe. :p

@mikamiyu the soap he’s using to wash may be causing you issues. Ask him to change it.

@mikamiyu is he using any products to clean himself? If it consistently happens after you’ve had sex it sounds like he might be part of the cause.

Does it also happen if you use condoms?

@Yi_eune he does use scented soap so maybe that’s irritating me? he uses some korean scrubbing thingy to exfoliate but i don’t think he uses that on his genitals ofc. and we don’t use condoms for sex. i’m also thinking it might be the lube we’re using but ahh i dont know.

@mikamiyu it could be any one of those things. I’ve always asked my partners to wash with a mild unscented soap, like the dove sensitive skin soap. I recommend trying to use condoms for a period of time and seeing if that helps with not getting UTI’s. And again, see a doctor. I have interstitial cystitis that is a chronic pain condition that affects the bladder and it basically mimics the symptoms of a UTI without there actually being an infection.

thank you @maeve_ , i’ll try those things. and i appreciate everyone’s advice. for now i’ll do my antibiotic rounds which have honestly been okay. no nausea thank goodness. and i’ll show my bf this and maybe see if he can change his soap. thanks again!

I would still use condoms for the foreseeable future to see if it makes a difference. @mikamiyu

Do you use any fragrance or perfume down there? What type of soap are you using? Did you try cranberry juice?

Also what type of lubricants you guys use? Is it sterile or commercial ones

@Njnj i finished my antibiotics so i’m fine now. but i have been taking cranberry pills regularly and will continue to take them. i don’t ever use perfume down there and only wash myself with water. as for lubricants, we bought a water based one from a walmart. so i’m assuming it’s sterile. i’m still nervous to even try having sex again. i hate UTI’s so much.

There is conflicting research on cranberry in regards to UTI and whether actually helps or not. My doctor has always said to increase my vitamin C intake by using (1000mg) dissolvable tablets and drinking that daily. For me personally it has helped.