First Uti at 46

OMG , you poor thing ! I can totally relate , I have been dealing with this for decades ! 

Yes , you left it too long , but you didn’t know any better . You are on a good medication , just take it for a minimum of 5 days and get your urine checked after to make sure it’s all gone . Don’t despair about having to give up sex , just take some precautions . When you know you are going to be active , take D Mannose before and after . I use it on a daily basis . It helps clear out E. coli from your bladder . And always pee after intercourse and clean your genital area . Keep a good painkiller on hand like AZO . And if it still happens and you suspect an infection , go get yourself checked right away . Good luck !

Hi sue

Danielle here. I've been putting up with utis on and off my entire life so far (now 23), so I guess I'm a little knowledgeable.

You're on the right track with the antibiotics and water drinking. Just make sure you're drinking a minimum of 2 litres a day. It really does help.

There is a lot of speculation about cranberry juice and tablets and whether they work or not. I find tablets help me in preventing infection not so much during.

There is also a product called Ural. It's an evervescent powder that actually reduces the burn pain during utis. I find it can provide some relief.

I usually find that the antibiotics kick in pretty quick and I feel much better with the pain itself after a couple of days and can do all my normal activities. With the other symptoms, I can't say for sure but I can say that unless something else is wrong they should go away as the infection goes away.

There are things you can do to prevent utis after sex like peeing straight after. I like to shower straight away too. Just in case.

I hope this else and feel free to ask anymore questions!

Hi, i have had utis a lot in my life to im 29, my last one ive just gotten over i had an op to repair pelvic floor and afterwards i was so sore and nauseous and vomiting and felt terrible which i had never had nausea with a uti, so i just though it was the pain killers from the op so i had the uti about 2 weeks b4 i got antibiotics and only realised it was that after urine test, took nearly all the antibiotics before i felt better.