How to pee when you are having a outbreak
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I was diagnosed with type one herpes on my genital area about two weeks ago. During my first outbreak was horrible, I could barely walk, it burned and iched really bad. When I used the bathroom it would burn, I had to pee in a tub filled with warm water, it still burned just not as bad. I kept thinking to myself it doesn't burn when my pee doesn't touch the sores, so I thought of standing up, pulling my lips apart and try peeing like that. It did not burn at all. I fell in love with this because I was able to pee without waiting to fill the tub up and I was able to pee in public. I would put gloves on also and have warm wet cloth rags around so I could wipe afterwards. I wanted to share this because I feel like other people could really try and maybe when they pee during a outbreak it won't burn as bad.
During my outbreak I wore cotton underwear, I rest the whole time I had it. I also was on my period and had a uti during my outbreak. When I first was told I had herpes I thought my life was over. I never cried so much in my life, but now that my first outbreak is over, I realized it isn't that bad. And I'll be just fine! I hope this helped!
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chris39582 megan_61658
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i know this is an older thread but i actually cried from relief on the tips on how to pee! its been a life changing.
aubreydex megan_61658
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I'm in the midst of my first ever outbreak and I wouldnt wish this pain on my worst enemy. I didn't realize I was having an outbreak until blisters had already began to form. By the time I could go to the doctor, and this was 2 days after my realization, some of the blisters had turned into ulcers, my lips were swollen, and I could barely walk. Its only gotten worse from there. For me I think I might have some sores in my urethra or something because I've been peeing hot lava for a minute thinking that it was due to a bacterial infection. Pouring warm water over my sores while peeing helped a very tiny amount, and peeing in the tub was probably the most painful experience i had thus far, maybe because im into the ulcer stage of my outbreak now. I'm going to try to hold my labia open and squirt water into it and pray to god that works, cause at this point I try to avoid peeing for as long as possible because its so painful.
alicek123 aubreydex
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the same here! peeing in the tub and pouring warm water while urinating hurts!! however i've been doing something that's been helping a bit i guess? basically, get an empty plastic water bottle, cut the end so you have an open end, and once you get the urge to pee, place the bottle head directly under your urethra and voila! now it may hurt a bit in the start but still worth it!
alicek123 megan_61658
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several years late to this but i was just scrolling through this page trying to figure out how to survive, but honestly reading all these replies have actually cheered me up, i've just been diagnosed with HSV-2 a few days ago (despite presenting symptoms a week prior) and i feel like i've been hit by a truck. pretty sure no one will check this but in the rare case you do, i just wanted to thank each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart. my life is currently in shambles but this forum has given me hope, despite it being a very old forum