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UTI after sex everytime...treatment!

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d76172
d76172

Hi I wish to share my horrible but in the end successful experience.

I used to get bad urine tract infections after sex everytime without fail. I always washed before and after sex and also showered but that didnt help. Since then I have had a cystoscopy where the doctor stretched my waterpipes / uretha away from my bladder. Since then I have not had a single UTI and it has been 1.5 years. However I do still now sometimes get urine infection-like pain especially if I dont drink enough water so I keep myself topped up on water often. What I find really works to get rid of that annoying uncomfortable pain is to COLD blow dry my private area focusing on my uretha opening and/or squirting cold water on it via a sports cap bottle. Also to note for info, before I had a cystoscopy I used to be prescribed antibiotics for many years which starting making me resistant to anti-biotics, so instead after researching I began to use powdered cystitis relief cranberry sachets mixed with water (can be bought from supermarkets - tescos, sainsburys). These sachets were horrible to drink so instead I bought big empty capsules and poured the powder into the capsules to drink with water to avoid tasting the horrible metal tasting drink. I told my doctor about this and he was surprised why this worked for me.

Ps. I am a 28yr old female.

Happy to help if you have questions. There is always light at the end of the tunnel!

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  • bethany59512
    bethany59512 d76172

    Posted

    Hi,

    Where do you buy these capsules? I am plagued with water infections, almost 4-5 a year. I have recently been for two renal ultrasounds however my results were normal. I have been offered the chance to be put on prescribed antibiotics but I am concerned about resistance. I have been taking D-Mannose for a couple months now and I've gone over three months without an infection. But I feel this is only a temporary fix. I really struggle to take the sachets as you said they are VILE. For me they make me physically sick.. when I do take them though, when I am at whits end I do find relief so I feel the capsule thing may help me.

    thanks,

    beth

    • hppytohelp
      hppytohelp bethany59512

      Posted

      Hey Bethany,

      If I may ask, what exactly is the name of these sachets you've been taking? I mean like the manufacturers?

      My gf had a urinary track infection that had also affected her bladder. After some advice from a friend, we got a 100% natural tablets made from D-mannose and Hibiscus extracts. This really helped her and she has not been taking any antibiotics.

    • hghlth
      hghlth hppytohelp

      Posted

      I second the effectiveness of D-Mannose in treating UTIs. Have used it and worked far better than any antibiotics and a bunch of other drugs they had me on

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