Why do I keep getting UTIs?

[Anonymous]

Happily married for 25 years, always pee before and after sex, drink a ton of water (usually finish two 32oz water bottles at work plus more at home), and wipe front to back.

So why do I keep getting UTIs and what can I do to stop from getting them?

[Anonymous]

Try a vulva balm like v magic. Sometimes light friction like from your underwear can bother things. Also consider hormone check. Peri.

[Anonymous]

First, are you sure they are UTIs? As in is your urine being cultured and growing bacteria? It may be that you simply experience urethral irritation after sex like I do which causes burning and pain while urinating. In my case it’s a mild form of interstitial cystitis and not recurrent UTIs

[Anonymous]

PP added it to add that my symptoms routinely flared towards the end of my period. So there was definitely a hormonal component. But it wasn’t recurrent UTIs.

[Anonymous]

Symptom of perimenopause. Read The New Menopause.

[Anonymous]

Get an ultrasound. Is your bladder inflamed? Is your diet too acidic? Do you test positive for the bacteria each time or does it just feel like a UTI? You might need a uro-gyn & possiblity long term antibiotics.

[Anonymous]

I was similar to you, with no obvious reason for my recurrent UTIs. Finally, I went to a urologist who put me on a different kind of antibiotics that finally cleared them up. I finally got my life back.

[Anonymous]

Celibacy

[Anonymous]

Perimenopause. Try vaginal estrogen. I used cream daily for 2 weeks then switched to Estring. My doc also recommends taking vitamin c to make urine acidic. can take 1 gummy morning and one in evening.

[Anonymous]

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On low dose b/c for other issues, so I'm not bleeding.

Definitely not an acid thing - that was cut from my diet 8 years ago due to acid reflux. No coffee no citrus, etc. The one exception us summer tomatoes from my garden, but those aren't even in the ground yet.

Maybe a perimenopause thing - next stop my gyn, to see what she thinks/ask if she has any suggestions

[Anonymous]

I used to get them pretty frequently. In addition to peeing after sex, I have to rinse w water (usually just pour a cup or two of water to rinse myself while over toilet). Have been doing this over a decade and no uti since.

[Anonymous]

Vaginal estrogen can reduce the incidence of UTIs by 50%. Recurrent UTIs are a common symptom of perimenopause. I had three in one year before I started on vaginal estrogen. I haven’t had any in 3 years now. Plus, it helps with vaginal dryness, pain with sex, and frequent urination.

[Anonymous]

Not sure you answered whether there is a culture to confirm infection or if you just have symptoms consistent with a UTI. Could be overactive bladder or interstitial cystitis.

If they are confirmed, constipation is a cause.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, are you sure they are UTIs? As in is your urine being cultured and growing bacteria? It may be that you simply experience urethral irritation after sex like I do which causes burning and pain while urinating. In my case it’s a mild form of interstitial cystitis and not recurrent UTIs

+1

See a Urogyn female.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Happily married for 25 years, always pee before and after sex, drink a ton of water (usually finish two 32oz water bottles at work plus more at home), and wipe front to back.

So why do I keep getting UTIs and what can I do to stop from getting them?

Take a cranberry pill that also has D-Mannose. That resolved my urinary tract issues.