Anonymous wrote:They are a potential side effect of some medicines.

Good point to consider.

This urologist swares by vaginal estrogen:

https://x.com/AshleyGWinter/status/1482855646697443329

Anonymous wrote:

perimenopause

Overstated. It's such a common problem for sexually active women in their 20's

Except OP has been married 25 years so is 45+. Recurrent UTIs for women 45+ is likely due to perimenopause.

perimenopause

Overstated. It's such a common problem for sexually active women in their 20's

Have you had a ureaplasma test? UTI tests don't pick up all bacterias...sometimes a recurrent UTI is caused by a deeply embedded infection.

They are a potential side effect of some medicines.

For me, it's due to perimenopause. I've found 2 things helpful which others have mentioned: daily vaginal estrogen cream and D-Mannose after sex.

Anonymous wrote:OP here, am already on a prebiotic. Usually arrive at urgent care pee in a cup, and doc says bacteria or blood in urine and puts me on antibiotics. Last one was Dec, literally the day before we left on vacation, I had to drive 30 minutes just to get an appt. Then this week, and they didn't culture this time (first time), just gave me meds. Had a doc appt and mentioned the UTIs, and she suggested estrogen

If they didn't culture it, it may not have been a bacterial UTI.

I had to Google that- no, I definitely don't have a hypertonic pelvic floor issue (none of those symptoms)

Do you have pelvic floor dysfunction? I kept presenting with UTI like symptoms but it was actually a hypertonic pelvic floor. A baclofen suppository helped me.

OP here, am already on a prebiotic. Usually arrive at urgent care pee in a cup, and doc says bacteria or blood in urine and puts me on antibiotics. Last one was Dec, literally the day before we left on vacation, I had to drive 30 minutes just to get an appt. Then this week, and they didn't culture this time (first time), just gave me meds. Had a doc appt and mentioned the UTIs, and she suggested estrogen

Definitely test for parasites. It often shows as UTI.

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I agree this is effective as a Preventative.

OP hasn’t answered whether she’s had a urine culture for each UTI.

If you do have a positive culture, what is the bacteria? Ecoli? What antibiotic are you put on? How quickly does it come back? Maybe it never went away and another antibiotic is necessary. You need to sit with your doctor and go through the latest culture and see what the bacteria is susceptible to.

(remember d-mannose as a preventive.)

You are not alone.

Also take probiotics.