Help...I want to prevent these things?!
Question: When i was younger, I RARELY got utis...only one and that was in the 2nd grade when I was going through a very awful time. Last September (I was 19 at the time), I got a uti from out of nowhere. I was really puzzled as to where it came from. I was thinking that it could be menstrual pads and maybe had developed an allergy to them. Over two weeks ago, I got another one. Not to get too graphic, but I remember the entire time I was on my period, I noticed that every now and then it'd really irritate me when I urinated. Then it went away....or so I thought. Four days after my period, the symptoms of a uti surfaced and I questioned, why, because I always drink a lot of water, wear mostly cotton underwear, wipe front to back, and hardly EVER take baths (last time I think I was 7 lol). I would do anything to prevent these and NEVER want them back...ever. Any advice?
Answers: When i was younger, I RARELY got utis...only one and that was in the 2nd grade when I was going through a very awful time. Last September (I was 19 at the time), I got a uti from out of nowhere. I was really puzzled as to where it came from. I was thinking that it could be menstrual pads and maybe had developed an allergy to them. Over two weeks ago, I got another one. Not to get too graphic, but I remember the entire time I was on my period, I noticed that every now and then it'd really irritate me when I urinated. Then it went away....or so I thought. Four days after my period, the symptoms of a uti surfaced and I questioned, why, because I always drink a lot of water, wear mostly cotton underwear, wipe front to back, and hardly EVER take baths (last time I think I was 7 lol). I would do anything to prevent these and NEVER want them back...ever. Any advice?
don't hold in your urine. go when you need to.
empty or bladder before and after sex.
use lubrication.
cranberries and blueberries help you not get UTI's.
If you have a history of UTI