Frequent UTI after intercourse, are there home remedies? What can I do to prevent them? Help!!!?

Frequent UTI after intercourse, are there home remedies? What can I do to prevent them? Help!!!?Every month, for the past 7 months, I have been having frequent urinary tract infections. The UTI happens After intercourse. I feel like I can not urinate and I constantly feel the urge to urinate. I do not have pain or burning, I just have the urge to urinate which is associated with a tingling sensation in the pelvic area. I have been to two Urologists. Both tested my urine and found the bacteria enterococcus. The first Urologist tested me for sexual transmitted diseases which were negative and gave me ampicillin (500 mg) to take after intercourse. Taking 500mg of ampicillin after intercourse worked well. I stopped taking 500mg of ampicillin when a friend in medical school told me that 500mg is way too much and it could be hurting my liver. Being on antiobiotics my whole life does not seem like a good solution. The second urologist I went to did a pelvic examination, cystoscopy,and uro dynamic test,and an abdominical ultrasound. Everything was normal. He prescribed 250 mg of ampicillin to take after intercourse, which is a low dose. This did not help. I still suffer due to UTI infections after intercourse. I tried ampicillin, macrobid, cipro and a 7day treatment of these antiobiotics usually get rid of the infection. I am scared to have sex because I do not want to suffer from another infection. The urologist said I should do pelvic exercises and drinkcranberry juice, which have not helped me. I have taken cranberry supplements, urinated before and after intercourse,wiped front to back, wearing only cotton underwear, avoiding caffeine..I have tried just about everything. Some people say it can be due to just the irritation of the condom but I never had this problem in the past. Last time I went to the Urologist, I felt the symptoms I thought were a UTI, and they did a test in the office and sent it out to the lab, and both tests were negative. The the medical assistant told me that it was probably psychological because no bacteria was found. Please help. I am desperate. Are there home remedies that can prevent a UTI? What do you think the problem is?
The only thing I have changed since before I have been having a UTI would be the frequency in intercourse. I do not get to see my boyfriend so when I do, I spend the day with him and we have sex multiple times. I started dating him in June and that is when I had my first UTI. After two months of suffering of UTI, I hardly have sex and if I do just have it one time, I have immediate urgency to urinate.
I also have been to a gynecologist and she recommended me to go to a urologist. Previous to UTI's, I have have bacterial vaginosis infections which I treat with metro gel.

LAUREN
yes pee right after sex every time and drink 1 glass of cranberry juice every day

L.
I assume by your name that you're a woman, and yet I'm surprised you haven't been to see a gynecologist yet. It's been my impression (and personal practice) that urinating soon after intercourse helps prevent UTIs, but that doesn't seem to be helping you. Is there anything you changed in your routine 7 months ago? Any little change at all? If I was faced with this problem, I would try to think of any variables, including allergens, diet, and hygiene (perhaps you're using a new soap?) you altered around the time when the UTIs started. Other than that, you should consult a gynecologist ASAP.

Sammy-lynn
Well I had the exact same thing! and it would happen right after sex but what I did (since im in the states for 6 months and I dont want to spend a ton for the doctor) is I cut out all drinks especially pop! and I drank a lot of water and a couple glasses of cranberry juice (its gross at first but you get used to it lol) then after it started feeling normal I started slowly drinking other drinks and now everyday I drank at least one cup of cranberry juice and a bottle of water!

I thought it was never going to end! but this worked! Make sure you only drink water and cranberry juice though because I noticed with me it wasnt working at all but then I relized i was drinking other stuff so when I cut it all out it really made a difference and it worked! So far I've been better! :)

I hope i helped and I hope you get better! I know how it feels :( it really sucks! :(


Hi again! I just wantedc to let you know that I found out that if you go pee after you have sex it's supposed to help reduce the chance of getting n infection because when your having sex bacteria get in the place where you urinate from and it get push up so if you pee it flushes it out at least thats what i herd!

Jewel Ciappio
Okay, so men have bacteria on their penises. They pee, they don't wipe. With my husband, even one day of sweat collecting on his junk, or grime on his hands means I end up with these same problems.

Try washing him in the shower before sex. Make it fun. If he gets carried away that's okay. Let him. Sex will last longer because it is about you then, and he won't be as rough. It also helps to actually be in the mood, because your natural lubricant makes bacteria less likely to get into your urinary tract. Don't use heavy soaps, but do clean everything around the balls.

I started having my husband shave his balls, which I love to fondle now. Since I did (it's been about a year) I have not had a single urinary problem. I used to always have infections.

Believe it or not, we both ended up happier.

babykim_99
i know your feeling i get uti's alot and i hate going all the time for the doctor.. i recently been drinking alot of water .. i also have a problem with soaps to gettin a uti from them i use baby soap with no scent and thats been helping also with my boyfriend i always tell him to wash his hands or make sure hes clean i know it can be hard sometimes if your in the moment or you dont wanna ask him if he showered today but if you dont want infections all the time make sure you both clean so no bacteria gets up there... i also had negative test to... so they started prescribing me pills for over active bladder maybe you should try that

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