Embarrassing Illnesses

ive suffered what i think is cystitis for over a year now , the i get pain 30 mins after sex and i feel like my bladder is full i get pain at the end when ive finished weeing, we use durex sensation natural latex condoms , with durex feel lube, am i alergic to these or is it just cystits?
Ive been to the doctors and had many urine tests done ,they find blood in the urine, but when it gets sent off to be tested at the hospital the tests are negitive !
Ive had it with drinking cranberry juice water and bicarbonate of soda thay dont work .
please help this is effecting my relationship with my fience.

i had cystitus for around 2 months as the antibiotics did not work. Finally they helped, but did not clear it completey. Now, 5 months on i sometimes still experience pain during urination and sex is incredibly painful. Anybody have any suggestions??

hi i am 18 and when i was little i had re – occuring Urinary tract infections (UTI). then i was fine and free from them till i started having sex. i found that during sex i felt raw and uncomfortable and couldn't wait to stop. and i found that after sex and when it came to me going to the toilet i had the pain towards the end of me weeing (like the pain you get when you have a UTI) so then i associated sex with my UTI's. i have been to my GP and he said i may have a problem with latex. i am really worried – will i ever get over UTI's ? what is the best thing to do?
Please help !!!

I've suffered from cystitis for many years now. It caused me great distress, embarrassment, etc. in the past, but I've learned to manage it over time. Less frequently my urine would test positive for an e-coli infection (would go on a course of antibiotics, that worked) but more often the urine test would be negative. Drinking lots of water did not seem to help, it would just increase the frequency of painful urination (not good when a loo is not nearby); tried the cranberry juice trick, didn't work either. Recently got a really bad bout after a long-haul flight. Urine was sterile when tested with dip-stick. Was advised to take prescription dose anti-inflammatory medication by a nurse. The result was magic. Now the minute I feel onset of symptoms I take a couple of these and drink plenty of water. Unless it's an infective cystitis it's the only thing that works for me.

I've had bladder problems all my life. I'm now 50 and have found that taking a quarter of a teaspoon of Bicardonate of Soda in warm water, at night, followed by another glass of warm water, really helps me. It makes the urine less acidic. Avoid too much citrus fruit too as this can alter the balance very quickly. I hope this helps.

usally when i have heavy symptons of cysitis i drink a lot of water and a lot of cranberry juice however i notice that as soon as i go to the toilet it comes bak. my nurse adviced me to get some lemon barley water which contains acid therefore fights bacteria, i have tried this and it does work however i still suffer with it so im not saying its treatment it just eases the pain.

i have been to my local clinic due to bad water infections. i have had these for around five months and they are so painful it is unreal. ive had all the S.T.I. tests to make sure and i was all clear. However i also did a water sample at my GP where nothing was found in my waters, around a month later i did another water sample with a dip stick and nothin was found in my waters. during the following two weeks i returned to my local clinic where they did two more tests and there is still nothing in my water therefore i cannot be prescribed with any antibiotics as it can give me bad thrush. i dont understand what the problem is if there isnt anything being found in my waters. pleasee help.

As simple as this might sound, make sure when you've been to the loo that you wipe from FRONT to BACK!
I had been suffering terribly with cystitis, having to drink 5 pints of water a day, antibiotics etc I read on the internet that e Coli can be a big cause.
Now I make a conscious effort to remember to wipe that way and I've not has cystitis for about 4 months now!
Hope that helps

I have had cystitis on and off for over 5 years now! its very uncomfortable and really painful…

i have antibiotics now and everything seems to have cleared up, so that great, the video helped because i now no what to avoid…

Im 6 tooi had honemoon cystitis a few times i drink cranberry juice and get sachests you mix with water to relieve and i was on antibioics is the most common water infetion dnt be embarrased