Are you new to sex, or just the pill? I'm not sure in your case if starting HBC coincided with becoming sexually active, but I know in my case I thought the same thing, that the pill caused UTIs, because I hadn't had a UTI in years until I got on HBC/started having sex, and no matter what I did (washing before and after, peeing before and after, etc.), I kept getting infections... but after a month or two, my body calmed down and I haven't had one since July/August.
Turns out, my sister had the same thing happen to her when she first became sexually active; they just kept coming back no matter what she did, and died down after a little while. I think it was just our bodies flipping out a little bit at a new invader!
I'm a big fan of D-Mannose, but be aware that it only works for UTIs caused by E. coli. I somehow managed to get one caused by a different bacteria, so it didn't work for me at all. Have you gotten a culture done with your doctor? Once they know for sure the specific bacteria that's causing it, they'll know which antibiotics to use to kill it. For instance, they kept giving me cipro for my infection, until they did a culture and sensitivity test and it turns out it was resistant to cipro. It takes a few days but it's worth it if they keep coming back.
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Date: 2007-10-27 06:00 pm (UTC)Turns out, my sister had the same thing happen to her when she first became sexually active; they just kept coming back no matter what she did, and died down after a little while. I think it was just our bodies flipping out a little bit at a new invader!
I'm a big fan of D-Mannose, but be aware that it only works for UTIs caused by E. coli. I somehow managed to get one caused by a different bacteria, so it didn't work for me at all. Have you gotten a culture done with your doctor? Once they know for sure the specific bacteria that's causing it, they'll know which antibiotics to use to kill it. For instance, they kept giving me cipro for my infection, until they did a culture and sensitivity test and it turns out it was resistant to cipro. It takes a few days but it's worth it if they keep coming back.