To want to have sex without getting cystitis almost *every* time? Please help!

[SimplyRedHead]

So, I've been up since 5, sat on the loo with horrendous cystitis symptoms.

This happens about 36 hours after having sex with my husband, 90% of the time.

I've had just about every test there is: dye injections, scans, long term anti biotics etc. but nothing works. I've been prone to cystitis childhood but now it only seems to flare up after sex.

Please help! I want to have sex with my husband but this is rather putting me off!!

Any tips/advice?

This was me! Now I wee straight after sex everytime and take an antibiotic too. Have been offered surgery but a severe needle phobia means it's just not an option for me. The antibiotic route has changed my life, I used to get them so bad I'd be weeing out blood shudder

or maybe a sexual health clinic.....

In my younger days, from age 13 or so, I had constant cystitis, to the point of bleeding. I was hospitalised for kidney exams, etc. etc. One day I saw that the sexual health clinic dealt with all sorts of things, so I went. They took one shallow and one deep samples from my bladder. Bingo - all sorted when they found a positive whatever in the deep sample. They cured it, and I have never had it since (50+ years).

Please go to a sexual health clinic, not your GP.

Adding this to old thread: well know London GUM clinic was very reluctant to treat me for cystitis last year. GP was only route to treatment.

I used to get it every single time I had sex, so started having a glass of cranberry juice after sex (I don't love tablets but use those on holidays). I've never once had it when I've had cranberry after.

I know this is an old thread but all this info has helped me so much!!!! Thank you

Op, have you discovered Mannose D? It's a life changing medicine for uti sufferers.
It's in chemists, on Amazon etc.

You poor thing

I used to get this. It can completely rule your life. Get yourself some D Mannose (Sweet Cures one is good) and take some an hour before sex and then again immediately afterwards. I swear by it and I'm constantly recommending it on here!

Ooops old thread!

According to my friend, using condoms stopped her getting cystitis.

Old thread I know but in case it helps anyone - friend has same problem and the only solution she's found is stopping the pill. GP says there's no reason the pill should cause UTI's post-sex but she only gets them when taking it, & lots of anecdotal stories online agreeing

Antibiotics don't work?

I have this, amongst other issues with pain in bladder, and am on long term antibiotics I only take every time I have sex. Prior to this I would get a uti every single time but now I don't get them at all. Started on trimethoprim but that stopped working so I went onto nitrofurantoin and they work a treat.

Oh god just seen previous posters point out it's an old thread, oops