honeymoon cystitis... help!!

[ipodmama]

I've had sex 26 days on the trot with my new partner. I know his sexual history so I've no worries there; however I've now got cystitis. whats the best way to treat? I'm doing cranberry juice and pharmacy treatment and is it wiser to abstain for a bit?

I often got really bad cystitis after making love to DH. I was advised by my dr to wee before and after we made love. Yes, it's inconvenient but it's worked for me. I've gone from getting cystitis 9 out of 10 times we made love to not having got it so far in the year or so I've been weeing before and after. Hope it'll work for you too as it's horrible.

I have never found the pharmacy stuff works, so I use 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda in 1/4 litre of water every 3 to 4 hours. Works very quickly IME.

DON'T take cranberry while you have cystitis, it is a preventative not a cure! You will make your wee more acidic which will sting more.
Avoid all tea, coffee alcohol and spicy food untill it clears up. Try and get hold of those sachets they really help and drink plenty of water, and sit in a bath bicarbonate water.
Believe me I am an expert!
Please no more sex!

If it doesn't subside after taking the pharmacy treatment, if the pain gets worse and/or if there is any discolouration or flecks of blood in your urine then see your doctor because you will need medication.

Cleanliness is very important and the advice to empty the bladder before and after intercourse is good. When going to the toilet wipe from front to back to avoid cross-contamination. Abstaining is a very good idea.

It is improving, I will leave out the cranberry keep tking the sachets and have abstained

Keep drinking lots of water as well as the sachets. I've always found this clears it up nice and quickly.