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Everytime I have sex. A couple of days later I end up with a bladder infection. I do everything right as this has been happening for a long time. I have had enough. Anyone have any ideas?

Add yougurt with acidopholus to your diet daily. Two Activia yougurts or 1 larger yougurt daily. Acidopholus is proven to help promote healthy bacteria and eliminate unhealthy bacteria.
Urinate before and after sex.
Always wipe front to back.
You might want to see a Urologist for a daily prophylactic antibiotic such as Macrodantin or Bactrim.
Urologists have proven over and over cranberry juice does nothing different than any other juice.

Drink cranberry juices, take vitamin C, eat blueberries,
use a homemade douche, the store bought ones may cause u to get infections, do not take bubble bathes, wipe with aloe vera or babyoil.

Cranberry juice is a good idea, however if you are using condoms you may want to look into allergic reactions to the latex. I would go and see the gyno and have them check it out. That is not right.

The following are measures that studies suggest may reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections. These may be appropriate for people, especially women, with recurrent infections:

Cleaning the urethral meatus (the opening of the urethra) after intercourse has been shown to be of some benefit; however, whether this is done with an antiseptic or a placebo ointment (an ointment containing no active ingredient) does not appear to matter.[1]
It has been advocated that cranberry juice can decrease the incidence of UTI (some of these opinions are referenced in External Links section). A specific type of tannin found only in cranberries and blueberries prevents the adherence of certain pathogens (eg. E. coli) to the epithelium of the urinary bladder. A review by the Cochrane Collaboration of randomized controlled trials states 'some evidence from trials to show cranberries (juice and capsules) can prevent recurrent infections in women. Many people in the trials stopped drinking the juice, suggesting it may not be a popular intervention'.[2]
For post-menopausal women, a randomized controlled trial has shown that intravaginal application of topical estrogen cream can prevent recurrent cystitis.[3] In this study, patients in the experimental group applied 0.5 mg of estriol vaginal cream nightly for two weeks followed by twice-weekly applications for eight months.
Often long courses of low dose antibiotics are taken at night to help prevent otherwise unexplained cases of recurring cystitis.
Acupuncture has been shown to be effective in preventing new infections in recurrent cases.[4][5][6] One study showed that urinary tract infection occurrence was reduced by 50% for 6 months.[7] However, this study has been criticized for several reasons.[8] Acupuncture appears to reduce the total amount of residual urine in the bladder[citation needed]. All of the studies are done by one research team without independent reproduction of results.
The following measures seem sensible, but have not been studied:[citation needed]

Cleaning genital areas prior to and after sexual intercourse.
For sexually active women, and to a lesser extent men, urinating within 15 minutes of sexual intercourse to allow the flow of urine to expel the bacteria before specialized extensions anchor the bacteria to the walls of the urethra.
Having adequate fluid intake, especially water.
Not resisting the urge to urinate.
Taking showers, not baths, or urinating soon after taking a bath.
Practicing good hygiene, including wiping from the front to the back to avoid contamination of the urinary tract by fecal pathogens

As a healthcare provider we call this 'Honeymoon cystitis". Pee after sex...It works well in most cases. If not and you keep getting repeated urinary tract infections, it may merit a visit to a urologist.

You can go to the health food store and get BUCHU, if you mix a bit with water and drink it everyday you can say good bye to bladder infections. I use to get them on a regular basis, I'd even get them if I got stressed. I tried the cranberry juice everyday and it didn't help. Hope this works for you too.
Good Luck

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