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Ashley asked in HealthWomen's Health · 1 decade ago

Why do I always get UTI's?

Its not like a freaking wipe back to front. I dont understand why this always happens. I keep it clean down there and everything. Its just like, one day BAM my pee burns.

Why do i always get these?

&& how can I prevent them?

I have already taken medications that doctors prescribe but they always come back.

I get anywhere between 4 and 6 UTI's a year.

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  • Simba
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    There are many reasons you can get UTI's.

    Women inherently have shorter urethra's than men, making women more susceptible to UTI's than men. Many things can cause them, poor hygiene (which you state is not the case), sex (the man introducing bacteria into the vagina and the urethra during sex), masturbation (touching your genitals without first washing your hands), etc.

    So, there you have it. Make sure your hands are clean before you touch yourself. Make sure the penis is clean (make sure his hands are clean before touching you).

    And some people are just more prone to these things than others. Cranberry juice and things like that help, but it doesn't help your susceptibility or predisposition.

    Take care.

  • 1 decade ago

    could be diet, to much sugar and highly processed carbs and other foods in the diet, could be not getting enough water, to many sodas, energy or sports drinks, Start taking cranberry pills, they are know to prevent UTI's in some cases, probiotics can help re establish good bacteria in your system, take them 2-3 times a day or eat yogurt that contains "live cultures". If these persist you should see a urologist for testing to see if you have something like urinary reflux

  • 1 decade ago

    Certain people are more likely to get UTIs. Women tend to get them more often because their urethra is shorter and closer to the anus. Elderly people (especially those in nursing homes) and people with diabetes also get more UTIs.

    You should try and take a urine sample if you havent already

    i also heard drinking cranberry juice may help.

    http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/bladderhealth/a/U...

    http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/utiadu...

    Source(s): internet
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    i understand the type you experience. I had to have one as quickly as i wanted an emergency ultrasound at 9 weeks. It was terrible! I below no circumstances could think of that back, I theory it is going to have faith extra effective whilst it is being bumped off besides the undeniable fact that it quite feels worse! i've got terrific heard of them using a catheter throughout the time of hard paintings if youin case you get a c-section. i'm uncertain approximately epidurals even with the undeniable fact that. If it is important like in a c-section i do no longer evaluate which you should refuse considering that they do no longer want you peeing on your self. they gained't get rid of it till which you will walk as quickly as extra and get your feeling decrease back. it is terrible i understand yet there could be alot we could bypass by way of in basic terms for a toddler. when I had the catheter put in me I felt like i mandatory to pee fairly risky and prefer my bladder was going to burst. The nurse mentioned that it became as quickly as only the catheter and that i would not pee. minutes later I peed on myself, i became as quickly as so embarrassed yet now I only look back on it and chortle. i do no longer desire to adventure that back.

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  • 1 decade ago

    i get that too it's because i don't drink enough water,cranberry juice helps a lot get the real kind not coctail cranberry juice -full of sugar and of course a lot of water

  • 1 decade ago

    You can get UTI from sex too, it isnt just from wiping poorly.

    Drink more:

    WATER

    Black Tea [no honey]

    Cranberry juice [not the cocktail kind]

    and keep it clean! =]

    goodluck!

  • 1 decade ago

    chlamydia?

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