UTI's and sex

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Registered: 07-07-2003
UTI's and sex
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Tue, 11-11-2003 - 6:41pm
hello all

my questions is can you have a UTI and still have sex, why can or can't you?

thanks

Artemisa
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Registered: 05-14-2003
Wed, 11-12-2003 - 11:28am

It's really up to you.

 


 


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Registered: 05-11-2003
Wed, 11-12-2003 - 12:11pm
Hi there,

Yeah, you should be fine as far as sex as long as it's not painful for you. I used to get UTI's a lot and I couldn't figure out why, until finally my doctor asked if I was sexually active. He explained that after you have sex you should always urinate (no matter how much or little it is) simply because it flushes out all the bacteria that lingers around the edge of your urethra. It has helped because I always do that and I have been UTI free for well over a year now. I'm not sure if this is your first UTI or not, but I feel this information may be useful to you.

Sincerely,

Pita

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Registered: 01-22-2002
Wed, 11-12-2003 - 1:22pm

Actually I'm going to dissent from the popular opinion.

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Registered: 04-09-2003
Wed, 11-12-2003 - 2:55pm
I would think you would not want to engage in sexual activity until the bacteria causing your UTI is removed from your urinary tract. If you're being treated for one, the antibiotics are working to get rid of the existing bacteria there, and by having sex you may just introduce more, hence leading to a UTI that doesn't seem to go away. Wait until after you're finished your meds, urinate afterwards, and it doesn't hurt to wash down there either if you're susceptible to getting UTI's.
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 11-12-2003 - 5:10pm
I too used to get them all the time because I wasn't going pee right after sex. I agree with what everyone here has said. I personally don't think it's a good idea to have sex while you have a UTI for reasons already explained. The only way I can prevent myself from getting UTI's is that I drink cranberry juice everyday and go pee after sex. I haven't had one for a long time now and the last one I did have was because I ran out of cranberry juice and didn't drink any for a couple of days.