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One in five women will develop a UTI during her life. But what are UTIs? and what causes this type of infection?...
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Q: Urge to pee after chlamydia
asked by: brittp on September 28th, 2009
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Im a 24 year old woman, since I was about 16 I've occasionally had bladder infections. I mainly would get them after getting a new boyfriend from having sex, I would get treatment and then would be fine from there out, once in awhile would get one from lack of water, but nothing to ever get concerned about it.

About 4 months ago I met my new boyfriend and we had sex and as always had an expected to come bladder infection about four days after our first time of sleeping together. Went in and had treatment. Then after treatment still noticed I had the urge to pee all the time and never peed much, so back into the doctor I went and began treatment again. This continued for about another 2 weeks. Then one day of almost peeing my pants and hardly making to the bathroom there was hardly any pee, I finally had enough and broke down in tears to my boyfriend and he told me maybe I should go to an STD clinic and just check all that. So I did very that, after 7 days of waiting for results found out I was positive for Chlamydia, began treatment and my boyfriend went in the next day and had his treatment too. We never engaged in sex for two weeks. Six weeks after treatment I was feeling good but thought better make sure that we didnt re-infect each other and went and got tested again, and I came back negative. Then I was fine, everything was back to normal.

Then my boyfriend was gone for 3 weeks and when he came home we had sex and within 2 days I was back into the doctor and yes there it was another bladder infection. So began treatment again, and after I was done my 10 day antibiotics I still felt the urge to pee, but I didnt know if it was all in my head and I was just thinking about it so much that I was bringing it on myself. So back into the STD clinic to see if it was Chlamydia, then back to the doctor to see if it was a bladder infection. Doctor said I was fine, didnt see anything, and then I had to wait 7 days for results from the STD clinic and I was still negative, so all should be good, and they just said your fine stop thinking and worrying about it so much, now its all mind over matter and my body is reacting to my thoughts. This was about a month ago.

And still I feel I have to pee. I run a rock truck and do lots of bouncing around all day but it doesnt seem to bother me then, but as soon as Im home in the evening I feel the urge. So I dont know if its in my head and Im relaxed at home and Im thinking about it to much or what. I've never had this many issues with my bladder so much and its really starting to frustrate me. I work 12 hrs a day and 7 days a week and I can stand the thought of sitting in a walk-in clinic for 3 hours for them to tell me Im fine and it to be a complete waste of time. I was even going to the labs and leaving urine samples with them and there was nothing. Whats going on? Is it all in my head? Am I bringing this on myself mentally? Is that possible?

Please help, I dont know how much more I can take!!
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countryhome
replied on September 29th, 2009
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hello... i have ic (interstitial cystitis) which is a permanent condition in my bladder... my bladder's lining looks like it has the 'measles'... you probably don't have this but what i do to help with the burning feeling might help you too... YES.. stress makes it worse, but there are some natural things you can do... too many antibiotics made my ic worse so try not to take as many or some that are not as strong... try aloe gel mixed with water or milk... try to stay off carbonated beverages and DO NOT drink any diet sodas... try some Acidophilus tablets from Walmart and Prelief too to take before acid foods and drinks... these all help me with my problem... maybe they will help you too... don't give up! if things don't get better... see a urologist... they can do a procedure to look up inside your bladder and uretha to see if there is something there that is hurting you... they can put you out so you don't feel the procedures... i wish you well... and i pray for all who have any kind of bladder pain.. it is mind killing... believe me... i know... Good Luck... i care!
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emily2458
replied on September 30th, 2009
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I've got same situation minus chlamydia
I am dealing with this bladder issue after sex as well. Same story as u, Uti everytime new partner , just had sex a month ago uti came antibiotics helped for a while I've been chugging water. This was a month ago. Back and forth to drs too everything is clear IT Is NOT in ur head. I have been googling and what Im not hoping for is the IC, m scared and worried. What is so strange, is that we both had sex and all the sudden uti symptoms don't go away when they normally do?? Get a urology appt to make sure it's not a kidney stone or some sort of blockage. I'm going nuts too. I do feel ur pain I just wanna be back to normal and I'm scared. My back is hurting urethra on fire and now my bladder runs my life as of sept. So please know I will be thinking and I'm sorry u guys are going thru this. It has taken over my mind I'm only 3o. It is starting to depress me. I have urology appt on 12. I will let u know what to expect. Take care I'll pray for u, please pray for me as well.
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emily2458
replied on September 30th, 2009
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countryhome thank u for the advice. I was looking at the ic diet that's depressing to me How long do the flares last and will I ever be able to live normal? I'm 30 years old. Sad. ( tears)
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countryhome
replied on October 1st, 2009
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hello emily2458... try not to look at the ic diet for long... sometimes just a few changes may help you... and that is IF you have ic... my info tells me there is more and more ic cases every day... what is doing this i ask??? is it our diet (all the 'extras' now in our processed food), our water??? ANTIBIOTICS??? i was so depressed at the beginning of my diagnosis... it was a horrible time... doctors didn't help me much as they didn't know what it was... i went to emergency rooms all over our area and to doctors everywhere... a urologist found the answer but only after months and months... i got the diet too and thought... how will i do this? it was LITTLE BY LITTLE! i expected to be better overnight... it didn't happen, but by cutting out this or drinking more that... little by little i felt a little better! the aloe gel mixed with milk or water helped the most... i found out i had a permanent yeast infection (from antibiotics!) and started the acidophilus tablets... the Prelief i found at Walmart helped if i remembered to take it before meals, etc.... this is for acid... i was told by a doctor that EVERYONE is too acidic in their body systems!!! You are only 30 so i really pray for you... i am 67 and have had ic for almost 12 years... it is easier for me to accept than your youth i know... DO NOT GIVE UP! you can be helped... you may have to change how you eat or drink, etc... but YOU CAN DO IT! you will live a normal life... BELIEVE IT AND IT CAN HAPPEN! i keep you and everyone in these terrible conditions in my prayers... i hope somewhere.. someplace there is someone working on finding out what has caused this epidemic of ic... one more thing... get yourself a plastic water bottle from walmart that is used to rinse off hair dye and rinses... think it holds 8 oz... fill will warm water and spray and rinse your uretha area EVERY TIME you pee... a good female gyn told me that and i've done it almost all the time! it helps keep acidic crap from making the outside as sore as the inside!!! it helps... let me know how you are doing... i care
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emily2458
replied on October 6th, 2009
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Thank you for your post....I'm going crazy again...It's back I felt good for three days, maybe four...I though tit was gone...I was wrong and I feel like crap...my body is screaming there's something really wrong!! I've been praying a lot..I went to urologist and was feeling great, and I assumed my antiobiotics kicked in, but nope today at 4 pm something....I feel horrible Sad
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countryhome
replied on October 6th, 2009
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Hello emily2458... i'm sorry you are going through all the crap with your bladder... what did the urologist tell you? did he/she say it was a uti? what antibiotic did they give you? do you have any peridium (stuff that turns your urine reddish color but is an analgesic and takes a lot of the pain in your bladder away)... not sure i spelled that right... my urologist gives me a prescription to use only if i need it... if i take antibiotics i have to use it at the same time... maybe the antibiotics are making you worse... soak in a tub of warm water... sometimes that helps... drink lots of water... i'm sure you are but try to drink even more... if you can stomach it... add some baking SODA to a glass of water to drink...it helps with acid in your urine... another thing i thought of was your bath soap or bathwash... one of the gyn docs i went to suggested strongly that i should NOT use bath soap around my bladder area... that i should only rinse really well when taking a shower or bath... i had been using a strong deoderant soap and that's another thing i stopped... i only use dove soap bars that are in the green package and are unscented for sensitive skin... i can only offer ideas to you that have helped me... i just looked on my rx for the peridium... the offical rx says PHENAZOPYRIDINE... i believe there are now over the counter drugs that help with the same urinary burning... be careful as it stains fingers, underwear, etc. i pray all the time too... i pray for a miracle to stop this crap i've had for 12 years... i will keep you in my prayers too as i do for all with bladder pain... let me know how you are... i care
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emily2458
replied on October 7th, 2009
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Thank u for caring. Urologist seemed to think i had honeymoon cystitis but cipro didn't work and now just got done taking bactrum then yesterday I ate a bowl of chili from wendys 30 min later it felt like a uti. This morning had ultrasound on kidneys. Had bloodeork on kidneys. It's pretty scary!!! I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy!! There is something that is causing this in women.....the drs just don't get it!!!!
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countryhome
replied on October 7th, 2009
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hello emily2458... keeping you in prayer... don't give up... you are young and have so much good time ahead of you... the results of your kidney ultrasound and bloodwork may give a reason or a clue to what is going on inside your urinary system... i went through hellish tests 12 years ago when my symptoms started... drs did NOT KNOW what was wrong with me or even suspected... they put me through all kinds of tests and still thought i was a post menopausal woman with bladder leaking... i never leaked in life... i kept telling all of them... i had two bladder surgeries done that now i think were not even necessary... ALL BECAUSE THE DRS WOULD NOT LISTEN TO ME! i was in constant burning pain up inside my bladder... i thought i would lose my mind... 20 months from the start of my symptoms i found on the internet that the drug Premarin that was given to me after my complete hysterectomy 12 years ago... COULD CAUSE SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO MINE... the woman gyn doc who saved my life... she said my body DID NOT NEED THE HORMONE PREMARIN and that it made me overactive in hormones and it gave me the ic... no one can prove it but i joined a class action law suit against the drug Premarin (nothing will come of it but i wanted my name on a list somewhere telling my story)... and i tell every woman i meet who is thinking of taking a hormone... do NOT use it... it's made from pregnant mare's urine and is not meant for human beings... women specifically! so now i live with this bladder crap every day of my life and at one time i thought it wasn't worth living... but someone got me through it... i have found so much on my own on the internet... this forum we write in is a Godsend! chili is acid... maybe you are going thru some kind of bad time with acidity in your system... use the baking soda if you can stomach it... the Prelief found at Walmart is meant just for acid crap... have you been tested for a yeast infection??? yeast can make me so sore up inside so i have to be careful of sugar too... there is so much i shouldn't eat or drink but i decided long ago that life was short and i wasn't going to deny me a pepsi or piece of pie or cake or cookie or fudge... i just have to make sure to drink lots of water... take acidophilus for the yeast it causes and use the Prelief when i eat or drink something acidic... this is a book... i felt like writing... my bladder and kidneys are working 'overtime' for the past few days and it scares me!!! i hope you find out what is causing your bladder and kidney crap... i pray for you and care... let me know how you make out... thanks for reading my 'book'
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