One of the greatest things about losing weight was feeling good enough about myself to go on an online dating site and meeting my wonderful bf.

That is when "my problem" started. Every time I had sex, I got a

UTI. I went to a urologist and he has me taking an antibiotic a few hours before sex. Now, the next day I immediately get a yeast infection. I can't win.

I went online to find some sort of home remedy because it's really getting expensive buying all this medication. One of the web sites said to shove a clove of garlic up there and it will get rid of yeast infections. I am afraid to try it. I had read to put unsweetened yogurt up there, but that is not very easy to get it in there where it needs to go.

Okay, end of rant. :lol:

I do find that cranberry juice helps with the pain but does it really get rid of infection?

I just ordered the cranberry pills that the dr. wanted me to order. Supposedly, they have more of whatever does the trick in them than any you can buy in the store.

Believe it or not, using plain unsweetened yogurt with live bacteria works better than any of the over the counter medications I can buy for yeast. It puts the good bacteria back in there that the anti biotic wipes out. The yeast medicines in the store take a few days to work, but the yogurt works almost immediately. I would have never thought to do this, but I have spent a lot of time online researching this.

I've had the same issues. My doctor said to drink a big glass of water before having sex. Then when we're through to make sure I pee once or twice before going to bed and rinse the area with warm water. He also told me to drink the 100% cranberry juice without sugar (Northland's) afterwards. The cranberry juice in the bladder won't allow the bacteria to "stick" to the walls of the bladder like it has a tendancy to do. So when you pee in the morning it's flushed right out. It seems to help me a lot. Change your lubrication. My husband bought two different kinds that always irritate me. I like the way it feels at the time, but HATE it the next day. I like just plain old Astroglide. It works best for me. You may want to experiment and see if oral sex could be causing it. If it is, you may want to avoid it. I was never able to stand condoms either. The irritation I would get was always horrible. I got UTIs a lot from them. I think I had an allergy to the latex or whatever they're made out of ...... I was so glad when I married and was able to just depend on the pill, and even more grateful when I finally had a hysterechtomy. Try the cranberry juice. It works well for me.

Lots and lots of cranberry juice here too! Works for me everytime...haven't had to take a perscription in many years now. As soon as we are done doing the "deed" I get up and go clean myself...I use baby wipes... I make sure I drink at least one glass a day of cranberry juice.

I will try the baby wipes.

We don't use condoms. We tried using them to see if that improved the problem but it didn't seem to make any difference. I like astro glide too, if we need a lube. Most of the time anymore, we don't even need one. Oral sex is not the problem either. I know a lot of women really like it, but it's never done much for me.

I am going to look for Northlands cranberry juice. I actually like cranberry juice.

right now, the biggest problem is the yeast infections. The dr. gave me an antibiotic to use right before sex. So I don't get the uti, but get an immediate yeast infection.

If I the 100% cranberry juice and the baby wipes worked, I wouldn't need the anitbiotic.

i went through the thousands of dollars in tests, and was put on antibiotics, that i had to take every time i wanted to have sex....

the end result...i have an allergy to latex.

once i figured this out i started using those polyurethane condoms (really expensive) or lamb skin. no uti's in over 2 years. i was getting them at least twice a month and had to keep cystex and azo in stock. when i have an exam i ask them not to use latex gloves.

now the allergy is showing up if someone touches me with latex or if i use a latex bandaid. crazy thing..but if you are using condoms..it is a thought.

..sorry i didn't read the whole thread..

i can't use soap either..i have to use summer's eve. i can't use anything besides summer's eve or baby soap. no regular soap.

I am not in this boat, but just reading the remedies you've found..

Please don't put anything.. yogurt or garlic into your vagina unless you've asked your doc about that :/

I am not in this boat, but just reading the remedies you've found..

Please don't put anything.. yogurt or garlic into your vagina unless you've asked your doc about that :/

I agree!!!! I wouldn't want to anyways :| yuck lol

I did ask the urologist about the yogurt. She said to make a douche out of it. She said I needed to get that good bacteria in there. I am hoping the vaginal estrogen cream will help all these things. She seems to think if I get it back to where it was before menopause, that will help everything.

I had this problem, when its been a long time in between sex. A friend of mine called it the "lovers ??? something" "lovers disease" or some crap like that. I can't remember the actual name she used. But I think with more frequency it might get better. Are you relaxing? is your partner waiting until you're ready?

I had this problem, when its been a long time in between sex. A friend of mine called it the "lovers ??? something" "lovers disease" or some crap like that. I can't remember the actual name she used. But I think with more frequency it might get better. Are you relaxing? is your partner waiting until you're ready?

Cystitis is a urinary tract infection and used to be called the honey mooners' disease. Perhaps you are thinking of this. Women can get a bout of cystitis after a lot of heavy love making following abstinence. The folk remedy is to drink more cranberry juice than you can stand. This flushes out the bad bacteria. I have occasionally had it; it is like pissing razor blades and you constantly feel like you are about to wet your pants if you don't find a toilet. I always felt that it was a rip off that I hated the taste of cranberry juice and yet loved sex.

We have almost been together 6 months, so it doesn't have anything to do with a long time between sex anymore.

My main problem now are the yeast infections that come with taking the antibiotic before sex. If I could stop that, everything would be resolved, I think.

I have heard men can get and give yeast infections too if they dont clean themselves or use ointment on themselves.

Just thought I'd add in my two cents. My daughter had issues with UTI's and her pediatriction suggested we not let her take bubble baths or use scented soaps until the issue was resolved. That seemed to do the trick and now we use Ivory only.

Julie