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Rustyrobot

1y ago

Frequent UTIs during endo flare ups

Does anyone else with endo tend to get utis alot during flare ups? I find when I get really bad I get frequent utis especially just after using the toilet, I'm wiping properly and keeping the area plenty clean but it's really bloody annoying and painful

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AcAlike

1y ago

Before i had endo excision surgery, i would get Utis, bv and yeast infections a lot and it actually ended up being the estrogen i the combination birth control pill i was on that was flaring up the vaginal symptoms since it was throwing my ph out of wack and flaring the endo, when i switched to a progestin only pill these symptoms mostly went away
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Jadiemay

1y ago

Same! I’ve had 5/6 in the last year and a half. Done everything they’ve told me to help prevent. Water, cranberry juice, use the toilet after s*x, etc. but still keeps coming back. I’ve found as soon as I start to notice use ibuprofen and lots of water can help it from getting worse. They can be so painful. Take care
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Rustyrobot

1y ago

thank you for the tip with the ibuprofen! I'll try that next time! They can definitely be very painful, and super frustrating!!
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100Percent_K

1y ago

Do they come back with positive bacterial cultures or do you just have the symptoms of UTIs?
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Rustyrobot

1y ago

I'm not sure I don't always go to my doctor for them, they kinda dissappear after a couple of hours or overnight as I sleep so I doubt I'm getting any actual bacterial cultures
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RainbowNarwhal

1y ago

that's a good question, because I've had UTI-like symptoms on my period and other times, but cultures came back negative.

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