More cystitis

Things been reasonably quiet on the bladder front - the odd small episodes, but nothing much to report. Then had threesome at the weekend. Got fingered harder than I normally like. Also had oral sex that harder than I normally like. Disruption to urethra resulted in a bout of cystitis. Not the most terrible bout, but not the bestest either. Treated with probiotics up puff and taken orally, lots of barley tea and water, and then some Chinese herbs, but only took one of those. Was feeling much better by Thursday/Friday. Then Saturday went for a rude party with friends, and threw booze, Mr. Beecham, and three shags into the mix. Burning sensation going into teeth and the shits now. Just boiling some barley tea and taking some Chinese herbs as we speak. Poo!...

Last Monday

So, the last episode of cystitis cleared up really quickly - by Monday afternoon, things were pretty much back to normal. Since then, I've been for reflexology and acupuncture (feel like one of those middle class ladies who spend all their time and money on alternative treatments...), and then did a fairly stupid thing - go out partying on Saturday, reacquaint myself with Mr. Beecham, and have sex. So far, so good. A slight feeling of pressure in the bladder, and the sense that all is not entirely well. But touch wood, things haven't got really bad yet. Although there is still time for that to happen, unfortunately. Will let you know how it goes.

Again :(

So the last bout of cystitis eventually cleared up. I've been seeing a reflexologist who suggested citricidal. But I hadn't started taking that until today. Had sex on Sunday morning, gave me a really sore burning vagina yesterday, and now today woke up with the dreaded cystitis again. Rubbish. Currently drinking water and shitting copiously. Found this article from Stanford University, which suggests that bacterial UTI's are to do with bacteria entering the body from the vagina. After antibiotics, more aggressive bacteria can colonise your down-there, which can the get swept into the bladder during sex. Apparently, some of us unlucky folks have 'stickier' vaginas and urethras, so bacteria can get more of a foothold. Neither me nor the boy washed before sex. What idiots. Might try acupuncture again. Realise am lucky to have sufficient cash to try out these things.

Bladder finally sorted

Hurray! Even managed to have sex briefly yesterday! Am also on yet another course of antibiotics - five days of metronidazole for a persistent gum infection around my wisdom tooth. Health crisis caused by stress at work, I think. Need to meditate regularly - it will make my life so much better. Going to join a local Zen Buddhist group after Christmas.

Reflexology

So, in a desperate bid to sort my bits out, I went to have my feet done. You know what? I think it has helped. Have a further appointment next week - will let you know how does.

Still not right

Pain down below. Not really painful when weeing, but doesn't feel quite right. Feeling like I need to shit all the time too. Link between cystitis and diarrhoea - first time I've read of someone else having this issue.

No joy at the Doctors'

Well, the doctor refused to give me any more antibiotics until my urine has been cultured. I guess this is sensible, given all the problems with over-prescribing antibiotics. But the problem from my point of view is that the trimethoprim will have been effective enough to make my sample show up as clean, but not effective enough to knock the cystitis on the head :( Tried to talk to the Doctor about this, but he just told me that if the sample was clean, that meant there wasn't a bacterial infection at the root of the problem. Same old, same old. In the meantime, going to start taking the Chinese herbs again, and then got the reflexology appointment on Wednesday.