Honeymoon cystitis!

Had an episode of cystitis on holiday - coffee, wine, and too much sex. Took Chinese herbs and drank salty water, but it didn't resolve. Ended up taking antibiotics for it. Cystitis has cleared up but now have hives. Had them for a week now. Itchy welts that appear out of nowhere, burn and itch, last for a couple of hours and then vanish without a trace, only to appear somewhere else. Had acupuncture for them today and thought they might vanish straightaway - but no such luck. Bollocks, eh?

Slight bladder disruption

Spent the weekend drinking tea and coffee and eating sugary items. Had sex on Sunday evening - olive oil but no shower beforehand. Then on Monday drank three cups of tea and a can of Red Bull. Slight stinging today. Taken Chinese herbs, and drank some salty water. Need to stay off the caffeine :(

The Lowdown

Well, I had a bad episode, took two Chinese capsules a day, had more acupuncture, and guess what? Things seem to have calmed right down. The other Magic Bullet is NO tea or coffee. And that really means NO tea. (If only I could continue to take my own good advice.) Even just two cups of Earl Grey a day makes things uncomfortable Down There. I'm trying to train myself to do without caffeine and only drink rooibos. Wish me luck.

Had another appointment with the urologist today too. He told me what I've known all along - they've no idea why some women get this and they've no idea what to do about it. Great. Good job the acupuncture and Chinese herbs are working, or else I'd be crawling up the wall.

Ketamine

Bad for your bladder, apparently.

Aargh

Had sex yesterday morning. Woke up this morning with cystitis. Funny how you can feel it coming on - woke up with tender feeling in bladder and also urgent need to poo. Now have the shits, bladder hurting and pee burns. Have taken one of the Chinese herbal capsules (didn't take one last night) and a paracetamol. Am drinking a cup of hot water. Suppose could take one of salty sachets although don't feel very inclined. Hands very cold. Kidney area very cold and tender to touch. Food-wise got no idea what might have contributed. Had pancakes (wheat) with sugar on them yesterday, also had curry. Perhaps that didn't help?

Bladder update

Well, spent five days in US where drank insane amounts of coffee. Am now covered in eczema and bladder is sore. Then came home and drank alcohol every night and ate a lot of cake. Then had sex on Sunday and Monday - two days in a row: really pushing the boat out. Randomly had the shits last night and feel that am hovering on the edge of cystitis bout now. Need to completely cut out coffee and sugar. Why can't I do what I know is good for me? :(

Update: drank a lot of water and cystitis never surfaced. Taking Chinese herbs one a night.

Cystitis

Drank loads of coffee at the weekend, ate lots of pudding, and also had alcohol (all heat-forming in Chinese medical parlance). Then came back to Notts and had sex. Twelve hours later, had a brief bout of cystitis. Not very bad, and wore off fairly quickly.