Thank you for all of this information. I have experienced chronic UTIs since childhood and was advised to stay away from fruit juices, bubble baths, soda, wear cotton underwear, etc... These repeated infections cleared up from age 12-20 or so. However, the infections started to reoccur again in my early twenties. These UTIs had become so painful I would have to literally sit in the bathroom for hours (urinating small amounts followed by pins and needles) until the pain would subside and I could get up without the intense pain and urgency.
Well I THOUGHT they were UTIs and would run to Urgent Care for meds until one day after my symptoms were not responding to the antibiotics, I called my primary physician. She told me the lab result came back from my urinalysis and there was no bacteria - I didn't have a UTI. I have been to my Primary several times a year for the past few years and 90% of the time there is no bacteria present but I have the symptoms of a painful UTI. These flare ups continue to happen 3-4 times a year. I have been gluten-free since 2008 and got genetic testing in July 2011 (HLA-DQ2) but I still have these episodes and they are very disrupting and keep me home from work. I am scheduled to see a urologist to get an accurate diagnosis. I appreciate all of the personal experiences shared here. It makes me feel validated. Thank you.
Interstitual Cystitus
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Thank you for all of this information. I have experienced chronic UTIs since childhood and was advised to stay away from fruit juices, bubble baths, soda, wear cotton underwear, etc... These repeated infections cleared up from age 12-20 or so. However, the infections started to reoccur again in my early twenties. These UTIs had become so painful I would have to literally sit in the bathroom for hours (urinating small amounts followed by pins and needles) until the pain would subside and I could get up without the intense pain and urgency.
Well I THOUGHT they were UTIs and would run to Urgent Care for meds until one day after my symptoms were not responding to the antibiotics, I called my primary physician. She told me the lab result came back from my urinalysis and there was no bacteria - I didn't have a UTI. I have been to my Primary several times a year for the past few years and 90% of the time there is no bacteria present but I have the symptoms of a painful UTI. These flare ups continue to happen 3-4 times a year. I have been gluten-free since 2008 and got genetic testing in July 2011 (HLA-DQ2) but I still have these episodes and they are very disrupting and keep me home from work. I am scheduled to see a urologist to get an accurate diagnosis. I appreciate all of the personal experiences shared here. It makes me feel validated. Thank you.