Struggling with frequent UTIs and can't find a source - Request for remedies and things to rule out.
AFAB mid 30s married to AMAB and currently monogamous.
I've gotten multiple treatments and diagnostics but a month or two it comes back. Always after I ovulate, usually closer to the end of my cycle. I don't struggle with dryness or any symptoms of perimenopause.
Doctors have tried:
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Confirmed they prescribed an antibiotic that the infections are not immune to
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Checked me for STIs
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Normal Pap
I have tried:
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D Manose (sp?) supplement, tried preemptive cystex when I anticipate I might get one
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Abstaining from sex during the impactful time and only having sex when he is clean and thoroughly rinsed, I reeeeally don't want to go without for a whole month.
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Switched to the gentlest soap, for both of us, and reminded him to rinse super thoroughly.
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Qutting coffee but when it didn't work I started again as long as I didn't have a UTI
-I don't drink, don't over eat, currently losing weight.
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Sex toys immaculate, no contact with the affected area
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Front to back wiping, cleaning thoroughly after poop, showering daily, fresh breathable pants/underwear daily, nakey sleeping and air drying. I don't use any products.
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Bidet made it worse.
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Can't have cranberry, it demolishes my guts like nothing else and then I'll have a profusely bleeding booty and a very sore bladder.
I plan to try:
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Laundry stripping, something I learned from cloth diapers, washing on high heat repeatedly to clean off any lingering bacteria
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Wet wipes?
-Quitting coffee more permanently
Do you have any recommendations? Things at home to rule out? Questions for my doctor?
Posted Mar 6, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC