My history of various conditions led to recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the eventual colonization of my bladder with an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria. I’m now retired and live on my own in a cooperative in New York, but at the start of this journey, my loving husband was by my side. It’s been almost three years since he …
The beginnings of a new relationship unexpectedly marked the start of a difficult health journey with Ureaplasma. Shortly after beginning to see my significant other in the winter of 2022, I started experiencing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). What followed was a frustrating series of doctor’s visits, ineffective treatments, and lingering symptoms that eventually led me to uncover an underdiagnosed …
My search for UTI relief has been a long and mostly ignorant journey. With nine years of experiencing urinary tract infections – I can attest to the fact that ignorance most definitely is not bliss! Quick Links: It Starts With a Home Remedy for Quick UTI Relief I experienced my first UTI around the age of fifteen. It was incredibly …
Trigger Warning: This article discusses a specific person’s experiences with medical trauma. Please be mindful of any feelings this may invoke, and practice self-care if necessary. Since giving birth to two 9 lb babies, like many women, I’d been seeking a stress incontinence treatment. When I look back at all that has happened since then, it’s difficult to reconcile how …
In my search for how to stop UTI pain, I healed more than just my UTI symptoms. After six years of pain, I now find myself in a more loving and accepting relationship with my body than I have in years. It is like I married myself, for better or for worse. I still grieve over what I have been …
I’d suffered from the occasional UTI in the past, and had experienced when it hurts to pee. But something about the UTI I had in October 2019 felt different. Prior to this, life was great. Young, healthy and happy, I took pleasure in my health and fitness, exercised regularly and enjoyed study, work and socializing. My outlook on life was …
Does sex cause UTI? Prior to finding my soulmate, I never would have pondered this question. Ours was a classic story. New love, heated passion and endless sex. Until bam! I got my first UTI after sex. Then, new love turned into big love and we decided to become exclusive. So did my UTI. It became a part of us. …
I first learnt about UTIs sitting in the sunny nurse’s office of my university GP. Though, learning about what to eat for UTI wouldn’t come until many years later. Having lost my virginity about 12 hours prior, I worried that maybe I’d been wrong about religion after all. Perhaps my burning urine and sore bladder were punishment from God for …
It may sound strange that a long battle towards good health would start with something as innocuous as a constant feeling like I have to pee but it did. And although I am not fully healed from my persistent UTI, I have found many answers and treatment approaches and feel hopeful that this challenging time of my life is coming …
Every day people ask us about UTI stories of success, and whether it is truly possible to recover from recurrent UTI. We can definitively say that yes, people do recover, and sometimes they reach out to share their story. Sharing personal UTI journeys is important as it helps others in the community feel less alone, and learning more about one …
