Long time bf, new UTI issues
I’ve been with my boyfriend for a long time, and before all of this started, we never had issues with UTIs. Wed do sexual things (not sex thi) in all kinds of situations—sometimes spontaneous, so he wouldn’t necessarily have just washed his hands—and I never got a UTI. I always pee after anything , drink plenty of water, and we’ve never had a problem until recently.
Then, out of nowhere, I got a UTI. Since then, I’ve had what seems like three UTIs in a short period of time. I honestly don’t know if they’re truly separate infections or if I never fully cleared the first one. I’ve been treated with antibiotics each time, and I just finished my most recent course.
During the times when I thought I was feeling better between infections, my boyfriend and I did some sexual stuff (not always intercourse), and now people are telling me we could have “massaged” bacteria back into my urinary tract or made things worse. Is that actually a thing? Could that have prevented me from healing, or are people just scaring me?
Right now, my biggest issue is that although I finished my antibiotics, I still have a lot of urinary urgency. I feel like I have to pee all the time, especially after drinking water. Is that normal after a UTI? How long did it take for your urgency to go away if your infection had cleared?
I’m honestly terrified that my relationship is suddenly going to be associated with constant UTIs. My boyfriend is very clean, and we went years without a single issue, so I don’t understand why this would suddenly start happening. I want to let myself fully heal before we do anything again, but I’m scared that once we go back to normal, it’ll all come back.
I’ve seen so many Reddit posts from people saying they suddenly started getting UTIs with a long-term partner after years of having no problems, but I rarely see anyone explain what the cause ended up being or what finally helped. If you’ve been through something similar, did you ever figure out why it started so suddenly? Were you able to get back to a normal sex life without recurring UTIs?
I’m honestly just really overwhelmed and scared right now, and I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through this.
Is something wrong with my body? Are we safe to have sex again after I jsut recently finished the course and am unsure if it’s all gone? I think I’m okay I’ve jsut forgotten what it feels like to be fully healed now YKWIM?
What do I do? Please has this HAPEOEND to any one else before what did they do to fix it