Reoccuring UTI infections

[zombiesarepeaceful]

For over a year or so, I've had reoccuring UTI infections. I'll get one, get meds, it'll go away for a couple months, come back, etc. It's extremely humiliating because I'm treated with very little respect if I go to the ER, and don't have the money to go running to my doctor every time it happens.

I was wondering if anybody else has had this problem. Could it be related to the packer? I use a sock to hold it in place, so I wonder if that holds moisture there, creating an environment for bacteria. However, I don't know how else I'd hold it in place because I'm really active, and not using a sock to hold it wouldn't be enough. Or could be my stp causing it?. I hate to even write any of this because it forces me to think about my body, which I'd rather not do.

[LordKAT]

The STP can cause the repeated UTI;s. You need to sterilize it  or you are transferring the infection back to yourself with each use. Cranberries, (berry or juice form) can help prevent the infections. drink a lot of cranberry juice in the morning every day.

[insideontheoutside]

Even better than cranberry juice is the extract from cranberries in pill form. I've bought this stuff before: http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=F3-1038 Lot easier to take than then juice!

[Yakshini]

I use to get frequent UTIs. Turns out they can be pretty easy to get. Heck, even wiping back-to-front after using the bathroom can cause them.
I never went to the doctor to treat them, just drink lots of water and try some cranberry extract. Most cranberry juices you get will be juice blends or a cocktail, which is more sugar than juice. Do a little research as to the causes of UTIs and do your best to avoid them, and you'll have them much less.

[Amazon D]

Ditto on drinking lots of water which does work great and is free verse juices. I use to get them a lot but since i drank lots of water i seemed to have flushed it out.

[zombiesarepeaceful]

I've been on T for a year.
I would ignore teh infections, but they get to the point where it goes into my kidneys and I start vomitting violently. Fun.
I sucked it up and went to the er for another round of humiliation, but luckily I got a doctor who wasn't an ->-bleeped-<-. My primary doc is also my t prescribing doctor, so I'm gonna go to him and see what's up. Screw the topical estrogen stuff...I'd never do that. The hospital referred me to an obstetrician and I scoffed, because I refuse to go to one. I'm not a woman. I refuse.

If any of this is blunt, well...it's cause I'm stubborn and I have my comfort levels. Put the two together.

I DO appreciate the input though, I don't mean for any of this to sound harsh towards anyone.

[Alexmakenoise]

The hospital referred me to an obstetrician and I scoffed

Gender aside, they should not have referred you to an obstetrician.  They should have referred you to a urologist.

[zombiesarepeaceful]

Because as soon as I was like, "I know its a UTI", the doc was like "guys don't usually get UTIs". Plus, they had my old ->-bleeped-<- on file, and I guess it still popped up in their lab work last time as the old name >.<

[Robert Scott]

I get UTI's all the time ... infact I am on antibotics for one right now. 

I have worked out a system/procedure with my doctor -- she knows I hate anyone touching or messing around down there ... so I call and say I have a UTI ... she sends orders down to the lab ... I pee in a cup and she calls in antibotics -- no one has to touch my junk.  She also knows that I won't use the cream for the infection that follows so she calls in the pill to cover that when I am done with antibotics.

Talk with your doc and maybe you can avoid having to have anyone mess with your junk.