yes and i do nothing but drink water and pee and cranberry and it dosnt seem to work it comes back all the time. I am fed up with it and my doc wont give me anything she wants me to do down and i cant even get out now with a toddler and partner with broken leg. i had this in last pregnancy and was given something.
STOP DRINKING CRANBERRY JUICE!
Cranberry juice will only help UTI's. With cysistis it only makes it worse and can cause it to come back quicker. I have interstitial cystitis and all of my doctors and my midwife told me to stay away from cranberry juice/pills/anything. Try drinking a ton of water and tea (peppermint tea always helps me). Also, can you get anything like Azo in the UK? It's a complete god send and while it won't cure the cystitis, it will help get rid of the pain and give you relief while you drown yourself in liquids. Constant drinking is the only way to get rid of it. Do
not drink cranberry though!
ETA: Also, citrus, fake sugars, powdered drinks and anything containing MSG (like Chinese food) can be huge triggers for cystitis. Try not having any of that for a couple days and you'll probably notice a difference. I've also found that when I'm drinking, making my bladder as full as possible before I pee helps. It's super uncomfortable but it helps get the "bad stuff" out of there quicker since you force it all out at once, rather than just little bits at a time...if that makes sense.
if you get me? But we haven't done anything like that.
made me worse then. dont take caffein so no tea for me and not sure what herbal ones are caffein free and ok when preg. I will have a look in shops for a nice fruit one.
The joys...!
