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This piece exposes a dilemma I frequently meet while talking to patients who are seeking treatment for cystitis or bladder infections, (also commonly called a UTI or urinary tract infection). It should help other victims to understand that they are not on their own, and that others are worried too Is regular sex important to your life and in your relationships? (For the majority of us it is, even if we have trouble in admitting it -even to ourselves). The difficulty is that even if sex is not particularly significant to you personally, and you can actually say that you would be content if your relationship had no sex within it -would your partner say the same? Awkward question eh? A true and loving partner will probably put up with a lot -especially if they know that you are unwell and have no control over your condition. But no sex??? For many partners that would be a real test of relationship! You have caught and need to treat UTI. You also have a devoted long-term partner. What will you do? Do you really know him or her that well? Will they really be sympathetic and supportive? After all, a UTI or bladder infection is not like putting on a few pounds, or being cranky, or having a broken arm. Those conditions might make things tricky in bed (especially that broken arm), but at least your partner can't catch a broken arm or depression from you after a vigorous hour or so -unless they fell out of bed anyway! But a urinary tract infection - now that's different! Despite the fact that a very large proportion of the population will have had repeated UTI at some time or other; despite the fact that Cystitis pain is very rarely life-threatening; and despite the fact that neither cystitis or UTI is defined as a sexual disease; - it is still a very embarrassing illness. You don't talk about bladder infections in mixed company, do you? And if you do talk about it? Well, you'll certainly separate your true friends from the rest. They'll all feel sorry for you and commiserate with you, but only your true friends will always be there to support you when you really need them. And your sexual partner? Well that's a whole new ball-game. Unlike a bad temper, UTI's and Cystitis CAN be transferred to a partner during sex. So do you tell them? A partner who really loves you will probably understand - at first anyway - and be willing (for their sake as well as yours), to abstain from relations until treatment can be effective. The trouble is, treating cystitis with antibiotics isn't always immediate, or effective, or lasting, especially using doctor-prescribed antibiotics. Antibiotics don't permanently get rid of the UTI and cystitis bugs in the urinary tract that cause the condition, and now that doctors prescribe ever shorter courses of antibiotics in the interests of preventing them becoming ever less effective, repeated uti infections are more likely. In a situation like this a dutiful lover could gradually become less understanding, less patient and less loving. It's all about the way our brains are wired - if we usually get sex several times a week, and then it's withdrawn, we get tetchy, irritable and - eventually - irrational. Although we know perfectly well that having a urinary tract infection isn't our partner's fault, we eventually start to blame them and start looking for alternatives. So one solution for a sufferer of repeated UTI infections is not to tell their partner, but that won't work if you feel so bad because of the infection that you just don't want any sex any way. You can go to a doctor and get another prescription for antibiotics, then take a substantial initial dose in the hope of quickly killing the cystitis infection, (and risk the nasty side-effects that can result from killing off most of your good bacteria too). Or you could look around at traditional natural remedy for cystitis. There is a fantastic natural cure for UTI, one which quickly and effectively treats most bladder infections, cystitis and UTIs. It is called Mannose,or D-Mannose or even Waterfall D Mannose (no, I don't know why either). It's an extremely unusual remedy and very effective just because it works so differently from any other cystitis remedy. It passes through your urinary system, and as it goes, it sucks up all those nasty e-coli bugs clinging to your bladder walls, and holds them in suspension until you next urinate and expel them Simple eh? In many cases Mannose starts working in less than an hour, and for most sufferers, just regular small daily doses will treat Cystitis, Bladder Infections and UTI's and hold them at bay almost indefinitely. Chronic Cystitis sufferers who have suffered several earlier attacks will need to take more doses and for longer, but most sufferers recover more quickly and more permanently than those relying entirely on antibiotics. Mannose is not expensive, and needs no doctor's prescription. There is a steadily increasing amount of interesting material about D Mannose - it is a genuine natural cure for UTI in every sense. I have a comprehensive and steadily growing Mannose Information Library on my health site, where the answers to most common questions by cystitis-sufferers are freely available. There you can learn how mannose works to treat cystitis, and also learn a lot about Cystitis, Bladder Infections and UTIs in general.
By: Scott Schofield
Scott Schofield, is a well known nutritional therapist. His knowledge of natural cures for uti and what causes cystitis are helping many. Visit his site for more uti / cystitis info, and to learn where you can get Mannose.
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