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I also had this same chronic problem for about 6 months. I began noticing symptoms shortly after I met my fiance. I had never had problems of this nature before. I ended up having chronic UTI's.....including acute stinging pain and a lot of blood in my urine. I went to the doctor for every onset of symptoms and he prescribed a number of antibiotics and preventative medications. I was at the end of my rope. These UTI's were literally affecting my life in a negative way...my work life in particular...I'm an environmental scientist and have to work a lot in remote regions, going to the bathroom in the bushes with a UTI is NOT pleasant.
After many trips to the doctor and many more painful trips to the bathroom I began to keep a mental tally of what was happening in my life and diet that may contribute to these symptoms.
To my surprise and elation, I realized one thing had changed since I met my fiancé and since my UTI's had started. My fiancé and his family are french and subsequently big red wine drinkers. I had never had red wine before meeting my fiancé. It turned out the two glasses of red wine that I was having at dinner and at family get-togethers was causing an irritation to my "lady parts". It was not a UTI at all. It was just a sensitivity to the pigment in the wine.
I just wanted other ladies to know that they need to keep track of their symptoms and not take no for an answer from doctors. From what my GP tells me, some women's urethra's (and some men) can be very sensitive to certain food chemicals which can cause UTI-like symptoms. It can even cause the white blood cell count in your blood to go up, indicating an infection. An example is cranberry juice....originally touted as a cure for a UTI...now studies suggest cranberry juice in large amounts can actually cause irritation and symptoms of a UTI.
I just wanted to share my story.
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