I need some real answers... UTI?

Question:

I'm not sure if I'm getting a UTI again or not. It feels like I always have to go, but I'm able to hold it for about 4 hours if I have to. When I do go (I try to go every 3 hours at least), it's not a funny color, not cloudy, not darker than usual. I haven't been drinking any more liquids than usual either. Also, every time I go, it usually isn't a trickle. But I just don't feel right.

I don't want to go back on antibiotics. They made me sick and literally crazy for the 10 days I had to take them! Should I just drink diluted cranberry juice and extra water (like I have been for the past two days) to see if it will clear up on it's own? My body usually fights off infections very well on its own (I've never been seriously ill and when I do get some kind of infection, it clears up easliy. I'm also a quick healer).

Answers:
You are doing ablsoutely everything correct to prevent a UTI!! Sounds to me like you dont have one, i use the restroom every 2 hours! But when i had a UTI the urge to go was 27/4 every second of the day, the feeling didn't go away even if i sat on the toliet all day.

Drinking a lot of water and flushing out your system sometimes is a good way to prevent UTI, cranberry juice is also a good way. Keep up your routine :)

WEE WEE ALL THE WAY HOME!

Try drinking more water...cranberry juice, or even cranberry pills sometimes help too. Don't hold your urine...that could be the main cause of your problem, especially if you've been getting UTI's. When you hold your urine, it begins to irritate your bladder wall...even more so if you have bacteria in your urine. This is probably why you're feeling the constant urge to go. Also, remember to wipe front to back after urinating.

I need some real answers... UTI?

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