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Why do I get so many bladder infections?
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I'm sixteen years old and I have gotten at least two bladder infections every year of my life, I've followed every thing the doctor tells me to do; I'm a virgin, I wipe correctly, I take cranberry vitamins everyday, I wear cotton underwear, I go when I have to go, the only thing I lack on is getting the correct amount of fluids at times, all off this and I continue to get infections. But there is one more thing I was thinking might cause infections, I have a larger Labia Minora than usual (Everyone's is different), could this be the cause of my frequent infections? If so, is there anything I can do about it? If not, what's wrong with me?
I'm sixteen years old and I have gotten at least two bladder infections every year of my life, I've followed every thing the doctor tells me to do; I'm a virgin, I wipe correctly, I take cranberry vitamins everyday, I wear cotton underwear, I go when I have to go, the only thing I lack on is getting the correct amount of fluids at times, all off this and I continue to get infections. But there is one more thing I was thinking might cause infections, I have a larger Labia Minora than usual (Everyone's is different), could this be the cause of my frequent infections? If so, is there anything I can do about it? If not, what's wrong with me?
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Try drinking cranberry juice. The liquid will help you with the liquids-at-the-right-time issue, and the fresh cranberry is probably a LOT more effective than cranberry tablets. If you have access to particularly good medical care (i.e., good insurance), I would ask your regular doctor for a referral to a specialist (would it be a urologist?) and see if they can tell you more than the advice you have been getting.
I understand & sometimes mine turn into kidney infections.
no one tells my why.
no one tells my why.
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