Has anyone successfully switched from condom cathing to intermittent?

Uncle Peter · 12-04-2007, 12:21 PM

i''m thinking about a switch. Ten UTIs in 12 months is too many.

NoDecafPlz · 12-04-2007, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

i''m thinking about a switch. Ten UTIs in 12 months is too many.

Good God man!

Yes I have. But more importantly you need a script for UroQuid Acid 2 pills 4 times a day when fighting infection and then 2 morning/2 night for preventive maintenance. Combine this with CVS Max Crannberry 2 morning/2night O(Cost $14 a bottle but worth it!

Good luck!

adi chicago · 12-04-2007, 02:28 PM

i am confused guys....you dont cath ? do you use just an external condom?

Scorpion · 12-04-2007, 02:34 PM

I switched, and I wish I'd done it a decade or more ago.

Here's a thread about it.

smokey · 12-04-2007, 03:54 PM

I switched about 7 years ago and I haven't had a UTI since. Like scorpio said, I wish I had done it earlier also.

SCI-Nurse · 12-04-2007, 08:03 PM

Have you had urodynamic testing??? You need to know your bladder capacity, pressure. If your bladder doesn' t hold enough you might need to take Oxybutynin to increase the capacity.

CWO

Uncle Peter · 12-04-2007, 08:53 PM

I had urodynamics in July. I'll have to get those numbers from my urologist.
I forgot what they were.

Curt Leatherbee · 12-04-2007, 09:57 PM

I switched also about a couple years ago, very few UTI's now.

12-04-2007, 12:21 PM	#1
Uncle Peter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,103	Has anyone successfully switched from condom cathing to intermittent? i''m thinking about a switch. Ten UTIs in 12 months is too many.

12-04-2007, 02:28 PM	#3
adi chicago Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: near dracula castle Posts: 9,508	i am confused guys....you dont cath ? do you use just an external condom? __________________ Dum spiro, spero. Translation: "As long as I breathe, I hope."

12-04-2007, 09:57 PM	#8
Curt Leatherbee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 9,342	I switched also about a couple years ago, very few UTI's now. __________________ "Life is about how you respond to not only the challenges you're dealt but the challenges you seek...If you have no goals, no mountains to climb, your soul dies".~Liz Fordred

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12-04-2007, 02:34 PM	#4
Scorpion Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,614	I switched, and I wish I'd done it a decade or more ago. Here's a thread about it.

12-04-2007, 03:54 PM	#5
smokey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,865	I switched about 7 years ago and I haven't had a UTI since. Like scorpio said, I wish I had done it earlier also.

12-04-2007, 08:03 PM	#6
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,367	Have you had urodynamic testing??? You need to know your bladder capacity, pressure. If your bladder doesn' t hold enough you might need to take Oxybutynin to increase the capacity. CWO

12-04-2007, 08:53 PM	#7
Uncle Peter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,103	I had urodynamics in July. I'll have to get those numbers from my urologist. I forgot what they were.