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Pyrrsefanie -> RE: Toys and Urinary Tract Infections - Medical Info Only Please (4/8/2008 11:27:41 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Paulswench
Thank you for your comment on the anti bacterial wet wipes... wondered if those could be used on silicone do you know?
I clean religiously but bought some wipes the other day.
Make sure the wipes are alcohol-free, or you're going to be screaming in agony and wishing for death. Learned the hard way that my cha-cha does not like alcohol (unless it's the fun, drinkable kind, in which case I suppose it's really what's attached to it that gets excited).
A lot of toys can actually be porous, so no matter how well you think you've cleaned them, there's a chance you could infect yourself, especially if you've previously used them during an infection, UTI or otherwise. UTI's can actually be caused by bacterial vaginosis, which causes a whitish-yellowish discharge, and when it comes in contact with your urethra can instigate a urinary tract infection, bladder infection, or if it goes unchecked, could even cause a kidney infection.
I'm incredibly susceptible to UTI's/hemhorragic cystitis and get bad flare-ups from any sort of rubbery toy, latex, most kinds of lube, condoms, the wrong brand of toilet paper, etc. In order to combat this I've put myself on a daily regimen of cranberry capsules (I've been told 100% cranberry juice, NOT cocktail, is better, but the smell of it alone makes me gag) and I go through about a gallon of water per day to flush myself out. The OTC medication called Cystex also works wonders for me in the event that I do get a flare-up -- it's a generic antibiotic and analgesic that can usually knock out minor infections on its own.
All you can do when it comes to toys is know what you're sensitive to and keep them as clean as you can. Never put a dirty toy away in your toybox as it could potentially contaminate other toys. Hell, I even like to give them a good once-over when I take them out. Oh, and avoid going from anal to vaginal with the same toy... besides causing a nasty case of mud-flaps, it can also cause infection. I tend to designate one dildo for anal penetration and the other for vaginal and avoid crossing the two.
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