Using douche bag after monthly cycle?

Question

will that help prevent UTI's or at least clean the bacteria out my v****a area? and is it okay to use one every month after monthly cycle

Answer 1

You should never douche yourself. It's not necessary, and may cause infections. Your v****a will clean itself.

Answer 2

You shouldn't douche unless your doctor specifically tells you to.  You're supposed to have bacteria in your v****a!  It's when you don't that you have problems.

Here are a few tips to prevent UTIs:

-Urinate after having s*x.  It forces the bacteria back out.

-Wipe yourself front to back, every time.  There's bacteria in your v****a and a**s, but your urinary tract is sterile unless you have an infection, so you want to keep the bacteria away from there.

-Drink unsweetened cranberry juice regularly.

If you continue to get UTIs, you should talk to your doctor about them.  You might have a physiological reason you keep getting them.  You also shouldn't let them go untreated, as it can cause serious kidney damage.

Answer 3

No, cos when you douche yourself, you're just pushing the bacteria up into your urethra.

NEVER douche yourself. It is not a good thing!  

Answer 4

My doctor told me to do it after my monthly cycle after i got several infections. And i havent gotten an infection since.  

Answer 5

My doctor asked me to stop doing it as it was causing lots of infections for me to do it...

Answer 6

Unless you doctor recommends it for a particular problem and shows you a safe way to do it, do not do it.

It won't do anything for UTIs-- to prevent UTIs, urinate after having s*x. It's a completely different hole though so douching will do nothing.

Bacteria in the v****a is good. It protects your body. Douching is a bad idea.