masturbation is a physiological or biological act that humans and many kinds of animals perform to relieve themselves and give themselves sexual orgasm or excitement. it is a completely healthy and normal part of sexual enjoyment.
usually in my experience, I was getting a burning sensation always after i masturbate, I am a 24-year-old man and I was masturbating for most of the time in a clean environment I thought that masturbating many times may get me in some problems, and yes I had some problems after many years of masturbating I now have UTI and kidney stones.
Scientifically speaking in men there is no direct link between masturbating and getting a urinary tract infection (UTI) or a kidney stone until now at least.
I have searched for scientific studies that may link those two together but I didn’t come up with something.
before we continue our subject
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I also advise you to keep reading this article to avoid making mistakes during masturbation even if you have a good immune system.
now back to our subject. for women the situation is a little different. most of the doctors say that women can get a uti from masturbating because of the anatomy of the female genitals.
but in men, the urethra (the tube that carries the urine from the urinary bladder and carries it through the penis or the vagina and gets the urine out) is long so the possibility of having some sort of bacteria climbing it towards the bladder is low that’s why the doctors don’t agree with someone saying that masturbation can cause a uti in men.
but why was I so sure that my UTI was caused by my masturbation at that time, was I mistaken in my conclusion? what were the doctors missing when they reached this conclusion that is if they were missing something?
well if they were missing something it’s that what about the people who masturbate a lot, the people who masturbate from there early teenage years all the way till they reach 25 years of age or more or less.
does masturbating many times a day or once a day for long periods of time makes you more vulnerable to getting a UTI along the way?
some of them included this possibility in their calculations and said that masturbating a lot may irritate the genitals and cause a urinary tract infection.
many young people complain from getting a burning sensation when they pee right after masturbating and that’s what makes this theory pretty more believable because getting a burning sensation when someone urinates is a likely sign of a bacteria in your urethra.
so why denying that masturbation can cause a uti? many other doctors support this theory like doctor Arti Sharma who said:
“Masturbation can cause UTI only when infective organisms are introduced into the urethra through aseptic methods. The common organisms causing UTI is E.Coli. Consult a urologist and get a urine routine examination and culture examination done. UTI must be treated according to the organism identified and may need antibiotics to cure infection.”
however, there are some other theories about this subject.
One of these theories is suggesting some indirect relationship between masturbation and UTI This theory says that masturbation can cause gastric upset and constipation these two problems are heavily linked with UTI because most of the time when people have a UTI they have pain in the lower abdominal area (duo to the gastric upset and constipation) accompanying the UTI or may be happening before the UTI so these two problems (uti and gastric upset) are correlated.
But, how can masturbating cause gastric upset and constipation that’s what the theory doesn’t explain.
another theory carried by Cliche Wynter suggests that masturbation can be good for urinary tract infection and advice the women to masturbate when having a uti because as she says it will rid the body of the bad bacteria and allow the good bacteria to come to the cervix thus preventing urinary tract infection, she even goes to the point that instead of drinking cranberry juice you can masturbate.
honestly am not in favor of this theory, I find that it has a lot of holes in it besides to the lack of scientific evidence that supports the claim that masturbation opens the cervix to good bacteria and allow it to come in.
because if the cervix was open it will open to all kinds of bacteria, not just the good ones.
Advice for women is to always stay away from the urethra opening and try not to irritate it because irritating the urethra may open a path for the bacteria to enter and lead to uti but masturbation doesn’t usually involve that.
Also with women, some theories suggest that the use of sex toys ( dildos and vibration) especially if they are not clean may cause UTI. But what if they are clean? Well the possibility of a UTI is still present but it’s much less than if the toys were unclean or somewhat dirty.
another question asked by women is can masturbation with showerhead cause a uti?
well, it’s a matter of is the water entering the vagina? if it is then that could be dangerous because water contains germs that can cause a uti or an irritation.
also, the pushed water can reach deep into the vagina and reach the cervix or even further to the uterus, and that will cause problems so thrusting the water very hard is not advisable but rather women must try not too far with the water pressure and make sure that the water doesn’t enter the vagina.
so, if you want to have “aquatic sex” you must try to spray the vagina with water just for the purpose of stimulating it with water pressure, also it is much safer to have aquatic sexual activity in the shower than bathtubs, Jacuzzis, pools, etc.
but, I don’t think that masturbating with a shower head will expose you to high risks of internal organ damage or an infection but it’s still a problem that should be considered especially if you have a UTI and masturbate with a showerhead at the same time.
keep your hands and fingers clean while masturbating and cut your fingernails because the bacteria under it may increase the possibility of you getting a UTI and if you already have a urinary tract infection it may worsen the case especially if you touch the rectum area first then you touch your urethra opening then this will increase the possibility of a UTI.
to summarize this, masturbating in a clean environment or in the shower is much less dangerous than masturbating in an unclean surrounding or using tools even if your hands were not dirty, masturbating too many times even if everything was clean could also get you in some trouble.
also, the type of lubricant you use (that is if you use a lubricant) may effect this condition always make sure that you use a good lubricant made by a good company.
also, make sure that you pee right after you masturbate that is to wash the bacteria right out of the urethra if there is any.
if you already have a uti, masturbation can worsen the condition.
so, my advice for you is to stop masturbation temporarily while the uti is treated, but it’s not like you can never masturbate when you have a uti, you can relieve on your self every now and then but make sure that you make everything nice and clean when you masturbate.
make sure that you wash your penis or vagina with soap or something to clean the area from anything that might enter to your urethra. best regards and keep healthy.