Caroline Nicoulaud, actress and content creator, talks about the urinary infections she suffers from. She deconstructs one by one the clichés linked to this still taboo subject.
Known for her mini-vlogs and videos on social networks, Caroline Nicoulaud speaks transparently (and with humor) about her daily life. In particular, it lifts the veil on concerns that a large number of women may encounter in their lives such as vaginal dryness, edema or even urinary infections. It is this last subject that she discusses with us today. Victim of this type of infections on a regular basis, she wants to deconstruct preconceived ideas and break the taboo around them!
Is cystitis dirty?
“Urinary infections are not dirty. It is sometimes linked to excessive cleanliness. When we wash too much with, for example, shower gels which are not adapted to the vaginal flora, we will naturally create either fungal infections or urinary infections.”
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Does cystitis cause a mental burden?
“Yes, I have had a lot of testimonies from women who told me that they had experienced depression. I think that it causes a mental burden because it is a lot of stress. We will get up every morning in wondering: ‘Is this pee going to hurt?’, ‘Will today be a nightmare’, ‘will it be better tomorrow?’, ‘Will I… have the necessary medications?’, ‘Will the doctor be available to write a prescription?’, ‘Will the pharmacy have the treatment?’. It’s paralyzing.”
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Do certain foods cause urinary infections?
“Yes, sugar, which will feed the bacteria. White bread and gluten, too, which are factors favoring urinary infections for women who are prone to this. But we cannot help but live for all that. .”
Does cystitis only happen to women who sleep from side to side?
“Not at all. We have periods of life during which we have more than others. This can be when we become a couple, because we adapt to the body of our partner, when they are new germs or when we stop protecting ourselves. But this can simply be due to friction during sexual intercourse. We can also get them when we are not having sex, because of our diet or because of stress , because things aren’t going well or because we might be drinking too much alcohol…”
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Can you be hospitalized for a urinary infection?
“You can end up in the emergency room because of a urinary infection. That’s why you have to take important precautions. When this happens to you, you have to go to the doctor right away. If you can’t find one , call SOS Médecins. It is necessary to react quickly to avoid ending up in the emergency room. When it drags on, the infection can go back to the kidneys and give rise to pyelonephritis. There, the hospitalization will last a good while .”
What was your worst urinary tract infection?
“It was on the train, I was coming back from one of my conquests. The urinary infection started from the first pee I did on the train. It lasted 2 hours, it was horrible . I couldn’t do anything. I called my mother who came to pick me up at the station. She had already made an appointment with SOS Médecins. That same evening, I had my treatment.”
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Is it enough to drink a lot of water to make it go away?
“Once the infection has started, some women say that it goes away simply by drinking water. Personally, it does not go away with water. I still recommend having a cytobacteriological examination of the urine (ECBU) and go see your doctor.”
Do cystitis cause mycoses?
“For some women, yes, for others, no. It depends on each woman’s body and flora. Often, it’s the antibiotic that you take that will give you this mycosis. To avoid catching it, I advise you to take a course of probiotics and prebiotics during your treatment and after. If you have recurrent urinary infections and you are afraid, go see a therapist, who will listen to you. Take D-Mannose, it’s “Buy in pharmacies and it is effective on many women. Above all, drink cider vinegar in the morning. I no longer have urinary infections since I took this grandmother’s remedy, it’s the best! “
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Are cystitis still taboo?
“Yes, it is. The word has started to become more open recently. But we have never really had someone talk to us about it head-on because people don’t like to talk about the problems of women anyway.”
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