Chronic Cystitis and What to do about it?

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The best treatment for chronic cystitis is in fact long-term antibiotic suppression. I assume you have had a full urologic evaluation to make sure that everything is working correctly since there are anatomic reasons for recurrent infections as well (like poorly functioning valves in your bladder). You can also try the home remedies, such as drinking lots of cranberry juice (but I assume you’ve tried that already).

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