I feel your pain, but I'm not a doctor.

At one point they thought I had IC as well but it was a stress thing for me. I do know for a fact if I don't drink enough water and wash (no soap) after riding and I use a squirt bottle (a mobile bidet) to rinse after going to the bathroom, then I get a urinary tract infection which quickly becomes a kidney infection.

I also have had a number of surgeries which seemed to have changed the environment 'down there' so any time I ride or exercise, a rinse off and new undies are a requirement.

I found when I left the east coast years ago and moved to CA that alot of the problems I had diminished because of the humidity. Now that I'm back, I was 'almost' on my second urinary tract infection in 4 months. So with that, make sure you let it 'air out' (ie sleeping without undies works for me).

Diet is also a big factor for me. If I eat too much sugary refined foods, I'm sure to get something but it's not a yeast infection. I know when I go to the GYN they tell me it's not and are puzzled because there is no bacteria or yeast. Then I just make sure it's rinsed off, dry and eat right and it goes away.


I wash all of my shorts and undies seperately from the rest of my laundry and I use Dreft which is for babies.

I also found that the chamois bothers me in that it's too much padding. I just switched to regular shorts on most days but then some days I do use a chamois but I get out of them ASAP.

Hope you find some kind of relief!