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Tips To Prevent UTI!

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Dr. Jyoti SinghHomeopathy Doctor • 12 Years Exp.BHMS, MA Psychology & Traning Counselling
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Urinary tract infection could be very serious issue especially when it is recurrent. Here are few tips to avoid recurrent UTI:

  1. MAINTAIN HYGIENE: It is very important especially in females to maintain optimum genital hygiene. The genitals should be washed and cleaned in from front to back side after passing a stool to reduce the chance of dragging E. coli from the anal region to urethra.
  2. FREQUENT URINATION: helps to flush out the microbes timely and don’t let them accumulate in the urethra and thus prevent chances of UTI.
  3. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER: enough water would keep you hydrated and would increase the urge to pass urine again and again thus prevent chances of UTI.
  4. DON’T SMOKE: smoking also predisposes to UTI so should be avoided especially during UTI.
  5. AVOID DRINKS THAT IRRITATE BLADDER: such as coffee, alcohol, spicy food items etc.
  6. URINATE BEFORE AND AFTER SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: as this would flush out the microbes which would have entered during intercourse.
  7. MENOPAUSAL WOMEN: are more prone to having UTI due to lack of estrogen.
  8. DON’T DOUCHE: cleaning the genitals with high-pressure water beam may also predispose to UTI.
  9. HYGIENE DURING MENSES: change tampons and pads frequently as they help microbes to grow thus causing infection.
  10. WEAR COTTON UNDERGARMENTS: as they don’t irritate the area thus prevent infection.
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