Bladder Infection : Prevention
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Prevention could include:
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Avoid Vaginal Douching
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cranberry juice
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Drink Plenty of Fluids
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Keep the Groin Clean and Dry
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Limit Alcohol Use to Moderate Levels
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Reduce caffeine intake
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Wear Underwear with Cotton Crotch
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Wipe Anus from Front to Back
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Keeping the genital area clean and wiping from front to back may reduce the chance of introducing bacteria from the rectal area to the urethra. Drink plenty of fluids to allow for frequent urination to flush the bacteria from the bladder. Urinatin...
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Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine for UTIs. In 2003, a study of women with frequent infections showed that a vaccine administered by a vaginal suppository headed off bladder infections in many of the study volunteers. The vaccine was sti...
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A urinary tract infection, or UTI, is an infection that can happen anywhere along the urinary tract -- the kidneys, the ureters (the tubes that take urine from each kidney to the bladder), the bladder, or the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder to the outside).
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