How to prevent Urinary Tract Infection

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Urinary tract infection is one common kind of body infection. Anyone can have UTI but women are more prone to it. While this kind of infection is quite easy to cure, it is more important to know that we can prevent it. To give a good knowledge on how to prevent it, HYGIENE is the most important word for it. However, there are other ways for our body to have a higher resistance to bacterial infections like UTI.

Easy Tips on Preventing Urinary Tract Infection:

Practice a good personal hygiene. This advice may sound very general but it is the rule of the thumb in fighting infections whether they are bladder, kidney or other infections. After urinating or bowel movement, make sure to wipe from front to back. Always wash the genital and rectum area with soap and water regularly. After having intercourse, it would help if a wash is present before and after the act.

Take Vitamin C. Ascorbic acid or vitamin C maintains the urine’s acidity. If the acidity is high, less bacteria can survive.
Wear cotton panties, briefs or boxers to let the genital area breathe. If air is able to circulate properly, there is less risk of bacteria growth.
Hydrate your body with plenty of water. A daily intake of eight glasses of water or more flushes the bacteria out of our bodies. Not only that… having our body sufficiently hydrated has numerous benefits like great skin and ability to fight disease more.
Drink cranberry juice once UTI occurs and after a proper consultation with the doctor. It is best to take the prescribed antibiotics for UTI but drinking cranberry juice helps reduce bladder infections.
Pee when you need to! Do not hold back when you feel the urge to urinate. A full bladder is an overworked bladder thus increasing the risk of bladder infection. Presence of bacteria in the urine may lead to a full-blown urinary tract infection.
Take a shower instead of a hot tub bath. Taking a bath in a tub makes it easier for the germs and bacteria to enter your genitals and urinary tract. So do not give bacteria easy access to your urethra.