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How to prevent bladder infections: hydrate, never hold urine, post-sex voiding, front-to-back hygiene - plus what to do when infections keep returning.
Most bladder infections are preventable, and the effective measures are simple daily habits. If you get recurrent infections, these matter even more.
Two or more culture-proven infections in six months, or three in a year, deserve a proper medical work-up: urine culture, sometimes an ultrasound, and a search for stones, retention, or other causes. Recurrent infection is a pattern to investigate, not a series of accidents to keep self-treating.
The classical regimen for urinary health was essentially: drink appropriately, eat light and cooling food, keep the passages clean, respond to the body's urges promptly, and avoid heat, exertion and harsh foods. Modern prevention science has added the microbiology; the habits themselves have barely changed.
Written By
Dr. Daksh
BDS
Reviewed By
Dr. Varun Gupta
MD Pharmacology, MBBS
Last updated on
27 Sep 2022 • 06:23 PM (IST)
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