What to do if a woman has a urinary tract infection

Urinary tract infection in women is generally caused by menstrual infection or sexual infection, and diet and emotional excitement in life can also lead to urinary tract infection. There are many specific treatment methods in clinical practice, but it is recommended that our patients with urinary tract infection should drink more water and urinate frequently, so as to expel pathogenic bacteria from the body as much as possible, which is very effective in treating urinary tract infection.

Female patients with urinary tract infection should pay attention to the cleanliness of the genitals to prevent bacteria from the urethral opening from entering the urinary tract and causing re-infection of the urinary tract. Avoid catheterization whenever possible to avoid introducing bacteria into the urinary tract. Women who are prone to urinary tract infections should advise their husbands to clean their genitals in addition to cleaning their own vulva before having sex, because during sexual intercourse, bacteria around the female urethra and urethral opening can be squeezed into the posterior urethra and bladder, causing infection.

Patients with urinary tract infection should avoid foods that cause bloating, irritating foods, spicy foods, etc. These foods can aggravate urinary tract irritation symptoms and make urination difficult. The acidity and alkalinity of urine are closely related to the growth of bacteria and the antibacterial activity of drugs. The purpose of avoiding acidic foods is to make the urine alkaline and enhance the effectiveness of antibiotics. Urinary tract infection is a common and frequent infectious disease in clinical practice. It is stubborn and persistent, with a long treatment time and high recurrence rate. Its main manifestations are frequent urination, urgency, pain, hematuria, pyuria, and low back and abdominal pain.

In clinical practice, female urinary tract infections are generally treated with Western medicine antibiotics. Although Western medicine antibiotics are more effective, they also have greater side effects and are highly irritating to the gastrointestinal mucosa. Moreover, long-term medication can easily lead to drug resistance, so it is not recommended to use the same antibiotic for long-term treatment. Urinary tract infection can cause great physical pain to patients, so we need to do a good job of prevention in our lives.