What are the causes of urinary tract infection in girls?

There are many clinical causes of urinary tract infection in girls, mainly due to poor hygiene during menstruation and unclean sexual life, especially poor hygiene during menstruation. The choice of menstrual products is very important, which can reduce the invasion of bacteria into the urinary tract system. However, due to the special structure of the urogenital system of some women, there may be other reasons that lead to urinary tract infection. For example, wearing too tight clothes will make the vaginal environment suitable for bacterial growth and easily cause urinary tract infection.

Menstrual blood is the best breeding ground for bacteria. Menstrual hygiene, especially the cleaning and disinfection of menstrual products, is an important part of reducing bacterial invasion. Sexual activity can push bacteria from the anterior urethra into the posterior urethra and bladder through mechanical pushing action.

Sexual activity is an important part of the life of a couple. In the case of recurrent illness and the cause of the disease is related to sexual activity, appropriate abstinence is also necessary. You can drink a cup of boiled water before sex and go to the toilet to urinate after sex to flush and expel the bacteria pushed in by sexual intercourse before they invade the mucosal tissue. If these two methods still fail to prevent urinary tract infection, you can take antibacterial drugs once after sex. The prevention effect is ideal and the side effects are minimal.

The female urethra is shorter and more relaxed than the male urethra, making it easy for bacteria to enter. Moreover, the female urethra opening is close to the vagina and anus. There are a large number of bacteria around the vagina and anus. Vaginal secretions are also a good culture medium, making it easier for bacteria to reproduce. Therefore, women should enhance their awareness of self-protection. The way to prevent urinary tract infection is to clean frequently and minimize the number of bacteria to reduce the chance of disease.

In addition, women are also prone to urinary tract infections during pregnancy because the enlarged uterus during pregnancy will compress the bladder and ureters, affecting their endocrine system and making it easy for bacteria to invade and multiply, leading to urinary tract disease. It is not recommended for women to use antibiotics during pregnancy, so we recommend that special attention be paid to urinary tract infections during pregnancy.