Urinary tract infections in women always recur

Urinary tract infection is very easy to recur. In order to eradicate the disease, we must find out the reasons that lead to the recurrence of urinary tract infection. Only by finding out the cause can we treat the disease from the root and avoid symptoms. Let's take a look at the 9 major reasons that lead to the recurrence of urinary tract infection.

1. The female urethra is short, and many bacteria are stored in the passage and vaginal vestibule, which makes it very easy to get lower urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection in women is a common disease, and the incidence rate increases with age. Maskell (1988) estimated that about 50% of women will experience bladder irritation in their lifetime.

2. Among women who are prone to urinary tract infections, the adhesion of bacteria to squamous epithelial cells is increased. In other words, this type of patients is more susceptible to infection than others.

3. The treatment is unreliable. So far, antibiotics are the main method for treating lower urinary tract infections, but antibiotic treatment has its own standards. ⑴ If it is the first time that a urinary tract infection occurs, use antibiotics for three days. In addition, antibiotics need to be used for 7-10 days. It should be noted that some people only feel a little uncomfortable during the first infection and they do not realize that they have a urinary tract infection. When the infection occurs again, they do not follow the standard treatment for recurrent infection. ⑵Some people, when they have a urinary tract infection, take medicine on their own for 1-2 days, and then stop taking the medicine when the symptoms are cured. This happened several times, resulting in chronic cystitis. The medicine was no longer effective, so they went to the hospital for treatment. (3) Some people, due to long-term frequent urination and poor treatment effect, tried all kinds of medical treatments. On the first day, they went to a hospital, took medicine for a day, and felt no effect. On the second day, they went to another hospital, took medicine for another day, still no effect. On the third day, they went to a third hospital... Since then, they have spent a lot of money, but the disease has not been cured, and the condition has become more complicated.

4. Repeated infection. Some urinary tract infections are caused by unclean sexual life. On the one hand, they are treated, but on the other hand, the infection still recurs. Of course, the treatment effect is not very good.

5. Excessive medical treatment. Some people receive repeated treatments and take medications, which eventually leads to intestinal flora imbalance and fungal infection, making the condition more complicated.

6. The bathroom sanitary ware is not hygienic. It often happens on campus. Girls living in dormitories hang their towels behind the doors and pile them together. They cannot see the sun all year round and it is damp and cold, which makes it easy for bacteria and fungi to grow and cause repeated infections.

7. Using expired sanitary napkins causes repeated infections after menstruation.

8. The immunity of some menopausal women decreases: lower urinary tract infection occurs during menopause or after menopause, and recurs repeatedly, accompanied by dryness, burning sensation, pain in the perineum area, etc. During routine physical examination of these patients, vulvar atrophy and vaginal wall hematoma can be found, with obvious tenderness, and some patients have obvious hematoma and edema of the urethral mucosa. The main cause of urinary tract infection in menopausal and post-menopausal patients is the decrease in estrogen levels, the softening of the epithelial cells in the vagina and urethral opening, the decrease in keratinized cells, the reduction of vaginal self-washing function, the convenience of bacteria to reproduce in the vestibular function and vagina, and the easy occurrence of vaginitis and urinary tract infection. Many studies have confirmed that estrogen deficiency (urogenital contracture) is a risk factor for UTI.

9. Recurrent urination caused by other diseases, such as diabetes, stenosis of the distal end of the urethra, weakened contraction of the detrusor muscle, etc., may cause urination dysfunction. Such patients should be examined by urodynamic model and treated according to the cause of the disease.

Urinary tract infection is a disease that is very easy to recur. We must improve our own protection measures in our daily life to keep the body clean and prevent the disease from recurring.