UTI or urinary tract infection is a common problem among females, and every female will face this at least once in her lifetime, unfortunately more than once. For those who do not understand the medical term, it is that burning urination you experience, sometimes with pain, where you feel like sitting in the loo or a water tub the whole day. You seem to want to urinate every 5 minutes and with much difficulty you are only able to get a few drops of it. What a nasty thing it is!
Here is one simple tip to prevent UTI. After finishing your defecation needs, never wash yourself from front to back or back to front, always wash yourself from side to side. Keep a mild soap handy just to be extra sure. Since vagina is situated very close to the anus, you can accidentally pass along some fecal material and thereby bacteria to your vagina or urethra, which in turn will lead to infections of the genitourinary tract.
Do not be surprised if you find a lot of women not knowing this; the number is really huge, hence, the need to pass this vital information to the masses.
Another tip is to avoid wearing your sanitary napkins for a long time during your periods or menstrual cycle. Blood being an excellent medium for bacterial growth helps bacteria to grow and multiply. There have been recent updates regarding the long-lasting, keep-yourself-dry, gel versions of napkins containing cancer-causing chemicals. So change your napkins every 4 to 6 hours. Tampons, depends on the recommendation duration on the pack, change every 4 to 8 hours.
If you are a sexually active woman, then you must urinate and wash yourself with a mild soap after the act.
Kindly spread the word as there is some needy woman out there in need of this info.
Spread awareness and keep infections at bay.
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