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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Urinary Tract Infection - Causes and Prevention

I am hosting an event called Eat Healthy - Fight Diabetes in my food blog. While doing research about the side effects of diabetics, I found that UTI - Urinary Tract Infection is one among many. UTI is a bacterial infection that is easily curable. Phew! What a relief! There are many cures for UTI.

Who gets this Infection?

Women are much prone to this infection than men. Especially, sexually active women. Adding to it, people who have diabetes have greater chance to be affected by this. Unhealthy toilet habits play a major part in inviting this infection.


How can it be treated?

Most cases can be treated with oral antibiotics. As alternative medicine, D-mannose powder are advocated as a herbal remedy for urinary tract infections. With all these medicine self - discipline is a major way to treat this infection.

Is is ok to Use D Mannose for Urinary Tract Infection in diabetic patients? This is the question I got when I read about D Mannose. But, I was convinced that this doesn't increase the blood sugar level. The best way is to consult your doctor!

What can we do to prevent?

- Having a healthy toilet habits helps a lot!

- Breast feeding reduces the chances of this infection in the new born.

- Acupuncture has proved to be an effective way.

- Recent study shows that cranberry juice can decrease the incidence of UTI!

4 comments:

Yeast Infection Treatment said...

Thanks for this info. I want to say that Urinary tract infections are the second most common infection and accounts for nearly 9 million visits to doctors each year. Discover 10 ways you can help yourself prevent a painful urinary tract infection or UTI from developing. Your blog becomes really useful for every one.

Jasper Treatment For Urinary Problems said...

It was a great article research about Urinary track infection I also want to add extra information about UTI. since this infection is one of the most common diseases afflicting people all over the world. Although it is not deemed to be as serious as a heart attack or a stroke, it can lead to some pretty grave diseases, such as glomerulonephritis, or worse, renal failure. One of the most common causes of UTI is bacteria coming from the rectum or the vagina, since these areas are proximal to the urethra. Remember that the urinary tract is sterile, meaning it does not contain normal flora. In contrast, the vagina and the rectum house normal flora, and once these bacteria enters the urethra and travels up to the bladder and the kidneys, it results to UTI.

AllieB said...

Hi! I thought if you're looking for urinary tract infection fixes and cranberry juice just isn't working, this might be helpful! I found this while researching...it's educational on UTis and antibiotics to treat them. I'm copying and pasting what I found below. Hope this helps :)

"If you have experienced a urinary tract infection (UTI) in your lifetime, treat yourself to a $25 Amazon gift card. [http://almatica.com/macro/macrodantin.html] You deserve it!

UTIs account for nearly 10 million doctor visits annually, and one in five women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime, according to the National Kidney Foundation. A UTI occurs when bacteria enter the urinary tract and multiply.

Antibiotics can treat most UTIs successfully, but the type of antibiotics prescribed will depend on several factors, such as the cause of the infection, the type of antibiotic and other medical conditions.

If you experience any of the following symptoms that typically indicate a UTI, you should consider seeing your doctor.
• An urgent need to urinate, often with very little urinate passed
• A burning feeling while urinating
• Cloudy or blood-tinged urine
• Urine with a strong odor
Learn more about Almatica pharma at www.almatica.com"

d-mannose said...

Knowing the causes of UTI and how to prevent it from happening is great help for me. Thanks for putting up this kind of article post.

 

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