Are you too busy at work to go to the toilet? Has holding urine always made you feel unwell? If you have symptoms such as frequent urination, urgent urination or even painful urination, it is likely that you have a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are most common in women, so how can women avoid urinary tract infections? The ratio of men to women suffering from urinary tract infections is about 1:8. Anatomical factors may be the reason why urinary tract infections are more common in women than in men. Women’s urethra is relatively short and straight, so bacteria can easily enter the bladder, and the urethral opening of women is very close to the vagina and anus, and there are a lot of bacteria around both the vagina and the anus, so women are more prone to urinary tract infections compared to men. Modern women pay close attention to personal hygiene, but there are still a few who suffer from urinary tract infections, mainly for the following reasons: 1. Holding urine for too long. Urination can flush the urethra and take the bacteria out of the body. If you do not urinate for a long time, the flushing effect is reduced, which will increase the risk of bacteria breeding in the urethra. 2, incorrect wipe way. The female urethral opening is close to the anus, and the incorrect way of wiping from back to front after relieving oneself is likely to bring bacteria from the anus to the urethra, greatly increasing the risk of the urethra being contaminated. 3, frequent sexual life or do not pay attention to hygiene. Female urinary tract infections caused by sex is more common, sex is easy to make the bacteria in the pubic area retrograde into the bladder, triggering urinary tract infections. In fact, the prevention and control of urinary tract infections is not difficult, to develop a few good habits on the line. The first is not to hold urine and drink more water. The second is to ensure adequate sleep, adhere to physical exercise, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, eat less spicy food, enhance physical fitness. In addition, it is important to wash your hands before pooping to prevent bacteria from entering the urethra. Finally, once you find the symptoms of urinary tract infection should be treated in a timely manner, over time it is easy to cause the entire urinary system infection.