Can a mild urinary tract infection heal itself by drinking more water?

Mild urinary tract infections may heal on their own by drinking plenty of water, but prompt medical attention is generally recommended to avoid delaying treatment. When the autoimmune system is relatively strong, a mild urinary tract infection with less obvious symptoms may heal itself by drinking more water, resting more and paying attention to perineal hygiene. Urinary tract infections with more severe symptoms require regular, effective anti-infection treatment to cure. However, in order to prevent the aggravation of urinary tract infection, try to go to the hospital for examination and treatment as early as possible when abnormal symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, painful urination and burning sensation during urination occur so as not to aggravate the condition. The most important thing for the treatment of urinary tract infection is anti-infection treatment, first of all, you need to carry out bacterial culture of the patient’s urine to clarify the type of causative bacteria, and then choose the appropriate antibiotics (such as amoxicillin, cephalexin, levofloxacin and so on) for the pathogens. In life, you should also drink more water to promote the excretion of urine, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease, and drugs need to be used under the guidance of the doctor. Urinary tract infection patients are recommended to regular hospitals, standardized normative treatment under the guidance of physicians.