How women can prevent urinary tract infections

  Urinary tract infections are a common and frequent disease, and women are more prone to urinary tract infections because of their short urethra. Urinary tract infections are reported to be one of the most common infections in women. The typical symptoms of urinary tract infection are: rapid onset, frequent and urgent urination, urination 1 to 2 times per hour or even more than 5 to 6 times, burning sensation in the urethra during urination, small amount of urine each time; pain in the lower abdomen at the end of urination, sometimes hematuria is seen; there are often no obvious symptoms of systemic infection, but very few patients can have back pain and low fever.  1, personal hygiene habits and fixed sexual partners can avoid the occurrence of urinary tract infection to a certain extent. In addition, women should develop the good habit of urinating diligently, especially the current “white-collar ladies” who unconsciously live a sedentary lifestyle, a meeting to forget to go to the bathroom is a very bad habit.  2, the recurrence of urinary tract infection during pregnancy and long untreated people, senior age, previous history of abortion and menstruation, the incidence of urinary tract infection in the middle and late stages of pregnancy is high, so avoid repeated abortions, choose pregnancy at the right time, strengthen pregnancy hygiene education, pay attention to local hygiene, daily cleaning of the vulva, change underwear, abstain from sexual intercourse, keep the bowels open, pay attention to the aseptic operation of the vulva or vagina. At the same time, strengthen the urine examination in the middle and late pregnancy can prevent the occurrence of urinary tract infection during pregnancy.  3, menopausal women should pay attention to their own health care, strengthen physical exercise, enhance the ability to resist disease, and develop good hygiene habits. It has been reported that the atrophied bladder mucosa of post-menopausal women improved significantly after taking oral estrogen. Therefore, middle-aged and elderly women should pay attention to eating more soy products and other supplemental phytoestrogens, and if necessary, under the guidance of a doctor, appropriate supplemental estrogen preparations.