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Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Frequent bladder infections are disruptive and painful. You need to find a way to prevent your bladder infections from recurring, in addition to completing your bladder infection treatments. There are many ways to manage your bladder infection symptoms and prevent cystitis, uti or bladder infection from recurring.

Here are some doctor-recommended ways to avoid frequent bladder infections.

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Complete Your Bladder Infection Treatment

Finish your medicine

take all your medicine to avoid recurring bladder infectionsCompleting all of your antibiotics is important to your bladder infection treatment. People often stop their antibiotics when their symptoms go away and they feel better. This make your bladder infections worse. Some of the infection-causing bacteria can survive in your bladder if you stop treatment early. These bacteria will multiply and your bladder infection will return. So take those antiobiotics exactly as prescribed by your doctor!

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Treat Yourself to Cotton

Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Always wear only cotton underwear. Nylon panties trap body heat and moisture. This creates the perfect environment for bacteria, which is exactly what you do not want in that area!
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Doctors Notes

Ask your doctor about taking antibiotics after having sex if you are prone to frequent bladder infections.

Hang Loose in the Trouser Area

Wear loose clothing to avoid frequent bladder infections

Stay away from tight pants or jeans, pantyhose and girdles. These garments trap your body heat and moisture, creating a hospitable environment for bacteria, which will worsen your problem. Loose-fitting pants or skirts worn without pantyhose or a girdle are a much more comfortable alternative for anyone trying to avoid frequent bladder infections.
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Avoid Baths If You Have Frequent Bladder Infections

Stay out of the water!

Showers help in avoiding frequent bladder infectionsSoaking in any kind of soapy water can irritate your bladder opening and make everything worse. Never take bubble baths at all if you are prone to frequent bladder infections. Skip the bath salts, bath oils, anything with added fragrance. Always take showers rather than baths. If showering is not an option, avoid sitting in soapy bath water any longer than you have to. If you just need a soak, use plain water and do not use soap.

Safer Sex Tip

Empty your bladder before and after having sex, to flush out bacteria that can cause infections.

Fresh Air for Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Cotton sleepwear will help your bladder problems

Allow your genital area to air out by sleeping without panties. If you cannot sleep nude wear a light cotton nightgown or loose cotton pajama pants or shorts. Exposing the genitals to fresh air will reduce irritation and aid in healing.

Try some new cotton sleepwear and put your frequent bladder infections to rest.
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Eat More Meat

Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Eat more meat to avoid frequent bladder infectionsEating foods high in protein, such as meat, peanutbutter and legumes, also makes your urine more acidic. This makes it less hospitable to the bacteria that causes bladder infections.

Probiotics

Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Eating probiotic dairy products, such as yogurt or kefir, help your body maintain a healthy bladder pH level. You can purchase probiotic yogurt or kefir in the dairy or health food section of your supermarket, or buy it online. Probiotic supplements are also available and can be helpful in maintaining and healthy bladder.
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Healthy Bladder Tip

Drinking at least 8 glasses of water or other liquid everyday will dilute the urine and flush out your bladder.

Drink Plenty of Water

Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Drink more water to treat bladder infectionDrinking a lot of water will dilute your urine. This cases less irritation to the urinary tract and bladder, and flushes out harmful bacteria.

Drink at least two quarts of water each day to avoid frequent bladder infections.

Cranberry Juice Fights Bladder Infections

Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Natural cranberry juice makes your urine more acidic. Changing the acidity level of the bladder makes it less hospitable to harmful bacteria. Drink only natural cranberry juice and avoid cranberry juice cocktail which is high in sugar and can actually aggravate your bladder problems. Cranberry tablets and capsules are also helpful to acidify the bladder.
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More Bladder Tips

Urinating every two hours will help keep pressure off your sensitive bladder lining.

Stay Away from Caffeine and Alcohol

Avoiding Frequent Bladder Infections

Caffeine and alcohol irritate your sensitive bladder. Anytime the bladder is irritated, it makes it easier for bacteria to gain the upper hand. If you miss your coffee, try drinking cranberry tea instead.
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Sack the Sugar to Avoid Frequent Bladder Infections

Sugar makes bladder infections worse

Sugar aggravates bladder infectionsBacteria loves sugar. So cut back on your sugar intake, including candy, cakes, pies, cookies, sugary beverages and soft drinks. The bacteria feed off the sugar and multiply, making your bladder infection worse.

Watch out for hidden sugar, including high fructose corn syrup, hidden in processed foods!

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  • GayleMcLaughlin Mar 8, 2012 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    I have not personally had bladder infections but have a sister who has a lot. Thanks for the tips.
  • Upon-Request Mar 8, 2012 @ 11:29 am | delete
    All good tips. I used to get them often but learned how to avoid them with many of the tips you've listed here.
  • scarlettohairy Aug 3, 2011 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    Great ideas for minimizing bladder infections.
  • SurvivalFoodStoragePreparedness Jun 12, 2011 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    I love the way you added Post It Notes into your Lens! That is a very cool trick :)
  • RhondaSueDavis Jun 11, 2011 @ 8:59 pm | delete
    I love the post it notes!
  • RhondaSueDavis Jun 11, 2011 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    Thanks. Good to keep in mind with warmer summer months!
  • OrganicMom247 May 24, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
    Very helpful and useful lens. :)
  • marckq May 11, 2011 @ 7:08 am | delete
    Thanks, this was informative. Will share to a friend who frequently has bladder infection.
  • vallain May 7, 2011 @ 3:30 pm | delete
    Very informative. I do believe that eating yogurt daily helps with all sorts of things including preventing cold sores on the mouth.
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