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Prevention of Urinary tract infection
A number of things are believed to help prevent urinary tract infections coming back, although there is little research evidence to support them:
- drinking a lot of fluid to help ‘flush out’ your urinary system (drinking at least two litres of plain water every day is generally good for health);
- by deliberately trying to empty your bladder after urinating seems complete (‘double urination’);
- by urinating after sexual intercourse;
- by avoiding nylon underwear and vaginal deodorants.
There is some weak evidence [1,3] that drinking cranberry juice can help stop urinary tract infections coming back.
