Diet precautions for female urinary tract infection
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Urinary tract infection, also known as urinary tract infection, is an inflammatory reaction caused by urinary tract epithelial invasion of bacteria, usually accompanied by bacteriuria and pyuria. According to the infection site, urinary tract infection can be divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection. What are the dietary considerations for female urinary tract infection?
Diet precautions for female urinary tract infection
First, avoid acidic, spicy and high sugar food: spicy food is easy to stimulate the urinary tract, making it difficult to urinate. Because the pH of urine has a great influence on the growth of bacteria and the pharmacological absorption of antibiotics, alkaline environment can make antibiotics play a therapeutic role. Acidic foods include: pork, beef, duck, eggs, crucian carp, shrimp, rice, peanut, barley, beer and so on. And high sugar food will also make the body too acidic.
Second, avoid flatulence, hair, promote hot and humid food: flatulence food includes: milk, soybean milk; hair includes: pig head meat, muscle, hairtail, crab, mushroom, etc., promote hot and humid food: wine, desserts and high-fat food.
Third, antibiotic prevention can significantly reduce the recurrence of female urinary tract infection. Taking Cefalexin or ciprofloxacin two hours after sex can effectively prevent female urinary tract infection.
matters needing attention
Drink plenty of water, urinate frequently, at least two liters of water every day, urinate every 2 to 3 hours, through the flushing effect of a large amount of urine, to achieve the effect of removing some bacteria. And pay attention to the cleanliness of the vagina, easy to urinary tract infection of women in the sex life in addition to their own cleaning body, the husband should also clean up, because the urethral orifice and vagina is very close, it is easy to pass through the vulva or nearby, into the urethral orifice cause urinary tract infection.