As many as two-thirds of women get a urinary infection at least once in their lives, statistical data show. In a large number of cases, this infection recurs within the next year.
It is more common in pregnant women, menopausal and postmenopausal women, the elderly and diabetics. They can also occur in case of weakened immunity, stress, exertion or some other infection, which all together leads to a decrease in the resistance of the mucous membrane of the urinary tract.
Cold weather also favors the development of these infections.
If urinary infections occur, you should increase your intake of vitamin C, which slows the growth of bacteria in the bladder, and avoid alcohol, coffee, sugar, and chocolate.
Dairy products are also an ideal medium for the reproduction of bacteria, especially Escherichia.
But that's why you should drink teas made from birch, corn silk, oats, basil, parsley and other herbs, at least two liters a day. These teas encourage more frequent urination, and thus the excretion of bacteria from the body, reports Novosti.
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