1. Drink more water
Try and consume between 1,5 and 2 litres of water daily.
2. Contraception
Avoid using spermicidal gel. Chat to your doctor about what other options are available.
3. Eat yoghurt
Consuming bacteria with live cultures once a day encourages the replacement of the aggressive bacteria in the intestine with the more ‘friendly’ bacteria.
4. Sex
Flush out bacteria by passing urine within an hour (approximately) of having sex.
5. Drink cranberry juice
If you get urinary tract infections often, try drinking a large glass of cranberry juice daily.
Source: Women’s Health for Life, Dr Sarah Jarvis and a team of world class women doctors
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