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Article: Urinary Tract Infection; Prevention.
- Article from:
- NWHRC Health Center - Urinary Tract Infection
- Article date:
- March 17, 2005
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There are several simple, do-it-yourself techniques that may prevent a urinary tract infection. Some may work some of the time, or only in some women. But, because they carry no side effects, they certainly are worth trying to prevent the often painful and bothersome symptoms the infection can bring:
* Drink plenty of fluid--the equivalent of six to eight 8-ounce glasses -- every day to flush bacteria out of your urinary system. This does NOT mean eight glasses of water in addition to everything else that you drink.
* Make sure you're getting vitamin C in your diet, either through diet or supplements. Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, makes your urine ...