* Drink plenty of water and other liquids each day. This helps ensure that you urinate frequently, which flushes bacteria from your urinary tract.
* Urinate when you have the urge. Don't hold your urine for a long time.
* Avoid constipation.
* Drink cranberry juice or take cranberry pills.3
Prevention steps for women
* Urinate immediately after sexual intercourse. This is the best protection women have against UTIs, because it helps prevent bacteria from moving into the urethra.
* Avoid using a condoms coated with spermicide or a diaphragm for birth control if your doctor believes they are causing you to get UTIs.
* Change sanitary napkins often.
* Avoid douches, feminine hygiene sprays, and other feminine hygiene products with deodorant. These can alter the normal balance of organisms that help prevent infection.
Prevention step for men
* Keep the tip of your penis clean, especially if you are uncircumcised. The foreskin can trap bacteria, which can then get into the urinary tract and cause infection.
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