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Surprising new ways to help STOP and PREVENT urinary tract infections

If you’ve ever experienced the painful burning and constant discomfort of a urinary tract infection, you know it’s not something you ever want to go through again.

Thankfully, you can substantially reduce your risk of this painful illness — or receive the most effective treatment — thanks to the practical advice in the new online guide from Harvard Medical School.

This practical Harvard online guide reveals surprising new ways to help STOP and PREVENT urinary tract infections — a condition that leads to millions of doctor visits and billions of dollars spent on diagnosis and treatment every year. You’ll discover ...

Why it is so important to know the difference between a bladder infection and a kidney infection
The little-known risk factors to contracting a life-threatening kidney infection
How to tell if your baby or young child has a UTI ... and what vital steps doctors recommend if their UTIs are frequent
The cream that reduces risk of UTI in older women
The major risk factor for UTI in teenage girls and young women
When UTI risk increases in men — and the five major causes to guard against
Why doctors may need an X-ray, ultrasound, or CT scan to diagnose a UTI.
The difference between a complicated and uncomplicated UTI ... and why the distinction is so important for proper treatment

Are you at risk of having a drug resistant UTI?

Increasingly, bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics. In fact, some UTI bacteria may actually be able to flush an antibiotic out of their cells or otherwise evade being destroyed by it.

When they replicate, these bacteria will pass their antibiotic resistance on to their offspring. And when bacteria are less sensitive to antibiotics, it becomes more difficult to fight infections.

That’s why there is a shift toward getting a urine culture for some uncomplicated UTIs: It allows physicians to prescribe a more targeted antibiotic, increasing the chances of successful treatment and decreasing the risk of antibiotic resistance.

And it’s why it’s so important to be aware of the host of ways to help prevent and treat UTIs, now revealed in Harvard’s online guide: Urinary Tract Infection: What you need to know about this common illness