Bladder Infection - Take Preventive Steps Before It Gets Late

by: Robert Henry


Generally, women are more prone to bladder inflammation than men. This is because women's urethra is shorter and placed closed to the anus, which is simply opposite in case of men. Since women's urethra is closer to the anus there is every possibility of bacteria entering the urethra there by causing inflammation of the bladder. Pregnant women are more susceptible to bladder infection. Apart from them, those who use a diaphragm of birth control can get such disease easily.

Besides these, there are other factors that can also lead to bladder infection in women as well as men. Having sex with multiple partners is one of the causes. Also, people with kidney stone can get this disease. It is not that only adult men and women can get bladder disease, children are likely to get affected by this disease. Infection in bladder can also occur among elderly people and those having diabetes.

There are number of symptoms but the commonest is the one related to difficulties in urination. Patients are also expected to get fever along with vomiting. Foul urine odor is also one of the symptoms of bladder infection. Although there are different medicines that can threaten the disease, but is always better to take preventative steps so that is does not occur at all.

One of the preventive steps is to clean your genitals regularly. It is also very important to abstain from having sex with multiple partners. Besides these, one must drink lots of fluids barring alcohol and caffeine. Drinking Cranberry juice can also help one to ward off bladder infection. It is also a wise decision to wear cotton underwear as cloths made out of other materials might lead to infection in the bladder. The antibiotic medicines may help one to get a relief from the disease but in many cases they fail to stop the recurrence of the disease. Hence, it is better to keep your body neat and tidy to prevent bladder infection.