{"id":30148,"date":"2016-09-28T19:29:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T18:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/?p=30148"},"modified":"2016-09-28T19:29:21","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T18:29:21","slug":"7-causes-of-urinary-tract-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/7-causes-of-urinary-tract-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"7 CAUSES OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/itching.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/itching.jpg\" alt=\"itching\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/itching.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/itching-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The urinary tract is a system in the body responsible for removing waste and excess water. The urinary tract consists of the bladder, the kidneys, the ureters and the urethra.<\/p>\n<p>Urinary tract infections are caused by microbes such as bacteria overcoming the body&#8217;s defences in the urinary tract.<\/p>\n<p>Common symptoms of urinary tract infections include a strong, frequent urge to urinate and a painful and burning sensation when urinating.<\/p>\n<p>Below are 7 causes of urinary tract infection<\/p>\n<p>1. Holding pee for too long can cause urinary tract infections because when urine stays too long in the bladder, it encourages the production of germs.<\/p>\n<p>2. Wiping from back to front after a bowel movement can cause urinary tract infection. Wiping from back to front causes germs to the enter the vagina.<\/p>\n<p>3. Sexual intercourse can cause urinary tract infections as it pushes germs inside the urethra. Ensure you and your partner are always clean.<\/p>\n<p>4. Urinary tract infections can also be caused by kidney stones because kidney stones make it difficult to pass urine.<\/p>\n<p>5. Use of spermicides and tampons can cause urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>6. Poor personal hygiene can cause urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>7. Diabetes can increase the likelihood of having urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Phil<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The urinary tract is a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2584],"tags":[2688],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30149,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30148\/revisions\/30149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}