{"id":30190,"date":"2016-10-01T21:36:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T20:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/?p=30190"},"modified":"2016-10-01T21:36:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T20:36:46","slug":"10-facts-about-urinary-tract-infections-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/10-facts-about-urinary-tract-infections-you-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"10 FACTS ABOUT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW"},"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>Urinary tract infections are caused by microbes such as bacteria overcoming the body&#8217;s defences in the urinary tract.<\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 facts about urinary tract infections that you should know<\/p>\n<p>1. Cranberry extracts do not treat urinary tract infections but may help reduce the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection.<\/p>\n<p>2. Having diabetes increases the risk of urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>3. Frequent or intense sex and sex with a new and\/or multiple partners can lead to urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>4. The use of tampons and spermicides increases the risk of urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>5. The majority of urinary tract infections are caused by the E. Coli bacterium.<\/p>\n<p>6. Urinary tract infections are commonly treated with antibiotics. It should also be noted that use of antibiotic is a risk factor for urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>7. Strong, frequent urge to urinate and a painful and burning sensation when urinating are common symptoms of urinary tract infections.<\/p>\n<p>8. 40-50% of women have at least one urinary tract infection during their lifetime. 20-30% have a recurrent urinary tract infection (2 infections in 6 months or more than 3 infections a year).<\/p>\n<p>9. Women have a lifetime risk to over 50% of developing a urinary tract infection.<\/p>\n<p>10. Urinary tract infection are normally diagnosed based on symptoms and testing of a urine sample.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Phil<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urinary tract infections are caused&#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\/30190"}],"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=30190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30191,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30190\/revisions\/30191"}],"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=30190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}