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Check your symptomsPrevent Repeat Urine Infections – 8 Essential Ladies’ Hygiene Tips
September 23, 2021
If you get repeat urine infections, here are 8 essential ladies’ hygiene tips you must never ignore!
Hygiene is essential when looking at how to prevent ladies’ urine infections, given how close the openings to the bladder and the anus are.
You can help reduce the risk of more germs multiplying in the bladder, causing urine infection, by preventing their entry to the urethra from outside.
The urethra is the short tube connecting the opening of the bladder to the outside.
Its opening is located inside the space between your legs just above the vagina when lying down.
As a result, knowing where it’s located is important so that when you are cleaning around your private area or using products, you do not accidentally lead germs into the bladder.
Finally. ladies’ hygiene tips are relevant at any age. They do have some role in helping to prevent urine infections.
But that’s not all to think about – read here to learn other ways urine infections can happen in women.
If you struggle with frequent urine infections and found these ladies’ hygiene tips useful, please let us know or send in a question via our help link here.
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Editing by AskAwayHealth Team
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