Combination of heat and wet underwear increases risk of cystitis in women in summer

combination of heat and damp underwear for a long time after visiting beaches and pools increases the risk of cystitis in women in summeras explained by Raquel Prieto Sánchez, member and member of the Patients and Citizenship Committee of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Pharmacists (SEFAP).

To prevent such cases, the expert stressed, the importance of keeping underwear and swimsuit dry. “In addition, for avoid urinary tract infections in women It is very important to remember that we must we clean ourselves from the vagina to the anus, and not the other way around, drink enough water And urinate frequently, every two or three hoursAnd always after sexual relations” advised Prieto, who pointed out avoid using spermicides because they can increase the risk of infections and change tampons and pads frequently.

As the SEFAP representative noted, the most common symptoms experienced by patients with urinary tract infection are a feeling of pain or burning when urinating, frequent and little urination, the presence of urine with a strong odor and dark colorwaves discomfort in the lower abdomen.

Although In most cases, cystitis in healthy women is not a serious disease.– the expert urged Consult a doctor if you have any of the symptoms mentioned.. “This consultation should be urgently if these symptoms are also accompanied by fever and pain in the lower back or kidneys.“Because if the infection reaches the kidneys, it will develop into a serious infection called pyelonephritis and will require specific treatment with antibiotics,” the pharmacist emphasized. A doctor should be consulted immediately if symptoms occur in pregnant women, very elderly patients or men..

To address the problem of cystitis, a SEFAP member has allocated ease of drinking at least one and a half liters of water per day “to help kill bacteria”; and remembered it Not all urinary tract infections require treatment with antibiotics.but the decision must be made by the doctor.