Turns out that Rx might make it easier for our bodies to fall victim to another infection.
During the one-year study, 24 UTIs were diagnosedall among those with histories of previous UTIs.
The researchers then took additional samples from the women post-diagnosis to add to their database.
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UTIs are most often triggered byEscherichia colibacteria from the intestines that work their way into the urinary tract.
Fascinatingly, both of the groups hadE.
colistrains in their guts thatcouldcause UTIs.
But women who have recurrent UTIs tend to have less diverse microbiomes than their UTI-free peers.
colithat still allow the good bacteria to survive and thrive.
Two promising medical options: An experimental drugbased on the sugar mannoseand a possible vaccine.
(By the way, gut health is important even if you don’t struggle with UTIs!
