Top tips on how to flush away bladder infections
It’s often the unspoken rule when using a public toilet as a woman – squat over the seat and never let your skin touch the seat.
As misguided as this rule is according to experts, many women still link the use of public toilets to contracting urinary tract infections (UTI’s) and other infections.
And many women spend considerable amounts of money buying vaginal cleaning products to rinse their inner nether regions of possible infection or odour.
“But, contracting UTI’s generally doesn’t have much to do with hygiene even though it’s a common misconception. It’s purely a case of anatomy making women more prone to contracting infection. Women’s urethras are much shorter, making it easier for infections to seep through”, Dr Yair Edinburg said.
According to online medical resource WebMD, UTIs are a key reason we’re often told to wipe from front to back. That’s because the urethra, the tube that transports urine from the bladder to the outside of the body, is close to the anus.
Source: iol.co.za