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Increasing fluid intake by 1.5L/day can prevent recurrent UTIs in women

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Womens health
Sexual health
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A recent Alberta Tools for Practice1: Based on 1 RCT in women with recurrent UTIs (average 3.3 per year) and low fluid intake (less than 1.5L/day), increasing water intake by an additional ~1.5 L/day results in 1.5 fewer UTIs and 1.7 fewer antibiotic prescriptions per patient after 1 year compared to those who don't change intake.2 

Over 90% of women with increased water intake will have fewer than 3 episodes of UTIs per year.

References

  1. Drink Up: Increasing Fluid Intake to Prevent Recurrent UTIs.
  2. Effect of Increased Daily Water Intake in Premenopausal Women With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections.
Gems are chosen by the Goodfellow director Dr. Bruce Arroll to be either practice changing or practice maintaining. The information is educational and not clinical advice.

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