Self-care can also helpprevent you from getting bladder infectionsin the future.
For effective treatment of a UTI, you have to take your complete course of antibiotics.
A urine test may be ordered about a week after completing treatment to confirm that the infection is gone.
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While you are taking antibiotics, it is important to follow a routine of self-care.
You may be advised to take cranberry herbal supplements to prevent a bladder infection.
If you are prone to recurrent UTIs, you should make thesepreventativestrategies a habit.
Nevertheless, self-care methods are an important part of UTI prevention and treatment.
If you are prone to recurrent UTIs, be sure to talk to your doctor.
You may need a more thorough evaluation to see why you have this tendency.
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