Monthly Archive for April, 2009

What is Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)?

Posted in UTI Facts on Apr 15th, 2009

On rare cases, 2 out of 100 to be exact, urinary tract infection sometimes leads to vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a very rare illness wherein the flow of urine becomes abnormal.
In VUR, instead of the usual movement of the urine coming from the kidney into the ureters and then to the bladder, the action is reversed.
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In Preventing UTI, the Clothes to Wear Matters

Posted in UTI Prevention on Apr 8th, 2009

Urinary tract infection is generally known as a condition wherein parts of the urinary tract are being infected by bacteria. Different bacteria can cause urinary tract infection.
But the most usual cause is the infamous bacterium Escherichia coli or more commonly known as “e. coli,” which is always present at the digestive system of every human [...]

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