
sometimes it can be to do with hygiene—not showering every day, not washing your hands before touching that area, not wiping front to back after using the toilet. but if you’re doing all those things, definitely bring it up to a doctor. i have recurrent UTIs, which is diagnosed when you have 2+ infections within 6 months or 3+ within a year. a doctor can give you some preventative measures!!
other preventative measures: 1. don’t “hold it” if you have to pee. peeing is how you flush everything out, and it needs to be done regularly. 2. drink water. can’t pee and flush out urine without water. dehydration is a big risk factor for utis. 3. always pee after sexual activities, even solo ones 4. if you end up being diagnosed with recurrent UTIs, what helps me is drinking cranberry juice or taking over the counter cranberry pills! it helps prevent bacteria from sticking to urinary tract