As many people know, dietary and lifestyle interventions, natural therapies such as phytotherapy, mycotherapy, aromatherapy and others, stress management and psychological balance, elimination of toxic substances and endocrine disruptors, and supplementation with vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids or other substances can have a great influence on the overall functioning of our body, and in particular, on the proper functioning of our neuro-immuno-endocrine system or axis. In the same way, these strategies can positively alter the state of our oral, cutaneous, intestinal and urogenital microbiota (or "flora"), a very important factor related to urinary tract infections. For all these reasons, I believe that a thorough review of other alternatives for the prevention and treatment of UTIs, beyond the classic recommendations, is essential to help many people to reduce the frequency with which they suffer from UTIs, their symptoms, their virulence and their possible complications, both direct and those resulting from the recurrent use of antibiotics.
Based on the primary causes of UTIs, in this website I review many of the possible interventions that can be helpful, such as dietary recommendations or the oral or local use of different types of products like vitamins, minerals, hormones or other natural compounds, not forgetting phytotherapy or aromatherapy. We will also talk about how to optimise the functioning of the immune system through lifestyle changes, stress reduction, improving sleep quality and others. We will briefly delve into the world of toxins and endocrine disruptors to understand how they can affect our health. We will also review dietary and non-dietary measures aimed at improving intestinal transit, especially constipation, and the state of our microbiota, both intestinal and vaginal. Other strategies we will mention are the improvement of bladder emptying in people suffering from chronic urinary retention (patients with prostatic hypertrophy - growth - of the prostate, stenosis - narrowing - of the urethra, neurological diseases, prolapse - descent - of the pelvic organs, etc.). We will also review the important role that correct pelvic statics plays in urogenital health. Treating dysmetry (imbalance) of the hips, alterations of the spine or other joints that can lead to a malfunction of the pelvic floor muscles is fundamental, as I will explain in detail in another article. Thus, we will see how voiding re-education by specialists is of utmost importance for patients to urinate correctly, as many people, for various reasons, perform what is called "uncoordinated urination" which can be the origin of urinary infections. So, if you are interested in what I am telling you, read on...
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