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Does Flagyl Treat Bladder Infections?
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Prevention
Women can help to prevent bladder infections by wiping from front to back with toilet tissue after a bowel movement and by urinating after having sexual intercourse. Some women who have two or more bladder infections every year take an antibiotic after sexual encounters, three times per week, or daily to prevent infection. Other measures that may help to prevent bladder infections include going to the bathroom as soon as you feel the urge to urinate, drinking plenty of fluids every...
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Bladder stones
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Stones - bladder; Urinary tract stones; Bladder calculiTreatmentDrinking 6 - 8 glasses of water or more per day to increase urinary output may help... Read more »
Kegel Exercises, Bladder Incontinence Training
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
SurgeryThere are nearly 200 surgical procedures for incontinence. Most are designed to restore the bladder neck and urethra to their anatomically... Read more »
Bashful Bladder Syndrome
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Bashful Bladder Syndrome is the inability to initiate urination when in the company of others.It has been estimated that one in ten Americans suffers... Read more »
Cystitis (UTI, Bladder Infection)
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder due to infection with a microorganism (such as a bacteria or virus). Cystitis is second only to... Read more »
Top 10 Myths About Overactive Bladder
Overactive Bladder Only Happens in Older Women According to the National Association for Continence (NAFC). While OAB is more common in post-menopausal women, about 17% of women over age 18 (and 16% of men) have OAB. After 40, that number...
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