A new study said the United States, drink 6 glasses of water a day, can reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in women by half of the cup capacity of 1.5 liters, equivalent to drink 9 liters of water every day.Research staff pointed out that drinking more water can urinate, Flush the female bladder and urinary tract clean and reduce the risk of urinary tract infection.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine in the United States, involved 140 healthy women under the age of 45. Those participants had at least three urinary tract infections in the past year due to less daily drinking, and researchers asked half to participate Who drank 6 glasses of water a total of 9 liters a day, while the other half had the same habitual water intake as they used to. In the one-year study, the average number of urinary tract infections in women who drank 6 cups of water dropped to 1.5 While urinary tract infections in the other half of women were still three times a year.
Women who drank water more than 11 glasses of water (16.5 liters) a day while women in the other half drank only 5 glasses of water (7.5 liters) a day.The study showed that women who had frequent urinary tract infections drank 9 liters of water a day Will reduce the risk of illness in half by Thomas Hooton, lead author of the study and director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Miami School of Medicine, said: 'Drinking plenty of water is the easiest and safest way to prevent troublesome urinary tract infections.' 'But specific The situation should follow the doctor's advice.