are urinary tract infections contagious?
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Good Lord....I can't believe the 1st response.\n\nNO, NO, NO.  Geeze.
568449
not that i've heard, but i do know that if youre out of reach of an opothecary and you have an open wound you can urinate on it to prevent infection. you can also put maggots on it!
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Prevention\nThe following are a list of things that can be done to avoid a urinary tract infection. As many people, especially women, experience recurrent infections some commonly recommended preventative measures are\n\nHaving adequate fluid intake, especially water. \nNot resisting the urge to urinate. \nTaking showers, not baths, or urinating soon after taking a bath. \nPracticing good hygiene, including wiping from the front to the back to avoid contamination of the urinary tract by faecal pathogens. \nCleaning genital areas prior to and after sexual intercourse. \nFor sexually active women, and to a lesser extent men, urinating within 15 minutes of sexual intercourse to allow the flow of urine to expel the bacteria before specialized extensions anchor the bacteria to the walls of the urethra. \nIt has been advocated by some, that cranberry-juice would decrease the incidence of UTI, by generating some metabolite inhibiting the adherence of certain pathogens (eg. E. coli) to the epithelium of the urinary bladder.
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Pneumonia is a bacterial infection of the lungs, and there are many strains and bacterias responsible for the infection.\n\nSome bugs are more infectious than others, and some are able to hop from one body to the other through the air.  Those are the worst so far as being contagious.
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They're pretty helpful.  They make your urine more acidic so bacteria cannot adhere to the walls of your urinary tract.  Take a bunch at a time (4 or 5) when you feel like a UTI might be coming on, and they'll probably ward off the infection.  Good luck.
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UTI, as in Urinary Tract Infection?
779459
A urinary tract infection (UTI) just means you have an infection somewhere in the system, from the kidneys, to the bladder,to the urethra leading out.  You could have gotten it from wiping the wrong direction, back to front instead of front to back.   You may have no drunk enough water and held yourself long enough for the bacteria normally present in your urine to take hold.  The bacteria may have come from his hands or even yours- hard to tell.   It just means you have an infection, and loads of people get them every day, with or without the sex/hand job.  Just drink lots of fluids, water and cranberry juice blends are the best, and take your antibiotics as directed.  It will go away in a few days, and it's not a big deal.  Keep yourself clean, watch how you wipe, drink plenty of fluids and go when you need to go,and you will do just fine.
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A Urinary Tract Infection has tell tale symptoms. There is an itchy feeling, and it burns when you pee. You can also feel a little bit crampy.\n\nDrinking a lot of water and fluids can help relieve the itchy burny feeling, but you should see a doctor as the only way to get rid of the infection is antibiotics. Also, this is a bacterial infection and can spread to the kidneys causing severe pain and worse complications.\n\nPeeing after sex can help prevent UTI's.
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There are many possible causes of getting a urinary tract infections but  to answer your questions you have to know the following things:\n>>The physical act of intercourse itself produces conditions that increase the possibility of having UTI .\n>> Unlubricated condoms may injure vaginal tissue and make it easy  to get  infections which can also result to urinary tract infection. \n>>Some women experience UTI as an allergic reaction to latex in condoms.\n>> Sex and any sexual activities including any act involved which touches the female organ (such as fingering) could cause a UTI if any bacteria had gained access to the urethra thus infecting the urinary system. \n\nFor those above reasons good hygiene should always be practiced and be sure that the hands touching your "sensitive" organ are washed before being used. Cleanliness of the anal area before and after sex should be maintained to lessen the risk of getting UTI due to the reason that bacteria from the anal region is usually the cause of  the urinary tract infection. Bear in mind also that sex is not just the cause oh UTI, there are many causes not related to sex. ♥
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There is anecdotal evidence that there is some benefit, but until there is a large-scale study in a reputable journal that confirms it, I would stay away.\n\nAs for the dangers, there is no bacteria in urine unless you have a urinary tract infection.  The kidneys and lymph system make darn sure of that.  The rest of urine is really made up of water, nitrogen-containing compounds resulting mostly from protein metabolism, and various electrolytes such as sodium, chlorine, and potassium.
600043
Very debatable about whether there is no reason for it.  I prefer not to run the risks of UTI's, thank you very much.
1079437
Although all bodily fluids have potential for viral infection, saliva and urine are unlikely routes.  Not impossible, just unlikely.
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The most common cause of UTI are bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagina which can spread and enter the urinary tract through the urethra. \n\nOnce these bacteria enter the urethra they travel upwards causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract. \n\nSexual intercourse is a common cause of urinary tract infections because the female anatomy can make women more prone to urinary tract infections. During sexual intercourse bacteria in the vaginal area is sometimes massaged into the urethra by the motion of the penis.\n\nAnother cause of bladder infections or UTI is waiting too long to urinate. The bladder is a muscle that stretches to hold urine and contracts when the urine is released. Waiting very long past the time you first feel the need to urinate causes the bladder to stretch beyond its capacity which over time can weaken the bladder muscle. When the bladder is weakened it may not empty completely and some urine is left in the bladder which may increase the risk of urinary tract infection or bladder infection. \n\nAntibiotics cure typical bladder infections. Drinking cranberry juice or taking cranberry pills can reduce your chances of getting a bladder infection or help cure it if you already have one.
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NOPE !!!\n\nIT'S MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT !!!\n\nIT CONSISTS OF MENTAL DISORDERS !!!\n\nAND IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN NOT INDUCE UPON YOURSELF NOR IS IT CONTAGIOUS !!!
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Technically yes. Realistically no. However, if you rub your butt and genitals around in someone else's fresh body excretions, you can get a disease. Usually, the bacteria/viruses in blood and excretions die off fairly fast once exposed to air, especially if the stuff is already crusty. You skin is an intact barrier and gives sufficient protection from unsanitary places. You would have to get direct contact with the genital region in order for this to happen, and the excretions would have to be fairly fresh.\n\nActually, studies have shown that one of the most unsanitary places in a bathroom is the bathroom door handle (next to the flush button, of course). It's full of bacteria found in urine and feces, and while it's not easy to get an infection from that, it's still gross. That's what you want to avoid touching after you washed your hands.
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Most Bladder infections are due to ecoli. The close proximety of the vagina and anus, as well as sexual activities makes it very easy to get this type of bladder infections. What helps most, if you are female, wipe from front to back to direct feces away from the vagina. Never have anal intercourse followed by vaginal intercourse. Always urinate after intercourse.and sometimes those germs just make there anyway. Drink lots of fluids, water is best, cranberry juice / sauce or mixed in anyway changes the ph of your urine to discourage bacterial growth. And stear clear of bubble baths and scented soaps as they irritate the urethra. The reason the doctor changed your antibiotic is to be able to be specificaly able to kill out the ecoli bacteria.  All antibiotics are specific to different germs, so one is better than another in certain cases.
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a uti can cause the bladder to spasm and cramp. a urine culture only takes 48 hours to determine which bacteria is causing the infection