Mas agua menos infecciones
Drinking More Water Can Prevent Recurrent UTIs in Younger Women
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
Increasing water intake helps prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in younger women with low fluid consumption, a JAMA Internal Medicinestudy finds.
Researchers randomized 140 premenopausal women who had at least three episodes of cystitis in the prior year, and no current symptoms, to drink an additional 1.5 L of water daily or to consume fluids per usual for 12 months. All women reported drinking less than 1.5 L of fluids daily at enrollment.
During the study, the mean number of cystitis episodes was lower in the water versus control group (1.7 vs. 3.2), as was the mean number of antimicrobial regimens used for cystitis (1.9 vs. 3.6).
The researchers conclude, "It seems appropriate for clinicians who counsel healthy women with recurrent cystitis to routinely ask about daily fluid intake and to recommend increased intake of water, especially in those who drink no more than 1.5 L of fluids daily, as a safe and inexpensive alternative to strategies that employ antimicrobials."
JAMA Internal Medicine article (Free abstract)
JAMA Internal Medicine editor's note (Free)
Background: NEJM Journal Watch General Medicine coverage of nitrofurantoin vs. fosfomycin for uncomplicated UTIs (Your NEJM Journal Watch subscription required)
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October 02, 2018
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