{"id":1844,"date":"2023-01-15T13:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/?page_id=1844"},"modified":"2023-06-25T10:36:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T10:36:22","slug":"uti-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/uti-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Utis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1844\" class=\"elementor elementor-1844\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bcda4b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0bcda4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c499f3f\" data-id=\"c499f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91bddb9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"91bddb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39d1420\" data-id=\"39d1420\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3b1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f3b1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can affect any part of the urinary tract, including the bladder, kidneys, ureters and urethra.\n<\/br><\/br>\nThey are one of the most common bacterial infections in women worldwide.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fb3911\" data-id=\"9fb3911\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d44ff1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d44ff1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca67602\" data-id=\"ca67602\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c62a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c62a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of UTIs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b71dc elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"25b71dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e1cb55 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e1cb55\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b505700\" data-id=\"b505700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e8f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89e8f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cystitis@1x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-528\" alt=\"Utipro plus af cystitis icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cystitis@1x.png 385w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cystitis@1x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Cystitis@1x-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae8be9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bae8be9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cystitis<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a06da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a06da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cystitis is inflammation of the bladder most often caused by infection. Cystitis is the most common type of urinary tract infection<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ca9c1f\" data-id=\"7ca9c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b18c8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b18c8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pyelonephritis@1x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-529\" alt=\"Utipro Pyelonephritis Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pyelonephritis@1x.png 383w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pyelonephritis@1x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Pyelonephritis@1x-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822656f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"822656f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pyelonephritis <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a765c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a765c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pyelonephritis is inflammation of one or both kidneys, most often caused by an infection. These are much less common than cystitis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ec5b5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ec5b5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d5dede\" data-id=\"3d5dede\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae4231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ae4231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uncomplicated UTI <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc7b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fc7b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) &#8211; Upper or lower UTI\u00a0 in healthy, nonpregnant women with no history of abnormal urinary tract anatomy or function or comorbidities. Uncomplicated UTIs are the most common types.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48d5050\" data-id=\"48d5050\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e01c8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4e01c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2008\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-3-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acb74e elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7acb74e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e3905a\" data-id=\"6e3905a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c501b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9c501b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17\" alt=\"Utipro Plus AF gradient line\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line.png 1748w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-300x2.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-1024x8.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-768x6.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-1536x11.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-917ff0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"917ff0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20b788b\" data-id=\"20b788b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9a392 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e9a392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a02a11f\" data-id=\"a02a11f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe6d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbe6d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complicated UTI<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a438e1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a438e1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) \u2013 Upper or lower UTI in all other patients.<\/p><p>These generally require more specialised treatment and closer clinical monitoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d5b6de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d5b6de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7d4581\" data-id=\"e7d4581\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279b40e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"279b40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recurrent Urinary Tract\nInfections<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b7166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b7166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recurrent UTIs are very common. Approximately 20\u201330% of women with a UTI will have a second UTI within 6 months.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><p>Recurrent UTIs can be very debilitating. Living with the the anxiety of sudden infections can negatively impact a persons wellbeing and quality of life<\/p><p>For many people suffering with recurrent UTIs, a prophylactic approach to management may help to minimise recurrences. Contact your healthcare professional who will be able to advise on the most appropriate treatment options for your needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5d13af\" data-id=\"b5d13af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241d0ae animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"241d0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/UTIPRO-Plus-AF-latest-innovation-in-the-therapeutic-approach-to-UTIs-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e8b7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e8b7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2425e13\" data-id=\"2425e13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51247f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51247f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Signs &amp; Symptoms of UTIs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbb3084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbb3084\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e023e6\" data-id=\"1e023e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d228f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73d228f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/UTI-Risk-Factors-Bladder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/UTI-Risk-Factors-Bladder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/UTI-Risk-Factors-Bladder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/UTI-Risk-Factors-Bladder-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/UTI-Risk-Factors-Bladder.png 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a641a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a641a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lower UTI \n<\/br>(Bladder Infection\/Cystitis)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6386020 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6386020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Painful Urination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Frequent Urination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Urgent Urination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lower Abdominal Pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Blood in the Urine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Changes in the smell or colour of urine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed8fc67\" data-id=\"ed8fc67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a66ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53a66ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Kidney-Icon-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-783\" alt=\"Utipro Kidney Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Kidney-Icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Kidney-Icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Kidney-Icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Kidney-Icon.png 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de7f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0de7f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upper UTI <\/br>(Kidney Infection\/Pyelonephritis)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3480719 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3480719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fever<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Shakes and Chills<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nausea and Vomiting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Flank Pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2aba0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a2aba0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7026b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7026b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact your doctor if you have signs or symptoms of a UTI<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96b70c5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96b70c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a22c0\" data-id=\"d6a22c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75ba7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b75ba7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1748\" height=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17\" alt=\"Utipro Plus AF gradient line\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line.png 1748w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-300x2.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-1024x8.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-768x6.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/uti-gradient-line-1536x11.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b8584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b8584\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07c961f\" data-id=\"07c961f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c36c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5c36c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible Causes of UTIs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f91d727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f91d727\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b07c56\" data-id=\"8b07c56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3898b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3898b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-518\" alt=\"Utipro Frequent sexual activity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Frequent-sexual-activity-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0677dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0677dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Frequent sexual <br \/>activity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72231ea\" data-id=\"72231ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e504f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e504f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-520\" alt=\"Utipro - Use of certain types of birth control (i.e. spermicides)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Use-of-certain-types-of-birth-control-i.e.-spermicides-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6c350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6c350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Use of certain types of birth control (i.e. spermicides)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-792c6c2\" data-id=\"792c6c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df79d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6df79d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-521\" alt=\"Utipro - Hormonal changes due to menopause\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-menopause-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a4370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93a4370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hormonal changes due to menopause<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2c2981 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2c2981\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5317cf\" data-id=\"b5317cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a684c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a684c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-522\" alt=\"Utipro - Hormonal changes due to pregnancy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Hormonal-changes-due-to-pregnancy-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f93733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f93733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pregnancy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7e159b\" data-id=\"f7e159b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8555e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8555e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-523\" alt=\"Utipro - Physical anatomy and hygiene after urination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Physical-anatomy-and-hygiene-after-urination-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc7fe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc7fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Physical anatomy and hygiene after urination<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3d8bcb\" data-id=\"a3d8bcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238c39f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"238c39f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-524\" alt=\"Utipro - Misuse of antibiotics altering normal bacterial flora\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Misuse-of-antibiotics-altering-normal-bacterial-flora-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41ed6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f41ed6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Antibiotics altering normal bacterial flora<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2646f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2646f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66226a9\" data-id=\"66226a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb503ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb503ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-525\" alt=\"Utipro - Change in the immune system\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Change-in-the-immune-system-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3631375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3631375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Change in the<br \/>immune system<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0115c5\" data-id=\"e0115c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2b8fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2b8fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-526\" alt=\"Utipro - Interference with urine flow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Interference-with-urine-flow-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9de31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f9de31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Interference with <br \/>urine flow<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c821a0\" data-id=\"6c821a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5d993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f5d993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-527\" alt=\"Utipro - Prolonged use of bladder catheters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.utipro.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Utipro-Prolonged-use-of-bladder-catheters-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2420284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2420284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Prolonged use of bladder catheters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5c2430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5c2430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6596988\" data-id=\"6596988\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-955aa38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"955aa38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-59a2c1e\" data-id=\"59a2c1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ae95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25ae95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes of UTIs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bae6898\" data-id=\"bae6898\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675845f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"675845f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1eb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7b1eb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Frequent sexual activity<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\"><p>Sexually active women tend to have more UTIs than women who are not sexually active. Having a new sexual partner may also increase the risk to UTIs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1292\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Use of certain types of birth control<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1292\"><p>Spermicide-based contraceptives such as coated condoms, diaphragms and cervical caps can be a risk factor for recurrent UTIs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1293\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1293\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Menopause<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1293\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1293\"><p>The decline in oestrogen levels in menopause causes several changes of the normal female physiology and leads to vaginal atrophy, modification of the normal vaginal flora an increase of the vaginal ph. All of these menopause induced changes are associated with an increased risk of developing UTIs in women.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1294\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1294\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Pregnancy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1294\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1294\"><p>The increased risk of developing UTI&#8217;s during pregnancy are related to the increased pressure of the enlarged uterus on the urinary tract, impacting urine flow and bladder emptying. Hormonal changes during pregnancy also increase the risk.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1295\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1295\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Hygiene after toilet use<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1295\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1295\"><p>Wiping from front\u00a0to back after urinating and after a bowel movement helps prevent bacteria in the anal region from spreading to the vagina and urethra.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1296\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1296\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Antibiotics altering normal bacterial flora<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1296\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1296\"><p>Our natural bacterial flora are an important defence mechanism against urinary tract infections. Antibiotics can have a negative effect on this flora and increase the risk of developing a UTI.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1297\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1297\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Changes in the immune system<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1297\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1297\"><p>A suppressed immune system can impact a person\u2019s natural defence mechanisms, making them more susceptible to infection.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1298\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1298\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Structural or functional abnormalities of the urinary tract<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1298\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1298\"><p>Abnormalities in the urinary tract can impair urine flow.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1299\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1299\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Prolonged use of bladder catheters<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1299\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1299\"><p>People who are unable to urinate on their own and use a tube (catheter) to urinate have an increased risk of UTIs. 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This may include people who are hospitalised and people with neurological problems that make it difficult to control their ability to urinate.<\\\/p>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f47ec2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f47ec2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4526f0\" data-id=\"b4526f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845a7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"845a7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The role of intestinal bacteria in the development of UTIs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3793b60 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3793b60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-babd9e1\" data-id=\"babd9e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94684a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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