You wake up one morning with nausea and diarrhea. It gets worse throughout the day. You think you may have a stomach bug, but it’s hard to know for sure. Maybe it’s COVID-19 or even food poisoning?
Urinary tract infections in women are extremely common. Not only is the urethra short; the close proximity to the vagina and anus (both of which aren’t meant to be sterile) makes it prone to infection. And because urinary tract infections occur so easily, questions about them do too. Here is some clarification about them to help dispel myths.