Will Probiotics Be a Game Changer in the Treatment of Recurrent UTI? – a Short Review

Abstract

The most frequent condition primary care doctorsaddress is recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) inboth men and women. RUTI is defined as occurring atleast three times in the past year or twice in the pastsix months. This is a serious health hazard for women.Even though there is a wide range of antibioticsavailable for the treatment of bacterial urinary tractinfections (UTIs), due to the development of antibioticresistance, chronic UTIs are now the subject of debate.This review focuses on the connection between probioticuse and the management of recurrent UTIs and offersrecommendations for using probiotics as a substitute tolessen the likelihood of adverse medication reactions.After reviewing a number of studies, it was determinedthat probiotics might be a better choice than antibioticsgiven their advantages over disadvantages.