Finding a prevention for UTIs

DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 68-year-old female. I am now on medication for yet another urinary-tract infection. This is my fourth infection in four months. I have been to my family doctor twice and to urgent care twice because two happened over a weekend. The pressure, burning and hurting just seems to come on rapidly, along with running to the bathroom real often.

Some background information: I have had bronchitis, a colonoscopy, hernia repair and my right knee scoped. I got the hernia shortly after I had the colonoscopy.
Are there any preventive options I can practice, because I seem to be prone to these infections? I do not like taking antibiotics or any other medicine. I’m an active person who loves to walk and exercise moderately. [Read more...]