What is the effect of liking salty food and impeding urination? Health problems.

This morning, I accompanied my husband to the doctor. He was having problems with urinating. We later found out that he’s got urinary tract infections or UTI after the result of the urinalysis came out. My husband loved salty food just like me and when he eats sinigang or nilaga, he won’t be able to enjoy the food without salt and chilli by the side. Aside from that, he always delay urinating during the nighttime so as not to disturb his sleep.

Medication for UTI is not easy too as you need to take antibiotics for seven (7) days, afterwhich, you need to undergo a lab test again to make sure you’re healed. At times, the pain due to this sickness is so severe you will feel excruciating pain and would need pain relievers. UTI may also lead to kidney problems if worsened.

Why am I writing about this? I am a regular case of UTI. I acquired this when I was in college and it never left me since then. It even worsened during my first pregnancy and I believe it to be one of the reasons why the immune system of my second baby was not developed well.
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