Ways to manage recurring urinary tract infections

3D illustration showing bladder infection in the urinary tract of a woman. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK

Mercy, in her late thirties, has been battling Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) for many years. She is always in and out of hospital, in a bid to get relief from the uncomfortable symptoms of the disease which include the following: frequent urge to urinate, pain while urinating and lower back pain.

"This is a problem that I have been dealing with for long. I keep getting medication which makes the symptoms to disappear for some time, then the condition comes back again. This is really frustrating," she says.

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