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I had a urinary tract infection and my doctor told me to avoid eating salty foods. i would like to know how salty foods cause urinary tract infection?

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Not the cause: Salty foods are not the cause of the UTI, but during treatment we encourage increased fluids to help flush out the bladder and decreased caffeine/salt (those can irritate the bladder) while taking antibiotics.

Answered 10/30/2015

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