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Had a bowel movement this morning, (female) cleaned myself and saw accidentally some moved to the front genital area, i tried to clean well. i took 2 pills of 500mg of d mannose in case my body started to do an infection..would i get infection?
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Answered 3/6/2023
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If you cleaned yourself promptly, It is unlikely that you would get a urinary tract infection from this one exposure to stool. Good luck.
Answered 3/9/2023
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