Eating Meat Might Give You a UTI, Research Says

Eating meat may increase your chances of getting a urinary tract infection, new research suggests, as infection rates soar.

According to a study published in National Library of Medicine.

The same study notes that “the absolute number of cases of urinary tract infections increased by 60.40% from 252.25 million … in 1990 to 404.61 million … in 2019.”

Part of the problem is the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, most commonly E. coli, on meat — which, when eaten, are passed through feces and then carried into the urinary tract during defecation, a report in Newsweek he says.

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The USDA says that E. coli can survive refrigerator and freezer temperatures, adding that “the bacteria is killed by thorough cooking, which for ground beef is an internal temperature of 160°F (71.1°C) as measured by a food thermometer .”

“We’re used to the idea that foodborne E.coli can cause diarrheal outbreaks, but the concept of foodborne E.coli causing urinary tract infections seems strange—until you recognize that raw meat is often laced with E.coli. coli that cause these infections,” said Lance B. Price, professor of environmental and occupational health and founder and co-director of the GW Antibiotic Resistance Action Center Newsweek in the statement.

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The report cited a study by the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, which said that “E. coli causes approximately 6 to 8 million UTIs in the US annually, as many as 480,000 to 640,000 extraintestinal FZECs [which stands for foodborne zoonotic E. coli] infections could occur in the US every year.”

Women have a higher risk of developing an STI than men, the Mayo Clinic says, and while it can be “painful and uncomfortable” when it’s confined to the bladder, “serious health problems can arise if the STI spreads to the kidneys.”

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Signs that it has spread to the kidneys may include back or side pain, high fever, chills, chills, nausea and vomiting.

The Mayo Clinic says there are ways to reduce your risk of STIs, including wiping from front to back, staying hydrated, and urinating after sex—because “sexual activity tends to lead to more STIs.”

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And while eating meat doesn’t guarantee you’ll get a UTI, “eating meat that has been heavily treated with antibiotics may contribute to increased rates of antibiotic resistance because the human microbiome is affected by meat consumption,” Michelle Van Kuiken, a urologist and urogynecologist at the University of California, San Francisco. , he said to National Geographic.

“That doesn’t mean if you eat meat you’re going to get a UTI, but it could make it more likely that you’ll end up colonized with a multidrug-resistant organism.”

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