Theres nothing pleasant about suffering from a urinary tract infection (UTI)
Unfortunately, UTIs are extremely common among women, mainly due to a womans anatomy. In women, its common to have bladder infections because the urethra tends to be very short and close to the anal opening, explains Erika Feuerstein, a family physician and educational director at the Bay Centre for Birth Control at the Womens College Hospital in Toronto. Meaning its easy for bacteria like E. coli to transfer back up into the bladder.Think you might have one? Read on to find out the symptoms of a UTI.