Fixing the gut microbiome can stop recurrent UTIs and depression in women

Fixing the gut microbiome can stop recurrent UTIs and depression in women

The antibiotic trap: How “cures” create customersFor decades, women with UTIs have been told the same thing: Take antibiotics, feel better (temporarily), and repeat when the infection inevitably returns. But here’s the catch: Antibiotics don’t just kill the "bad" bacteria causing the UTI—they carpet-bomb the entire microbiome, including the Lactobacillus strains that act as natural bodyguards against infection. Dr. Thomas M. Hooton of the Univer…