Poor fluid intake is a risk factor for UTIs in neurogenic bladder disease ¹

Low fluid intake has been associated with an increase in urine osmolality and acidity, which may put individuals at risk of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs).²

ADH diurnal variation and fluid intake

Did you know that the release of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), which regulates fluid absorption in our body, is affected in the neurourological population?³

Lack of normal daily variation of ADH may constitute a risk of inadequate fluid retention.³

Clinical evidence on fluid intake

Even though poor fluid intake is considered a UTI risk factor, the role of fluid intake for UTI prevention in neurourological patients is not firmly established in clinical evidence.² However, general medical experience supports the intake of adequate amounts of fluids daily.⁴

A clinical study of non-neurogenic premenopausal women with recurrent UTIs showed that increased water intake prevents recurrent cystitis.⁴