If I said to you the words urinary tract infection (UTI), I think it’s safe to say that more than 80% of you would know what that is. Which is why I was absolutely amazed, that over 30 women did not know what it was when I spoke to them about it in Kenya a few months ago.
These women all thought that the uncomfortable, horrible symptoms were a part of life and that they just had to live with it. After my talk about the infection we got a list of women who were experiencing the symptoms – we tested them with dipsticks and on we went to visit them in there houses over the next few days.
Most women didn’t actually have a UTI but something easier to cure… thrush. And so after realising how many women silently suffered from thrush, we organised a mini medical camp where we assessed, tested and treated these women for either a UTI or thrush.
It was wonderful to know that we treated over 40 women in the space of 1-2 hours for a UTI or thrush. These women thought it was a part of life to live with these symptoms.
They were too embarrassed to even mention a problem might exist. With education and a little reassurance that it was OK to talk and seek help about private personal things, we increased their standard of living.
I’m impressed, I must say. Seldom do I encounter a blog
that’s both equally educative and engaging, and let me tell you,
you’ve hit the nail on the head. The issue is something not enough people are speaking intelligently about.
Now i’m very happy that I came across this in my hunt for something concerning
this.
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An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a colleague who has been doing a little research on this. And he actually bought me breakfast simply because I found it for him… lol. So let me reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending the time to talk about this matter here on your website.