Can You Get Uti Twice?

Many women who get a urinary tract infection (UTI) may get one again at some point in their lives. In fact, one in five women experience recurrent UTIs—an infection that occurs two times or more within six months or at least three times in a year.

Why does my UTI keep coming back?

Several factors make women more likely to get recurrent bladder infections, a type of urinary tract infection (UTI). These factors include: Kidney or bladder stones. Bacteria entering the urethra — the tube that carries urine from your body — during intercourse.

Can you get reinfected with a UTI?

In recurrent uncomplicated UTIs, reinfection occurs when the initially infecting bacteria persist in the fecal flora after elimination from the urinary tract, subsequently recolonizing the introitus and bladder. 1 A number of host factors appear to predispose otherwise healthy young women to recurrent UTIs.