Is it more dangerous if UTIs come back?
Some people get a lot of UTIs. This sometimes is because they have an anatomic abnormality; for example, in many people the ureter (the tube between the kidney and the bladder) allows small amounts of urine to reverse direction (reflux) and pass back up from the bladder to the kidney. If reflux is severe, this can cause infections and kidney damage. If you have many repeated UTIs, your doctor may want to check you for this kind of problem. Learn more when you talk to your doctor.
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