Eating Chicken And Urinary Tract Infection Potential
Saturday, September 24th, 2011Eating Chicken And Urinary Tract Infection Potential
Can eating chicken lead to urinary tract infections? It’s possible. If you’re prone to developing urinary tract infections (UTI) you may want to incorporate some food-safety measures when eating chicken or other forms of poultry.
Researchers in Canada tested raw chicken samples selected from grocery stores and restaurants.
More than 60% of the samples had drug resistant strains of E.coli bacteria which are known to trigger UTIs. Especially in those who are most prone to developing urinary or related problems.
Obviously eating raw chicken or any type of poultry is not recommended in any type situation. Developing a UTI would be the least of your problems if you eat raw poultry.
The Canadian researchers didn’t study raw chicken to determine if eating chicken would cause UTIs. However, they did determine the importance of the proper handling of raw chicken, poultry or any types of foods high at risk for carrying E.coli bacteria if you are at risk for UTI or have a compromised immune system. (more…)