According to the National Institute of Health, urinary tract infections usually affect women and the reoccur quite often. If you have two in a short amount of time, your chances of getting more is about 80 percent.

Symptoms of a UTI are easy to recognize.

"Burning while voiding, urgency of urination, frequency. Feeling like you still have to go when you have just gone," said Dr. Elise De.

The causes of UTIs range from anatomical abnormalities, kidney stones, even cancer but the less complicated more common reason has to do with bacteria.

"Sexual intercourse, that can stir things up or if a woman is older and she is no longer seeing estrogen in that area she will be drier and more susceptible to the bacteria climbing back up into the bladder," said De.

Also remaining in a wet bathing suit or damp undergarments can increase the risk.

The universal treatment for UTI is antibiotics and doctors do say, the earlier, the better. Preventing UTIs is pretty basic.

"The best to prevent is to empty ones bladder five times a day. To cleanse oneself front to back after urinating to avoid prior and after intercourse," De said.

And if you like cranberry juice, go for it, data does indicate it helps.