Red and irritated skin may burn when it is touched by urine. But burning during urination also can be a sign of a urinary-tract infection, especially in older girls and women. For them, a urine sample should be tested for infection. Squires says a doctor should more closely evaluate babies and little girls whose irritation or burning sensation persists after bath products, shampoos and soaps are replaced. If you take iron supplements, consider washing them down with orange juice.
Iron deficiency is a common nutritional problem, especially for women.
Although the body readily absorbs iron from red meat, and to a lesser extent from plant foods like tofu or black-eyed peas, some people need supplementation. Foods high in vitamin C, like tomatoes or orange juice, can help your body take full advantage of the iron in pills you take and foods you eat. Avoid drinking milk or tea with iron supplements because the calcium and phosphorus in milk, and the tannic acid in tea, interfere with iron absorption. Left untreated, chlamydia causes painful pelvic inflammatory disease and, ultimately, infertility. But most experts believe that number is low because many of those infected never suffer any symptoms.