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The urinary tract is an efficient system where in a 24-hour period, it thoroughly cleans roughly 200 quarts of fluid, returns most of it to the circulatory system and eliminates the leftover as urine through the bladder.
Although the system is effective and efficient, it commonly doesn't work well. These breakdowns in the system can cause discomfort and sometimes significant pain. Consider these statistics:
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