Urinary Tract
Infection (UTI)
Cranberry Juice for UTI Cure
Urinary tract infection (UTI) or bladder infection is caused
by bacteria that affect the urinary tract or the urinary bladder- a sack-like
organ situated in the lower abdomen. Ureters- the narrow tubes carry urine from
kidneys to the bladder. Urine is stored in the bladder and emptied through
urethra. An average human adult passes about a quart and a half of urine each
day (on the basis of consumption of fluids and foods.) Urinary tract naturally
prevents any kind of infection as the ureters and bladder, in normal
conditions, prevent urine from backing up toward the kidneys. The flow of urine
from the bladder helps wash bacteria out of the body. However, urinary tract
infection can still occur due to many reasons.
Symptoms of Urinary
Tract Infection
As
soon as you feel one or see signs of UTI, you must start your home treatment
for UTI. This is the list of symptoms of urinary tract infection.
- • Frequent urge to urinate.
- • Pain or a burning sensation during urination.
- • Passing of milky cloudy urine due to pus present in
the urine. Sometimes, urine might contain traces of blood.
- • Men having urinary tract infection can feel pain or
pressure in the rectum.
- • Women having urinary tract infection can feel pain or
pressure within the area of pubic bone.
- • Weakness and tiredness.
- • Sometimes pain in the back or below the ribs is
there. Nausea and even vomiting can occur.
- • Fever, only when the urinary tract infection has gone
up to the kidneys and blood too.
- • Bleeding, only when the kidney are also infected.
Remedies for
Urinary Tract Infection
There
are many natural remedies for bladder infection but the foremost UTI cure is
the prevention of factors that might cause urinary tract infection. Drink lots
of water to help flush out bacteria and other toxins from body, avoid
unhygienic conditions like public toilets, keep your genitals clean, avoid
having multiple sexual partners and exercise all cautions during sexual
activities. Apart from taking these preventive measures for UTI, adopt the following
home treatment for UTI in the form of easy and simple remedies if you catch the
infection.
- • Drink lots of water and other liquids to help flush
out the waste substances from body.
- • Add 1/2 tsp baking soda in a glass of water as soon
as you see the first symptoms of urinary tract infection.
- • Have cranberry juice that inhibits growth of bacteria
and prevent them from clinging to the cells of urinary tract. You can even
add apple juice to it.
- • Take equal parts of sandalwood, bergamot, tea tree,
frankincense and juniper. Mix them to make herbal oil and rub this over
your bladder area. Do massage with this oil for 2-3 days till the symptoms
of UTI begin subsiding.
- • Increase intake of vitamin C. Amla (Emblica Officinalis or Gooseberry), lime juice, citrus
fruits etc. are rich sources of Vitamin C.
- • Avoid tea, coffee and other drinks with caffeine.
Also avoid spicy food as well as processed food like cheese, chocolate,
and dairy products. Avoid artificial sweeteners.
- • Avoid alcohol and cigarettes, carbonated drinks like
beer, soda or any other drink with fizz. All these foods and drinks
promote growth of bacteria.
- • Include antibacterial herbs in your daily food. Many
Indian herbs, spices and condiments like garlic, clove, basil, turmeric
etc. have effective antibacterial properties. Use them while cooking your
food.
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