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[A585]Antibiotics For Bladder Infections

by Aliza Adar Levine, Ali

Symptoms are painful, burning, hot urination. Nagging pain above the the Pubic bone. It can cause a constant uncomfortable urge to go but hardly anything is there.

Herbal treatment can be as simple as drinking alot of Cranberry juice. Cranberries contain Benzoin, a phenol with pretty powerful disinfectant properties. But even more interesting is that Cranberries make the Bladder wall too Slippery for bacteria to adhere to; thus nicely preventing infections.

Corn Silk

Corn Silk is a simple, cheap solution to Urinary discomfort. It's surprisingly effective. Corn Silk are the white strings-or fibers that you peel off when you prepare corn on-the-cob. Collect a nice handful of Corn silk by peeling a few fresh corn stalks. Toss into a saucepan and fill with double the amount of water. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Drink 1/4 cup every few hours.

Parsley is helpful to clear mild symptoms. Make tea out of it. Add to salads and soups. Cilantro is used similiarly.

Good Western Hebs are:
Uva Ursi
It's specific and Excellent. Take 1 teaspoon of Tincture 3-6 X Day, and relief should be felt in the first few hours.
Or, drinking a strong cup of tea, every 2-3 hours should deliver results.

Other good Western herbs are:
Plantain(Plantago)
Cleavers(Galium Aperine)
Knotweed (polygonum Avicular)
Marshmallow Rt.(Althea)-soothing to inflamed muccous membranes.

TCM approach to Chronic Urinary infections

Chronic Urinary infections in Chinese Medicine are seen as "Damp Heat". An overload of fluids, stagnation, inflamation, and even invasion by Foreign Bad-Guys like Fungus, bacteria, virus!

Typical symptoms are Chronic Urinary Infections, Chronic Abdominal Bloating, Systemic Yeast, Fungus, Chronic Bowel Problems,herpes,Vulvitis, Vestibulitis,Hemmorhoids, lowered Immunity, and other nasty conditions.

Herbal treatment can be very effective, especially when taken for a few months to clear up the tendency altogether.

Here's a TCM formula that is highly effective for "Damp Heat". This includes all of the afflictions mentioned above.

TCM-"Damp Heat"Chronic Urinary infections
Equal parts of:
HuangBai(Phellodendron)
BanLanGen(Isatis Rt.)
JinYinHua(Lonicera buds)
FuLing(Poria mushroom)
MuDanPi(Moutan Bark)

Tincture this and take 3 X day when ready. These herbs are very bitter. You can also order them in Powders and put them your self into capsules. Then take 2- 000 Largest)size 3X day!

It is well known that normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts or waste products but no bacteria, viruses or fungi. The bladder infection occurs when microorganisms occur at the opening of the urethra and begin to multiply. This condition is also known as cystitis. Statistics say that women are more prone to develop bladder infection. The reason is the urethra which is not as long as in men and that is why bacteria can reach easier to the bladder to cause infection. It is also good to know that even if they occur more frequently in women, these infections may cause severe problems in men too.

For men, the main reason for bladder infections is an enlarged prostate. When the size of the prostate increases, problems such as improper bladder emptying may occur. In these cases, small amounts of urine are left in the bladder consisting into a perfect environment for bacterial infection. As we said, this is the main reason for men over 50 to be affected by these problems. Along with this problem, other causes might lead to bladder infection. Among them we have to remember kidney stones, unprotected anal sex, a weak immune system or the placement of a catheter.

We can say something about the mention causes and so we explain that kidney stones can cause blockages and urine pooling similar to enlarge prostate gland symptoms.

Unprotected anal sex can also lead to infections because the urethra is exposed during the sexual act to the bacteria from the bowel. These bacteria can cause problems for other parts of the body even if we know that are harmless for the bowel.

More than that, a weak immune system can also contribute to the occurrence of many types of infections such as bladder infections. The most common examples are persons which suffer of diabetes, AIDS or persons that take chemotherapy.

A catheter might also increase the risk for bladder infections.

The symptoms that are seen in this condition include frequent and urgent need to urinate, passing only small amounts of urine, pain in the abdomen, pelvic area or lower back, burning sensations while urinating, leaking, cloudy and bad-smelling urine, blood in the urine or low grade fever.

Treatment is usually the same for both men and women. Doctors recommend for this condition the oral antibiotics. The treatment durability depends on the problems that occurs and might last from 7 to 14 days. Even if you begin to feel better after only a few days you should respect the doctor's order, otherwise the infection will reoccur.

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Aliza Adar Levine has sinced written about articles on various topics from Antiques, Recipes and Sleep Disorders. Aliza Adar LevineRNMH is a Nurse,Midwife,TCM Herbalist,and Medical Researcher for over 20 years. Learn how to make your own herb tinctures absolutely Free at