More urinary tract infection sufferers are now curing their UTI's at home. Traditionally, antibiotics were the option of choice for infections of the bladder, but with the side effects that come with antibiotics use home remedies are what women now want.

Although antibiotics have been the number one weapon against the E coli bacteria that is prescribed to you by your doctor, a home remedy for UTI's is now proving to be more effective, and a lot better for your health.

A course of antibiotics can take anywhere between 3 and 7 days to cure your urinary tract infection, and that's if it is successful first time. If it isn't you then have to take a stronger course of antibiotics because the E coli living in your urethra and bladder will be resistant to the first course you took.

More strains of E coli are becoming resistant to antibiotics, and this is causing more chronic urinary tract infection problems in women. This is happening because of the widespread use of antibiotics because they are prescribed to you by your doctor for almost any infection. So whatever infection you have been prescribed antibiotics for the E coli will become resistant before you've ever been infected by it.

When you use a home remedy for your UTI, it works in a completely different way to how antibiotics work. Instead of killing the E coli, a home cure creates an acidic environment in your urethra and bladder so the E coli can't attach itself to the lining of these parts of your urinary tract. An added benefit is a natural UTI cure will take about 12 hours to rid your bladder and urethra of the E coli bacteria.

A home remedy will also strengthen your immunity to further infections where antibiotics weaken your immune system. They do this by killing your friendly bacteria as well as the E coli bacteria. Your friendly bacteria is important to your health as they keep infection causing fungus and bacteria under control. When your friendly bacteria is killed off you're susceptible to any type of infection, and the most common one after a course of antibiotics is a yeast infection.

If you choose a home remedy for your urinary tract infection it will give you a multitude of benefits to your health and your pocket. Antibiotics are expensive, and a home cure is purchased from your local supermarket for less than $20.

In the end, it's your health that is important, but it depends on how important it is to you.