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Five safe, non-toxic remedies to consider for relief from bladder infections (UTIs) and which to choose based on the specific symptoms experienced.
How common is this scenario? The agony of a bladder infection, also called a urinary tract infection (UTI), with its urgency, pain and uncomfortable sensations hits you suddenly without warning. The doctor predictably responds with a prescription for an antibiotic even if you are pregnant!
Is there really no other option?!
Instead of waiting rooms, co-pays and condescending glances, keep the following list of bladder infection remedies handy and choose the one that best matches the totality of your symptoms.
For lack of space, I’ve included only a few bladder infection remedies from which to choose, because they’re the most common. If you don’t get good results, then contact your homeopath who has other bladder infection remedies that might more closely suit you.
Meanwhile, you’re likely to cure yourself without the mallet of drugs that damage your gut and perhaps even your longterm health.
Once you’ve chosen the correct bladder infection remedy based on symptoms that are presenting, use it in the 30th potency every 3-4 hours. If symptoms are severe, the selected remedy may be given every 1-3 hours. Stop when there’s significant improvement. This may take up to 4 doses.
If there’s no change, then consider the next best choice. In either case, once you make your choice, stay with it until it proves incorrect.
Home Bladder Infection Remedies
Cantharis 30: This is the remedy for those who have a strong sense of urgency. Yet, very little is voided upon reaching the bathroom. The sufferer may be compelled to rush to the toilet and may even lose urine on the way.
Sometimes there’s a sense of frenzied desperation that accompanies the infection and the pain may make this symptom worse. Burning pain is also a strong indication for Cantharis and increased sexual interest may be noted.
Berberis 30: When there are burning pains in the urethra which are made better with urination, try this remedy. During urination, there may be pain in the loins and thighs. The urine may have thick mucus or have bright red, mealy sediment; it may also be pale yellow. After urination, there is the feeling that urine remains.
The kidneys might feel sore, bubbling, and burning, while a cutting and burning pain is felt in the bladder. There may also be sticking and violent pains which travel from the kidneys into the bladder and urethra.
Sarsaparilla 30: A bladder infection requiring Sarsaparilla involves pain that is most concentrated at the end of urination. The urine flows in dribbles and sometimes the woman is unable to completely void her bladder unless standing. This remedy is useful for when the pain is burning, but pain may not be the most pressing symptom.
Pulsatilla 30: This is the remedy of choice if the girl leaks urine while coughing, laughing, or sneezing. She’s often a soft, round, and feminine-type who gets weepy when she gets these infections. Nausea and other gastrointestinal issues may also be present, particularly from eating ice cream or other rich, creamy foods. Urination may smart, but it’s nowhere near as painful as the picture presented by the other remedies.
Emotionally Rooted UTI Relief
Staphysagria 30: This remedy has a reputation for aiding women who suffer UTIs after being abused, either physically or emotionally, or after a recent embarrassment. Sometimes there’s a sense of shame that accompanies the symptoms.
So common is Staphysagria in this malady that it ought to be considered if no other remedy seems to fit the “picture” of the symptoms. It’s also the most common choice for infections that arise after sexual activity.
When you first start learning about homeopathy, selecting the correct remedy for yourself or a family member can seem tricky. Homeopathy is person-specific, rather than illness-specific so it requires thoughtfulness and analysis.
But don’t give up. These bladder infection remedies really work!
Once you’ve experienced the thrill of bringing real resolution to an illness, it’s a feeling of accomplishment that you’ll want to experience again.
‘Cause you did it yourself!
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I have used U.T. Vibrance by Vibrant Health for about 10 years now. It has D-Mannose in it along with other urinary tract supporting herbs. It works every single time and within a few hours of the first dose, I feel a huge difference! So much so, that I always have this in my home! I haven’t needed an antibiotic for UT infections for over 10 years now.
I read all the above comments and didn’t see anything like my story. I keep getting UTI’s but have no symptoms, don’t know I have one until my labs reflect it. Is there something for that category? Or can I assume that cranberry or any of the other protocols would help? But I don’t know how long to use it since I don’t feel sick and therefore don’t know when I’m “feeling better”.
It can’t hurt you to take it…as long as you want. If you keep getting them, then take it for a month or two while you do other proactive things–such as figuring out your triggers. And then take it a few times a week. It won’t hurt you to take it long term.
My Chinese doctors/acupuncturists were able to give me herbs that helped–and they will do a pulse diagnoses, hence able to really tailor the herb choices to what’s going on.
If you can get organic watermelon make some juice up including some of that white rind–it’s a great kidney flusher.
I worked with a client years ago, who took cranberry capsules daily for over 25 years. it was the solution to her chronic low level infections. They ceased appearing in urine tests. Homeopathically, this kind of issue has been addressed with the use of Nat phos 6x taken daily over a course of months.
I’ve seen cases like what you’re describing and in every case the person had gut dysbiosis. Systemic pathogenic flora can cause chronic UTIs. You should seriously consider GAPS. You can try to use potent herbs to solve the UTI, which would likely give relief (I’m posting a comment below with my favorite list), but the UTIs will probably keep bouncing back.
I had a bad experience with D-Mannose, it completely cleared my symptoms of having to urinate frequently and the burning associated but the infection itself remained….so for a long time I thought the UTI was cured…after a month I ended up in the hospital with so much pain and the doctor told me that they couldnt find any traces in my urine but that it was found in my blood. I feel like it is good to eleviate the symptoms but it is important to follow-up with your physician to make sure the infection has completely cleared…and a blood test is neccessary since D-Mannose will remove the infection from the bladder.
The purpose of D mannose is to prevent the bacteria from being able to attach the the walls of your urinary tract, so that you can repopulate with the good bacteria and your body has time to destroy the bad. I doubt D-mannose alone would “cure”, without probiotic repopulation, and copious amounts vitamin C so that your body has tools to fight infection. If all you took was D mannose, of course the infection would still be in your body! Naturopathy is dangerous when you don’t know what you are trying to accomplish. This leads to half measures that make you think they don’t work, when they are in fact incorrectly applied.
Same thing happened to me, Karly. I started having a pain in my right kidney. Having had a kidney infection in the past and ending up in the hospital I didn’t take any chances. After trying d-mannose, cranberry, parsley tea and flaxseed tea and having the pain come back, I went with antibiotics. I don’t think I caught the infection in time though… I will still try the natural time if it happens again (I didn’t do homeopathy this time – I will definitely try next time). I haven’t had a UTI in over a decade….
D-mannose…I always have it on hand. Always. If we are traveling I take it daily to prevent any issues. I wish I had known about it when I was younger it would have eliminated the need for countless rounds of antibiotics. Make sure you get it without any herbs added. Golden seal for instance depletes chi as does echineaca–neither should be taken casually.
I was getting these all of the time but I believe mine were due to menopause. The ONLY thing that got these under control was a probiotic. I will definitely look into the Sarsaparillo 30 and the Vitamin C. I have been doing lots of ferments for over a year but still was getting these UTI’s one right after another. MISERABLE.
I get UT infections often, but they’ve really amped up with menopause. The last time I was at ReadyMed, the doctor suggested I should look into a progesterone cream…..since UTIs at this age can be because of hormonal issues.
Haven’t gotten any cream…..really don’t know what to do. I’ll look into all these methods.
I’ve never used any of these herbs to treat one, but I’ll have to keep them in mind if I get one again. I love that a specific condition is given for each one, because I had never thought about that. Cantharis would be the one I would take for my specific needs, so I might need to get some of that. Honestly, though, because I don’t drink soda pop or eat tons of desserts anymore, I haven’t had one in years.
I used to get UTIs chronically, like once a week. The kind where you can’t stand up and walk because it hurts so much. I had them like this for almost a decade. I took out all soda pop and almost all sugar, and that really was the biggest factor in getting rid of them for me.
When I would get one, I started using Grapefruit Seed Extract to kill the infection, about 3 times a day for a couple days was enough to kill it. I’ve also used D-Mannose, but I found that GSE took the pain and infection away a bit sooner, which is a lot of time when you’re in pain. You also need to avoid sugar and caffeine as much as possible if you’re prone to getting UTIs, because it’s just going to keep coming back.
If you have frequent UTIs, these herbs would be really great for you. I can tell you that after years and years (and lots of money spent) being on antibiotics constantly for infections, they don’t work. You have to keep going back to the doctor and getting more.
I also noticed that I was far more susceptible to UTIs when I ate a lot of sugar.
There’s no doubt that what we eat affects our health and poor food = poor health. however, sometimes with even the best of nutrition, these infections persist because they are sometimes caused by previous antibiotic use and even a propensity to them via our DNA.
t makes sense to be aware of the triggers.
D-Mannose and UvaUrsi
The wonderful world of herbs is the best place to go for UTI treatment. Make a strong tea with Uva Ursi Leaf, Bilberry Leaf, and Peppermint for flavor if you wish. Add to 100% cranberry juice and drink often as well as drink lots and lots of water. This helps flush the infection out, so in this case, you actually want to drink copious amounts of water when you have an infection such as this. I have cured UTIs with copious amounts of water ALONE. So Jenny, above, is correct. Flushes it out very quickly, but the herbs are great as well. Hope this helps!
Nickole
I know lots of people who could use this great information. Thanks!
Good to know this. My granddaughters need to know this also. 🙂