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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 Cantharis with great success to treat my little sister’s recurrent UTIs. Like Joette says, once you treat homeopathically, problems are less likely to return and if they do return they will be milder. My sister only had one more mild UTI after her initial treatment with Cantharis and it has been nearly two years with no further problems!
Can you give me some direction on where to find these remedies? I have not heard of them before and it would be nice to have them on hand 🙂
If you are talking about homeopathic remedies, many are available at health food stores.
I have also suffered from UTI. What I have found to be the best remedy for a UTI is raw apple cider vinegar with water and baking soda. I was in excruciating pain and was also bleeding, and this remedy took care of it right away. It works wonders!
The homeopathic remedies listed in this post are really great treatments; my favorite is Canth. I really think antibiotics are unnecessary for UTIs, and they cause terrible problems. I’ve never seen a case that didn’t respond to natural treatment when it was treated early, properly, aggressively. I really like raw garlic and if you think you have a UTI, you should take at least 6 cloves daily…it’s hot, but take it with butter, or simmer it in some honey. Up to a head daily will knock back infections. Other great herbs for UTIs are uva ursi and juniper, as well as golden seal. D Mannose works wonders for many ladies, too. A good cranberry supplement should be used prophylactically (like CranActin), but when you suspect a UTI, triple dose. Most importantly, remember that pathogenic flora can cause and worsen UTIs…make sure you are building and feeding beneficial gut flora and if you have dysbiosis, do GAPS.
I’ve had UTI’s off and on for most of my life and, while I’ve never used these remedies, I do have some things that worked for me. Hope these suggestions are helpful for you.
I cut out all refined sugar years ago but when battling a UTI, I also cut out fruits and any juices/foods with a high sugar content like honey. The only juice I keep is cranberry, as organic and sugar free as possible.
The key for me has been aloe vera pills. Two pills with a full glass of water from two to three times a day. Also vitamin C, extra probiotics and cranberry supplements. Seems like a simple thing but the healing properties of aloe are great to flush out the bacteria and address pain management.
My acupuncturist also suggested watermelon rind tea to help flush out my system.
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To tell you the truth, by correcting my energetic/emotional imbalances using The Emotion Code by Dr. Bradley Nelson, I was able to get rid of my uti’s and yeast infections altogether. I don’t have to take anything to keep them away. I just don’t get those kind of infections anymore. You should really check Dr. Bradley Nelson out. See if it is right for you.
Ive never heard of anything like this before? Where do I even get things like these alternatives?
Health food stores carry homeopathic remedies, but so do pharmacies, Walmart, Wegmans, Walgreens, etc.
I had a two-year period, about seven years ago, where I sure could have used this post and the comments. I did not have access to integrative care, nor did I know any experts in homeopathy. Furthermore, the antibiotics didn’t even work to keep it at bay for long, nevermind the damage that repeated courses were doing to my gut . . . no doubt a large part of the reason I now need GAPS:-(
Regarding baking soda though, I worry about consuming large amounts of baking soda (for any ailment) since the gut is supposed to be acidic and the beneficial flora that protect our health need the acidity. Is this not the whole reason WAPers and GAPS folks eat lacto-fermented foods? I have read statements by several integrative MDs and DOs that state that heart burn and reflux are a result of too little acid in the stomach, NOT too much. I do not think attempting to alkalinize the gut with baking soda would be healthy long-term. It would seem that it could cause or add to gut dysbiosis. Just as the FDA has recently issued statements that the acid blocking drugs known as proton-pump inhibitors and H2 Blockers (conventional medicine’s darlings) can lead to proliferation of Clostridium difficile, an undesirable strain to have in your gut in large quantities, as it can cause life-threatening diarrhea and even sepsis (i.e., blood infection). When the FDA finally comes to the party and makes a statement against drugs that make big pharma lots of money, but are doing harm, I think we should all pay attention! I would have to do more research to be sure, but, consuming baking soda daily, or in large quantities is nothing I would do without consulting a knowledgeable integrative physician, doing lots of my own research, and being absolutely sure that I knew what I was doing . . . especially when pregnant. I am not talking about soaking in baking soda or otherwise using it topically–that is very different.
For heartburn, I actually take raw apple cider vinegar. I wonder if this would help UTIs? I agree about taking too much baking soda internally.
Glad to know about the new option with homeopathy!
D mannose, vitamin C in the form of Cranberry and/or pomegranate concentrate (not juice-too much sugar) and a *good* probiotic has *always* worked for me. I haven’t had any UTI’s or yeast infections since I’ve been eating for my blood type, which is very WAPF, though glad for the more options available through WAPF.
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 probiotics. 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.
any remedies for yeast infections and/or bacterial vaginosis?
There’s a nifty little product called Yeast Away made by Boiron. Its homeopathic and some students of mine have reported success. Boiron is a reputable company and homeopathy is safe. If you have good results, let me know. I like to keep up on new homeopathy products.
Boy, I wish I had known about this stuff last year! I came down with a UTI AND a yeast infection at the same time (first time I had ever had either) and needless to say, I was miserable. I didn’t know much about homeopathy, and while I generally see a naturopath, my insurance had just run out and so I went to a nurse practitioner who is a friend and didn’t charge me for the visit. Two rounds of progressively aggressive antibiotics later, the yeast infection was gone but the UTI wasn’t. Come to find out, it was actually a symptom of low estrogen (which I had been diagnosed with a few months previously). I stopped the antibiotics, and the UTI gradually went away on its own within about a month. (luckily it wasn’t a super painful UTI – just uncomfortable). Anyway, next time I get either one of those things, I will definitely go the homeopathic route. Being on antibiotics was a miserable experience.
Good plan Kelsey. Many women find that once the remedy is chosen that fits like a glove, they’re not be bothered by the problem again. …unless of course, they use antibiotics for another reason and set the pathology back in motion.