UTI Home Treatment - Natural Ways to Help With the Pain

Why A UTI Home Treatment Rather Than Antibiotics?

UTI home treatment strategies are a viable option for sufferers of urinary infections. There are many different ways that you can treat UTI's naturally which will help give some pain relief and in some cases, will help cure milder cases altogether.

One of the problems with treating UTI's with antibiotics, which is often the drug of choice as far as doctors as concerned, is that antibiotics work by killing off bacteria. The downside of this is that in the urinary tract, there is both good and bad bacteria and the good bacteria helps keep the urinary tract in balance. When both types of bacteria are killed off, the infection symptoms will go initially. However, as soon as bad bacteria begins to grow again, there is nothing to fight it, and the infection will reappear. Another consideration with antibiotics is that many people suffer from unpleasant side effects, such as nausea, diarrhea and yeast infections.

By using a UTI home treatment, you can encourage the good bacteria to grow and balance will be restored. The bacteria causing the infection will be naturally killed off.

Symptoms Of A UTI

* An ever-present need to urinate and painful urination

* Cloudy, foul smelling urine

* A dull ache in the lower abdomen

* An feeling of pressure and pain in the bladder

* A general feeling of malaise

* A raised temperature

If you have any of the following symptoms, you should visit your doctor rather than using a UTI home Treatment

* A very high fever, accompanied with shivering

* Severe pain in the abdomen or lower back

* Dark brown or bloody urine

These symptoms are serious and require urgent medical attention as they may be indicative of a kidney infection.

UTI Home Treatment Strategies

You can try the following self-help measures at home to give some relief from the pain:-

* Drink 8 glasses of water daily

* Drink 2 glasses of unsweetened cranberry juice each day

* Take a mild painkiller

* Apply a heated pad or hot water bottle to the abdomen

* Take a warm bath (no bubble bath or perfumed soaps)

* Eat natural live yogurt as this can help good bacteria to grow

* Avoid tea and coffee

* Do not used perfumed products, such as soaps or feminine hygiene products on the vagina

* Urinate whenever you feel the need-even if this is painful as it will help clear the bacteria out of the bladder

Many different types of infections will improve over time without serious consequences if left to run their course. However, the danger with UTI's is that they are not contained in one place and the bacteria can migrate to the kidneys potentially causing a serious condition requiring hospitalisation.