Got Urinary Tract Infection? Try These Homeopathic Remedies
October 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Featured, Herbal Remedies
Nowadays, there are a lot of alternative medicines that can be used by the masses. One of which is homeopathy. Homeopathy works on the belief that “like cures like,” meaning, a substance that would bring out symptoms in a healthy person is used to treat the same symptoms in illness. The patient is treated with highly diluted substances which prompts the body’s natural healing processes. Its popularity has given rise to homeopathic remedies for various illnesses, such as urinary tract infection.
According to the NIDDK (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) Health Information, urinary tract infection occurs when tiny organisms like bacteria coming from the digestive tract are carried into the opening of the urethra, where they begin to multiply.
One can get UTI through catheters or tubes situated in the bladder and urethra. Women are more prone to infections compared to men. Although scientists are not sure why, one factor is that the woman’s urethral opening is closer to sources of bacteria such as the vagina and anus. Sexual intercourse is also found to cause an infection in women. Several studies show that women using diaphragms are more susceptible to an infection, as well as women with partners using condom with spermicidal foam.
One of the homeopathic remedies you can try is sepia, which is useful if you have to urinate frequently and with urgency. A symptom of UTI is involuntary urine loss in small amounts. Sepia is believed to treat that symptom.
Cantharis is another remedy, which is advised for patients who experience a strong urge to urinate and accompanied by cutting pains felt before, during, and after urine passes. Usually, only a few drops pass at a time, together with scalding sensations.
Another of the homeopathic remedies for urinary tract infection is staphysagria, which is recommended for cystitis caused by sexual intercourse, especially if the woman is still new to sexual acts. It is also for patients suffering from cystitis after the use of catheters.
These are just some of the homeopathic remedies used to treat the symptoms of urinary tract infection. If modern medicine won’t do you good, these alternatives are worth a shot.
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